CMT News

Several songwriters who have written hits for Kenny Chesney will gather to perform the material during the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Chesney is not scheduled to appear at the June 10 event at the Hard Rock Cafe. Participants include Mac McAnally ("Down the Road," "Back Where I Come From"), Craig Wiseman ("The Good Stuff," "Ain't Back Yet," "Summertime"), Brett James ("When the Sun Goes Down," "Out Last Night,"), Neil Thrasher ("There Goes My Life," "I Lost It"), Wendell Mobley ("There Goes My Life," "How Forever Feels") and Casey Beathard ("Don't Blink," "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"). The performance will benefit Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities to promote and complement the healing process for patients, families and caregivers. The CMA Music Festival takes place June 10-13.