Cody Johnson just dropped his latest album, Leather. The 12-track record already boasts hit single “The Painter.”
According to a press release, “The Painter landed at #1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown this week, and also features Garth Brooks and Jelly Roll. Leather was produced by Trent Willmon and is Cody’s third major label studio album release following Ain’t Nothin’ To It in 2019 and 2021’s Human The Double Album.”
According to the same press release, Cody Johnson is performing“The Painter” for the first time for television audiences at the 57th Annual CMA Awards. The CMA Awards is broadcasting from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena 8:00-11:00 PM/EST on ABC. Johnson is a Male Vocalist of The Year nominee this year. He’s the favorite to win and his fans are more than hopeful.
In an interview for Billboard, Johnson discussed his hit single. “I think it’s the first song [“The Painter”] I’ve ever recorded where I sing it in my talking voice. I intentionally tried to stay out of the way of the song, so the listener could paint their own image, and have their own interpretation of it. But for me, obviously, it’s about my wife [Brandi]. Without her, my world wouldn’t be what it is. We’ve been together for 15 years. So we’ve had some real highs, had some real lows. We’ve been through a lot together. She has stuck with me through thick and thin. I think she deserves for me to be able to say this song is for her.”
He added, “People appreciate authenticity, whether it’s me being a cowboy and singing something that reminds people of ‘90s country stuff they grew up on, or someone like the Zach Bryans and guys that are more like what probably is considered Americana, or Jelly Roll, who is completely the opposite of me, musically. But authenticity is the common thread.”
