Cody Johnson: Why His ACM Nominated Video Is ‘So Powerful’
Cody Johnson is nominated for Single, Song, and Visual Media Of The Year – all for his number-one hit “‘Til You Can’t” at the upcoming 2023 ACM Awards. The video…
Cody Johnson is nominated for Single, Song, and Visual Media Of The Year – all for his number-one hit "'Til You Can't" at the upcoming 2023 ACM Awards. The video won at the recent (4/2) 2023 CMT Music Awards for CMT "Performance Video of the Year."
When it came to the music video, Cody says it hit him in a big way when he first watched it. He told us, "Honestly, I've never really been into music videos a whole lot. It's not necessarily like, 'Oh, I want to make a music video.' When I saw this video after it was through, I was like, 'Wow.' It's so powerful and so well done; I was very proud of it."
The 58th Annual ACM Awards will air live on Amazon Prime on May 11, 2023.
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In 2020, Johnson teamed up with Reba for a duet version of Johnson's single "Dear Rodeo." Johnson wrote the song as a very personal tribute to his previous career in bull riding, which struck a chord with Reba, who grew up on a family ranch competing in barrel racing.
Reba said, "It was a thrill to get to sing 'Dear Rodeo' with Cody because we're both from the rodeo world. I grew up in a rodeo family; I'm a third-generation rodeo brat. So the song means a lot to me because I did leave rodeo to be in the country music business. I sure miss it."
Cody added, "The story behind 'Dear Rodeo' is more a story about life and less about rodeo. I feel like everybody has their own 'Dear Rodeo' story, and when I found out that Reba was impacted by this song enough to want to do a duet, it was probably one of the coolest things I've ever done in my career. Reba adds a certain level of authenticity to this song that makes it so special. I love it when people sing songs about rodeo and cowboys, but there's a little bit of a different feel when you know that somebody can walk the walk they're talking."
The Academy of Country Music announced nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards this morning (4/13), and HARDY and Lainey Wilson were the most nominated artists this year.
Hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
As we count down the days to country music's next award show, we take a look at some of 2023 most prominent nominees and those who just may make history this year.
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HARDY
Bryan Steffy/Getty ImagesHARDY leads with seven nominations, including Song of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. HARDY shares three of his nominations with fellow artist and collaborator Lainey Wilson for their song "Wait in the Truck."
Lainey Wilson
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesLainey Wilson receives the most nods for a female artist with six nominations, including Female Artist of the Year. She is nominated in more categories than any other artist. Last year, Wilson won in both categories she was nominated in.
Miranda Lambert
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesThe most-awarded artist in ACM history, Miranda Lambert, receives her record-breaking 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination (passing Reba McEntire with 16) and four other nominations. Lambert's five nominations allow her to break more records following her Triple Crown Award presented at ACM Honors in the fall.
Luke Combs
Jason Davis/Getty ImagesThis is the fourth year in a row that Luke Combs is nominated for both Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.
Chris Stapleton
David Becker/Getty ImagesChris Stapleton receives four nominations, including his eighth consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year. He and Luke Combs are nominees for Entertainer of the Year. A win for either artist in this category will also clinch the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of an Entertainer of the Year win, plus wins in an act's respective New Artist (male, female, or duo or group) and Artist (Male, female, duo or group) categories.
Kane Brown
Bryan Steffy/Getty ImagesKane Brown receives his first-ever nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
Kane and Katelyn Brown
Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesKane Brown and Katelyn Brown receive three nominations together for their song "Thank God" in the Single, Music Event, and Visual Media of the Year categories. This marks Katelyn's first nominations, and with an additional two solo nominations, this year brings Kane's total nominations to 14.
Cole Swindell
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesCole Swindell receives first-time nominations in three categories, including Single of the Year, Visual Media of the Year, and Music Event of the Year, in which he shares a nomination with his collaborator and fellow artist Jo Dee Messina, who receives her first nomination in 22 years.
Morgan Wallen
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesMorgan Wallen receives four nods, including his first nomination for Entertainer of the Year, bringing his career total to nine. Last year he took home ACM Album of the Year.
Cody Johnson
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesCody Johnson receives three nominations this year, making this the most ACM Award nominations he has ever received.
