Kenny Chesney is telling his side of a 2007 story that Taylor Swift shared during her Time Person of the Year piece.

The singer also talked to Jimmy Fallon about his love for late pal Jimmy Buffett and previewed his Sphere residency on Thursday's (Jan. 16) "Tonight Show."

Kenny Chesney recalled a pivotal moment when he had to call a then 17-year-old Taylor Swift and let her know she couldn't tour with him.

Kenny Chesney recalls a bait-and-switch he pulled on Taylor Swift early in her career while on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' "I had to call Taylor personally and tell her she couldn’t go on tour with me,

Kenny Chesney had to take on the "absurd" task of telling Taylor Swift she couldn't go on tour with him. Here's what happened next: