When Jelly Roll won three CMT Awards in 2023, he was just beginning his meteoric rise in country music. The three he won were all for “Son of a Sinner,” his first single. At the time, Jelly Roll was very much still uncertain how welcome a former inmate with facial tattoos would be received in country music, but he…
Cody Johnson and Jelly Roll are among those being recognized at the upcoming ACM Honors ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, August 20 at The Pinnacle in Nashville. Johnson will receive the ACM Spirit Award. Inspired by Merle Haggard, the award is presented to a singer-songwriter who is continuing the legacy of Haggard by following their own…
Parker McCollum is patterning his life and career after one country music icon, but not just for his music. McCollum reveals he wants to be like George Strait, not just onstage, but off-stage as well. “I’d be completely lying to you if I told you there wasn’t still the part of me that’s like, ‘Yeah, George Strait,’” McCollum admits…
Cody Johnson isn’t afraid to show his emotions. Johnson recalls when his wife Brandi told him she was pregnant, revealing he started to cry when he found out the good news. “So Brandi did this weird thing where she texted me,” Johnson recalls on SiriusXM‘s The Highway. “She ran to town, and she’s like, ‘Hey, can you come out…
The CMA Fest TV special airs tonight, June 26, on ABC. The three-hour show shares highlights from Nashville’s recent four-day CMA Fest, with performances by some of country music’s biggest stars. Keep reading to find out everything to know about the CMA Fest TV special. When the CMA Fest TV Special Is On: The show airs on Thursday night,…
We now know all of the artists performing for the televised CMA Fest TV special, CMA Fest Presented by SoFi. The three-hour show, airing on June 26 on ABC, will be hosted by Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde. Johnson will perform both “The Fall” and “She Hurts Like Tequila,” the latter a collaboration with Carín León. McBryde will perform…
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Cody Johnson is once again showing off his patriotism. At a recent concert in Michigan, the Texan praised those in the military, law enforcement, first responders and more, before urging his fans to embrace unity instead of division, as the crowd began chanting “USA.” “In the last five years, me being an adult, a dad, a husband, a business…
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Wade Bowen has a new song out with one of country music’s biggest hitmakers. The Texan just dropped a new version of “Hidin Behind This Microphone,” featuring Cody Johnson. Bowen originally included the song on his latest album, Flyin. “I’ve loved this song so much from the moment we wrote it,” Bowen says. “And it took us a long…
Cody Johnson is so excited about his inaugural role as a host of the three-hour CMA Fest TV special. For Johnson, the chance to show the world the power of country music is important for the genre’s future, and for him as an artist. “This is not just a festival that there are a certain, select few acts,” Johnson…
Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde are teaming up for an important event. The two will co-host the upcoming CMA Fest TV special, airing on June 26 on ABC, and streaming the next day on Hulu. In advance of the exciting news, the good friends shared a blooper reel of their many attempts to film a video announcing their new roles….
