Cody Johnson

Each performer is also nominated for an award.

Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini and Cody Johnson are among the acts set to take the 2023 CMT Awards stage on April 2.

Lainey Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Cody Johnson and Charley Crockett are just a few of the artists who earned 2023 CMT Music Awards nominations.

The song has changed his career.

On the year-end chart for 'Billboard''s Country Digital Songs, Hayes proved that he's no one-hit wonder.

A lot of heavy hitters -- and a couple of surprise successes -- dominated the country radio airwaves in 2022.

She chose the song for a recent Kellyoke cover.

He may become the first to actually bring back '90s country.

He can still stun a crowd.

These new tracks are hot off the presses!

The mellow, almost acoustic remix softens the sonic impact and puts emphasis on lyrics and vocals.

Yep, he's calling them out.

One of those guests is Blake Shelton, who helped him spread the word with an amusing skit video.

For a long time, he didn't think he was headed anywhere. Now he's at the very top.

We totally get it.

When three labels came calling, he had something very few "new" artists have: leverage.