It’s only the very beginning of 2024, and the year is already shaping up to have plenty of great new music. So many of the reigning hitmakers in country music plan on releasing a new set of tunes in the new year, with some of them already a few singles deep into their next project. We picked ten of…
Cody Johnson just put his own magical spin on a country music classic. The Texan performed Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December,” a song that has a deep personal meaning to him, as part of his televised A Cody Johnson Christmas, which premiered on December 13 on CMT. Ahead of his TV special, Johnson shared why the…
Cody Johnson vividly remembers when money was really, really tight. The Texan is sharing the story of a time when he and his wife, Brandi, had no idea how they would pay their bills, and why he has such a strong connection to Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December.” It was Christmas of 2012, Johnson was struggling…
Cody Johnson is as authentic as they come. The Texan just released Leather, 12 songs that help seal his place in country music, a genre he is proud to be a part of, and vows to honor with all of his music. “Throughout my career, I haven’t let what the format was putting on the radio cloud my vision…
Cody Johnson showed off his softer side with his performance of his current single, “The Painter,” at the 2023 CMA Awards. The father of two sang his Top 25 hit, with paintings of his wife, Brandi in the background, a fitting backdrop since it’s Brandi who inspired Johnson to record “The Painter,” from his latest Leather album, out now. It…
Cody Johnson is nominated for one CMA Award, for Male Vocalist of the Year. Johnson, who won two CMA Awards last year, shares the category with Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen. Although walking away with his third trophy would be nice, the 36-year-old says being nominated really does make him feel like a winner —…
Cody Johnson‘s 12-track Leather album is out. The record, the first of two parts, is very country, and very, very authentically Johnson. “This is where Cody Johnson is in his life personally and creatively,” the Texan tells CMT. “Now, next year, you’re going to get the second half and it’s going to be the deluxe edition. We’ll talk about…
Cody Johnson is sharing more details about his duet with Carrie Underwood. After announcing their collaboration earlier this year, their song was not included on the track list for his upcoming Leather album, out on November 3. But rest assured, Johnson says fans will get to hear their voices together, likely next year. “It’s on the deluxe edition,” Johnson…
Cody Johnson recently revealed the track list for his forthcoming Leather album, out on November 3. While the record features collaborations with both Jelly Roll and Brooks & Dunn, one song that is noticeably absent from the list of songs is his duet with Carrie Underwood. Fortunately, while Johnson says he will “neither confirm nor deny” whether his collaboration with…
We now know all 12 songs on Cody Johnson‘s new Leather album, out on November 3, including who is joining him on the record. The Texas native reveals that Jelly Roll joins him on a song called “Whiskey Bent,” while Brooks & Dunn join Johnson on “Long Live Country Music.” Jelly Roll was originally planning on singing another song,…
