Nashville, TN – (September 30, 2024) – Multi-platinum-selling artist and five-time 2024 CMA Awards nominee Cody Johnson has announced the Leather Deluxe Tour will launch just after the first of the year, beginning on January 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The artist who is ‘raucously entertaining’ with ‘the ability to connect with his fans through story-telling lyrics’ will bring along Grammy-award winner Ashley McBryde, Drew Baldridge and Walker Montgomery to join as special guests. Pre-sale tickets available to COJONation Fan Club October 8 & 9, with public on sale Friday, October 11 at CodyJohnsonMusic.com.
It was also announced today Cody will headline his first-ever appearance at the C2C Festival March 14-16, 2025. Tickets on sale October 4. Get C2C tickets here.
Cody’s says, “God put me on this earth to make country music sound like country music” which is exactly what he does as he presents his music to his fans, night after night on tour. His performances are electrifying and highlight his strong vocals and have become the element of his career that sets him apart. For nearly 20 years, he has toured and earned his stripes as a consummate performer. Along the way, media has praised his live show performances:
Cody commanded the capacity crowd’s attention with a captivating performance that lasted nearly two hours and featured over 20 songs that spanned his impressive career.
Johnson’s impressive set solidified his place as an arena headliner in country music, and further established him as a future icon in the genre.
Cody Johnson proves he’s a country music icon in the making.
A few songs in it was clear, Johnson’s got all the goods of an Entertainer of The Year. The crowd never took their eyes off of him during his 90-minute set.
Cody Johnson achieves headlining country superstardom at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
He’s assuredly part of a new era of arena and stadium-headlining country superstars.
Johnson’s greatest victory of his evening was establishing himself as country music’s latest dependable arena headliner of the 2020s.
Cody will release his next studio project Leather Deluxe Edition on November 1 with 13 new songs. The deluxe album also includes all 12 tracks from Leather released last November for a total of 25 songs. Produced by Trent Willmon, the album will be available in stores, including vinyl, and at all digital retailers and streaming platforms. Pre-order for Leather Deluxe Edition is available now!
The album’s debut single “I’m Gonna Love You” with Carrie Underwood made its world premiere with iHeart radio last week and impacts country radio today. CMT debuted the official music video shot by award-winning director Dustin Haney. The video was filmed in Wells, Nevada and Nashville, Tennessee this summer. Watch it HERE. “I’m Gonna Love You” was written by Chris Stevens, Kelly Archer, and Travis Denning.
Leather Deluxe Tour:
Jan 17 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ **
Jan 18 – John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA **
Jan 24 – Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO **
Jan 25 – TaxSlayer Center – Moline, IL **
Jan 31 – Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, WI **
Feb 1 – Ford Center – Evansville, IN **
Feb 15 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN **
Feb 21 – KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY **
Feb 22 – Heritage Bank Center – Cincinnati, OH **
Mar 14 – SSE Arena Belfast – C2C Festival – Belfast, Northern Ireland + (Oct. 4 on sale)
Mar 15 – The OVO Hydro- C2C Festival – Glasgow, Scotland + (Oct. 4 on sale)
Mar 16 – The O2 – C2C Festival – London, England + (Oct. 4 on sale)
Mar 23 – Willowbank Raceway – CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland +
May 2 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC ^ (rescheduled date)
May 3 – Credit One Stadium – Charleston, SC ^ (rescheduled date)
**Ashley McBryde & Drew Baldridge support
+ Festival Line Up
^ Ashley McBryde & Walker Montgomery support
About Cody Johnson:
Cody Johnson has established a following of passionately loyal fans who regularly sell out shows across the country. The artist that media has touted “just might be the future of real country music” has skyrocketed success with numerous celebrated albums: Leather Deluxe Edition, Leather, Human The Double Album, A Cody Johnson Christmas, Cody Johnson & The Rockin’ CJB Live, and Ain’t Nothin’ To It plus an award-winning feature-length documentary “Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story.” Cody has 40 Gold and Platinum certifiations, nearly 8 billion global streams and three #1 singles.
