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Scotty McCreery and newcomer Payton Smith will open.

"I would say that those are probably the left and right ends of the record," he shares.

One dedicated fan held up a sign noting she'd undergone chemo just the day before Young's show. He rewarded her efforts.

The two are friends, so this should be good.

There wasn't a dry eye in the house.

"You really run into situations where it seems like, 'Okay, this song seems like it's gonna be perfect for this person,'" Chris Young says.

Ooo...this is going to get good. Does Chris Young dare share what he knows about Dan + Shay's Shay Mooney?

Everyone has a story, and Young's song seems to bring out the stories in a lot of fans.

This is a big deal, not only for Chris Young, but for all the students at Middle Tennessee State University.

The song comes from Young's forthcoming new album.

Young will be releasing his new song, "Drowning," on Friday.

He was so young!