Kenny Chesney says any claims that he had anything to do with a Nashville property that’s set for auction are “blatantly false.”

The singer once owned land that was annexed but, “no part of these buildings being auctioned were ever inhabited, used for writing or any other purpose by myself or anyone in my employ or orbit.”

• At the heart of the controversy is a 5-bedroom, 8-bathroom, 10,450 square foot mansion in Brentwood, Tenn.
• Once listed for $10.5 million, an auction is set for next Monday (Aug. 19) that starts at $3.5 million.
• The marketing material for the property reads: “The 320 sq. ft. guest cabin with one bedroom, a full bathroom, and kitchen provides additional privacy for the short or longterm guests. This cabin was imagined and built for Kenney (sic) Chesney for the purpose of songwriting.”

In reporting the story, the Tennessean sources Williamson County property deeds that show Chesney as the owner of a parcel of land now included on the property, from 2002 to 2005.

He seems to acknowledge this. A strongly-worded press release from the star notes: “I have been used as clickbait to exploit people who might care about my name, art or other aspect of life – and I have a massive problem with this sort of deception.”

That someone issued a press release does not make it true. In fact, it just makes it actionable, as they’ve misrepresented and widely distributed a fairy tale that’s light years from reality. Since discretion and trying to avoid serving a cease and desist letter has not worked, I want to make sure everyone is clear.

Taste of Country has reached out to representatives for the auction for comment.

“For anyone looking at this dwelling, as well as the land it sits on, please know: I have never been inside any part of it. You will not be accessing anything that has any emotional or personal attachment in terms of my life, and I am sickened that this was warranted as such,” Chesney insists.

“Anyone who has reached out for that reason — please be advised, this property has nothing to do with me.”

Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music. Additionally, Billy covers Yellowstone, 1923 and related television shows through the Dutton Rules podcast. To date, he’s written more than 13,000 articles for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube channel.