Cody’s latest #1 single “Dirt Cheap,” written by Josh Philips, was awarded as Storyteller of The Year at the “People’s Choice Country Awards” and “The Painter” was awarded as the NSAI 2024 Song of The Year for writers Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins. Both #1 hits are on the Leather Deluxe Edition.
Cody has five nominations for the upcoming “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Leather, Single of the Year for “Dirt Cheap” and two nominations in Music Video of the Year for both “The Painter” and “Dirt Cheap.” The CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 20 on ABC and the next day on Hulu.
His numerous industry honors include recognition as a CMT Artist of The Year, three CMT Music Awards wins, two CMA Awards, being named “Best New Country Artist” at the iHeart Music and most recently named Storyteller of the year for “Dirt Cheap” at the People’s Choice Country Awards. Song “The Painter” was named the 2024 NSAI Song of the Year (awarded to writer). His #1 His television appearances have entertained fans on the Today Show, the Kelly Clarkson Show and the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in addition to outstanding live tv performances at the iHeart Music Awards, the ACM Awards, CMA Awards, CMT Music Awards, CMT Giants honoring Vince Gill, and the CMT Artist of the Year Special.
About Ashley McBryde:
GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville) charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Follow-up Never Will was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. Her collaborative project Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time nominee. Her latest album The Devil I Know was released to critical acclaim, earning a title as one of the best country albums of the year from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Slate, PASTE, Holler and more. The Arkansas native joins Cody Johnson’s The Leather Tour this fall among her own headlining tour dates. For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube.
About Drew Baldridge
With a voice as rich as the mid-western soil he was raised on, Patoka, IL native, Drew Baldridge’s music reflects small town life while living large on the simple things. His RIAA GOLD-certified viral hit, “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” has amassed over 1.1 billion social media impressions and streams and hit No. 1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart. With this chart-topping hit, he made country radio history as the first self-funded artist to ever reach the top spot on their first No. 1 song. Baldridge is also the highest charting self-funded artist ever on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, breaking a record held by Aaron Watson back in 2017. He’s an acclaimed songwriter writing for Sony Music Publishing with over 500 songs under his belt and cuts by Bailey Zimmerman, LOCASH, Chase Matthew and more. He has shared the stage with many artists including Eric Church, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan to name a few and is currently on the road for his Drew Baldridge Live headline dates. When he is not writing and recording, he hosts a weekly radio show on LA’s Go Country (KKGO) every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am-2:00pm PT. For more information, visit DrewBaldridgeMusic.com.
About Walker Montgomery
Chosen as an “Artist to Watch” by Country Now, Music Mayhem Magazine, Sounds Like Nashville, The Boot and others, Walker Montgomery knows a thing or two about family tradition, but is also striving to build his own legacy. The son of John Michael Montgomery and nephew of Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery was raised away from the spotlight in Nicholasville, Kentucky, but moved to Nashville and is carving a path all his own on today’s country scene. Walker made his Grand Ole Opry debut late last year and his pedigree is matched only by his passion for real country music, and he’s already put his classically-inspired, honey-bourbon vocal to use on a self-penned debut hit (“Simple Town,” over 5.2 Million Spotify streams). His romantic power-ballad, “She Don’t Know,” (featured on the 2022 RUST EP) has garnered the new artist over 20 million streams worldwide, in addition to his other story-building singles, the high-energy “Out of Nowhere” and good-time filled “Bad Day To Be A Beer.” Walker has previously released singles from his ep WORK TO DO, the title track, “Lonely for A Livin,’” “Tired of You” and “Never Again One More Time,” as well as a collaboration version of “Never Again One More Time,” with Randy Rogers. Walker’s current release “I Love The Way You Love Me” has garnered more than 25 MILLION views on his TikTok page. His latest EP produced by Bart Butler will release next year.
