ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Spread the Love is hitting 39 cities around the country.
What can fans expect?
Thats really fun to share with the friends you take out on the road.
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Kenny, Miranda first opened for you in 2009, and youve played together many times since.
Are you guys real-life pals?
KC: I dont talk to her every day; we dont call each other at Christmas.
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But when we see each other, its like we never left.
MIRANDA LAMBERT: Its a low-maintenance friendship.
But Ive learned a lot from him, and every tour Ive been on, somebodys learned from him.
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We take bits and pieces and apply it to our own gigs.
[To Chesney] Do you want to answer your own questions, or should I keep going?
KC: [Laughs] No!
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But since 2009, shes become this really important person in the music world.
Last summer you had stars like Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert on the road with you.
Does having a female star change the dynamic?
KC: The stage is gonna be a lot prettier, I can tell you that!
[Laughs]
ML: Itll smell like Chanel.
KC: And everybody thinks Sams pretty anyway!
ML: Yeah, hes pretty!
Sam, one of your first breaks came when Kenny recorded your song Come Over.
How does it feel to tour with one of your earliest champions?
SAM HUNT: Its awesome.
He was one of the people who inspired me to pick up a guitar.
KC: Whats really interesting is that I get 20 percent!
What do you do to let loose between shows?
KC: I leave the venue to work out.
ML: Im in charge of hospitality.
I have an Airstream that I bring on the road; its like a rolling bar.
I drink mostly to pass the time.
[Laughs]
Sam, last year you had three singles go platinum.
How have you adjusted to stardom?
SH: It was intense.
I didnt know what you expect having not been an artist before.
As much as I love music, I had to do some adjusting.
Now Im hoping to enjoy the moment a little more.
Whats one thing about performing that never gets old?
ML: Trying to get the guy who has a sty look on his face the whole time.
Im like, Im gonna turn you!
KC: [Laughs] Youre gonna like it, whether you like it or not!
ML: But I also feel like I gotta follow Sam.
Watching somebody whos great at what they do puts a fire under my ass.
signs were going to see a night?
ML: Im terrified!
KC: I bet at least 10.
ML: …That we can see!
[Laughs] Well have to get binoculars for the rest.
