Kenny Chesney just received a major honor in Music City, joining the pantheon of country music legends like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Cash.

On October 19, the “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” singer was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with the late June Carter Cash and producer Tony Brown in the hall’s 2025 class.

For nearly three hours, the three inductees were celebrated with speeches, songs, and ovations at the invitation-only ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.

Chesney was sure to give a hat tip to his parents during his 15-minute acceptance speech at the ceremony.

“It’s really a gift,” Chesney said, per PEOPLE, “to be 57 years old and get inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and be sitting beside your

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