Taylor Swift has been named Time’s 2023 Person of the Year. She told the magazine how Kenny Chesney helped her career as a teenager.
In 2023, Taylor Swift is Time’s Person of the Year, but in 2007, she was just another country singer looking for her big break.
During a recent interview with the magazine, Swift opened up about her early days in the industry, including a life-changing gift she received from a fellow musician.
When Swift was 17 years old, she was lined up for a huge opportunity to open for country star Kenny Chesney — presumably for the Flip-Flop Summer Tour, which was the second highest-grossing concert series of that year.
“This was going to change my career,” she told Time. “I was so excited.”
Unfortunately, the tour was sponsored by a beer company, which disqualified Swift due to her age. When her mom broke the news, Swift said she was “devastated.”
When Swift turned 18 in December 2007, she opened a birthday card from Chesney with a check inside.
