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Cody Johnson Talks CMA Awards Nominations, Expanding Hitmaker Status & New ‘Leather’ Deluxe Edition
Cody Johnson tells Billboard about expanding his CMA-nominated Leather album with the new deluxe version, gearing up for his 2025 tour and more.
Along the way, pairing those releases and hits with steady-handed touring and his hard-charging, energetic stage show has aided in building Johnson’s reputation as one of traditional country music’s tip-of-the-spear torchbearers. Both Johnson and Oklahoma native Underwood possess powerful voices, but he says their work together laying down the lead vocals and harmonies was easy: “A lot of times when you get big singers in the same studio, it can turn into a ‘who outsang who’ thing, but this was not the case. In 2021, the Shaun Silva-directed documentary Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story spotlighted his journey from professional bull rider and corrections officer to arena-headlining, country music hitmaker.
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