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CoJo keepin’ it real. During an interview with ABC Audio ahead of the ACM Awards tomorrow night, Cody Johnson, who is tied with Morgan Wallen as the most-nominated artist of the evening coming in at seven in total, admitted that he has his heart set on the coveted Entertainer of the Year award. It’s a pretty tight category, per the usual, and he’ll be up against Morgan, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson. Of course, EOTY is the big one, the one trophy that any artist probably always secretly wants but will never admit to, so it’s pretty refreshing to hear an artist like Cody, who has been nominated for ten ACM Awards but has yet to win won, openly admit he wants it. Most country artists, for the sake of being “nice,” will hardly ever admit they really want to win, but rather say in interviews and things like that they’re just happy to be nominated and love whoever it is that ultimately wins. It’s honestly kind of annoying, and if they could just be human and admit it’s nice to win, it would make these incredibly boring shows just a little more interesting… He also explained that in the Male Artist of the Year category, where he’s up against Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen, he hopes to lose, if he has to lose, to Chris Stapleton, which I think they’d probably all agree with: “I really do look at other artists and go, ‘Man, she probably deserves that’… or ‘he really should get that.’ You know, like I told Chris Stapleton, ‘If you’re gonna lose male vocalist of the year, you lose it to Chris Stapleton.’ You know what I mean? Entertainer of the Year is the one that I really want.” Cody also says he doesn’t want it too bad, and has learned to keep his emotions in check so as to not be too disappointed if he doesn’t take home a trophy. And for an artist like Cody, who has an incredibly large and loyal fanbase and can sell tickets pretty much anywhere in the country, these kinds of awards can be nice, sure, but they really don’t mean anything at the end of the day, especially when you have the kind of career success he has with or without them: “I don’t know. I think when you do that, it’s easy to get in your own head… So yes, I do want it, but at the same time, I’ve learned over the years, don’t want it too bad. If you want one thing too much, it’s likely to disappoint you. It’s also kind of fun to sit back and see what like the gender reveal kinda thing is. You know, it’s that moment.” With seven nominations this year, Cody’s odds are pretty good to win at least one or two, even if it’s not the coveted Entertainer of the Year award. But regardless of if he takes home the EOTY, or any of the other six awards he’s nominated for, Cody is performing with his musical heroes Brooks & Dunn, which should be a highlight, and he gets to have a fun date night with his wife, so it’s fun no matter what happens: “[I’m] getting to perform with some of my heroes, Brooks & Dunn, got a new single out. Then I get to walk down the red carpet with my beautiful wife. So that’s also fun.” While I’d love to see Cody take home an award like EOTY, I will be looking forward to hearing him sing almost everyone else under the table and put on what will surely be a great performance with Brooks & Dunn. Last year, he performed “Dirt Cheap”: But my favorite CoJo ACM Awards moment is still his rendition of “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” where he changed the lyrics and threw in a “don’t let your cowboys grow up to be babies”: The ACM’s return to Texas this year with Reba McEntire hosting once again, and it will all stream live exclusively on Prime Video from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco this Thursday, May 8th at 8 PM ET. They’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the show with a pretty good group of performers lined up, so that is something to look forward to if you’re planning to tune in. The full list of nominees are below. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War And Treaty GROUP OF THE YEAR Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Ella Langley Jessie Murph NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Gavin Adcock Shaboozey Zach Top Tucker Wetmore Bailey Zimmerman NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Restless Road The Red Clay Strays Treaty Oak Revival ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Record Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville ● Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records ● Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Record Company-Label: Leo33 ● F-1 Trillion – Post Malone Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry Record Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● White Horse – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Producer: Will Bundy Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] ● 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent ● The Architect – Kacey Musgraves Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne Publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Songwriter: Josh Phillips Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] ● Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment ● I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records ● I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood Producer: Trent Willmon Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville ● we don’t fight anymore – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Producer: Will Bundy Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] ● 4x4xU – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jennifer Ansell Director: Dano Cerny ● Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson Producer: Dustin Haney Director: Dustin Haney ● I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry Director: Dustin Haney ● Think I’m In Love With You – Chris Stapleton Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone) ● you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green Producer: Whale Tale Music Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs ERNEST HARDY Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh OsborneThe post Cody Johnson Admits His Heart Is Set On Winning Entertainer Of The Year At The ACM Awards: “The One That I Really Want” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sturgill Simpson, A.K.A. Johnny Blues Skies, is still in the middle of his Who The F*** Is Johnny Blue Skies? Tour. Saying “in the middle” might not be the right way to say it, since he’s really only got the month of May to go as far as regular concert dates are concerned, followed up by a couple of festival stops in July and September. But all in all, he and his band have been busy spreading their jamming music all across the world, and considering Simpson/Blues Skies specializes in three hour shows… that’s a lot of music. Though back in April, a couple of tour dates that were originally on the docket were cancelled without much warning or explanation. Many fans were left scrambling after Simpson’s team put out this statement via a video on his YouTube Channel, which read: “The Orange Beach, AL and Spokane, WA shows have been cancelled. Check the email associated with your ticket order for refund information and contact Ticketmaster or the venue with any questions. The band has decided to play smaller club shows in select cities. More information to come soon.” Now to be transparent, that message can probably translate to something like “ticket sales weren’t great in Orange Beach and Spokane, so Sturgill is going to play some more dive-bar-esque venues.” That being said, fans never really got an explanation as to why the Johnny Blue Skies Tour didn’t come to town. That is until Sturgill played the Showbox SoDo in Seattle, Washington. On April 19, Simpson and his band brought his arena-filling sound to the 1,800 capacity venue in Seattle… instead of the Spokane Arena show. For those not great with geography, Seattle is on the far left side of the state, and Spokane is on the far right. Coincidentally, the city of Seattle also leans to the liberal side of politics, and Spokane tends to be more conservative. From the small quote that Simpson provided during the Showbox SoDo (according to the Seattle Times), politics had a little but to do with the cancellation of his Washington tour date: “We were supposed to play an arena in Spokane, but I opened my mouth about eight years ago and isolated half the people. Little bit my fault, but I’ll take it.” What was that “opened my mouth moment” eight years ago? Well, that timeline sure seems to point towards the time when Sturgill Simpson called President Donald Trump a “fascist pig,” and added that he was “not afraid to say” it. That took place when Simpson famously busked outside of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville while the CMA Awards were taking place inside. He was feeling very anti-establishment that night, and said plenty of other things during his mock CMA Award acceptance speech. But like he pointed out, that was eight years ago, and it’s water under the bridge as far as he’s concerned. Did it mean he didn’t sell tickets in Spokane? Probably. Though there was a silver lining to having to cancel that show… he got to play a bit of a hometown gig, and shared this nice message with the audience there since he used to call Seattle home: “It’s good to be here – back here, I should say. Your fair city has changed quite a bit since I lived here, I will say that.” Here’s a clip from that Seattle show (of Sturg covering “Purple Rain”) in case you were interested: The post Sturgill Simpson Explains Why He Cancelled His Washington Tour Date: “Little Bit My Fault, But I’ll Take It” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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