Cody Johnson

Born: 21 May 1987

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Years Active: 2006–present

Genre/s: Country

Label/s: CoJo, Warner Nashville

Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer. He has self-released six albums, including Gotta Be Me, which debuted at number two on Billboard's Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major-label album, Ain't Nothin' to It, in January 2019. He released his second major-label album, Human: The Double Album, in October 2021. His style is classified as contemporary country and neo-traditionalist country, drawing influences from artists like George Strait and Willie Nelson. His song "'Til You Can't" won two awards at the Country Music Association Awards in 2022. His album Leather won the CMA Album of the Year on November 20, 2024.

He has toured in Australia in 2023 and in 2025 many of which shows sold out.

Cody Daniel Johnson, also known as "CoJo," was born in Sebastopol northeast of Huntsville, Texas to Sheila and Carl Johnson. He grew up there. He began playing music at the age of 12 and learned to play from his father, who performed in their local church.

Cody Johnson learned to sing and play several instruments; he studied how to read music. He performed at school and bars, where he discovered that people enjoyed his music. At the same time, he rode bulls professionally at local rodeos and even worked alongside his father in the local prison system. At 19, the prison warden eventually convinced him to commit full time to his music career.