Cody Johnson On Performing On 'American Idol,' His Most Sought After Award & More | ACM Awards 2024 - video Dailymotion

Cody Johnson caught up with Billboard's Lyndsey Havens at the ACM Awards 2024.

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00:00 We're here with Cody Johnson. How's it going tonight?

00:02 Doing good.

00:03 You have a lot of nominations. How have you been preparing for this evening?

00:06 I don't think there's a way to prepare for this evening.

00:08 The preparation's already been done and the work to get here.

00:11 I'm more concerned about my performance.

00:13 I'm really wanting to just go ahead and get on stage

00:15 because that's like where no anxiety is.

00:17 And that's when I'm in control.

00:19 So once I get to play, then we'll sit back and have some drinks

00:22 and just see if I win something.

00:23 There you go.

00:24 So being nominated for Entertainer of the Year,

00:26 how did you react to that one in particular?

00:28 That's the one I've wanted for a long time.

00:30 I pride myself on never mailing it in on stage.

00:35 I always play my shows as if it's the last show I'm ever going to play

00:39 and it's the only show I'm going to be remembered for.

00:41 So if you look at the category and you look at the people that are nominated,

00:45 man, I've already won.

00:46 They put me in a class of some really heavy hitting people that are all my friends.

00:50 So there's no losing.

00:52 Well, that said, how do you celebrate a night like tonight once it's all said and done?

00:56 Well, probably getting some sleep because I have to get on a jet tomorrow

01:00 to go to Des Moines, Iowa to play a show, ride the bus to Fargo, play a show,

01:04 get back on the jet, go to L.A., play American Idol,

01:06 and then I'll get to go home and celebrate.

01:08 Yes, the finale of Idol.

01:09 Is that right?

01:10 On Sunday?

01:11 Yep.

01:11 There's a young man named Tristan that's been singing my songs

01:13 and I'm excited to get to go perform with him and kind of give back a little bit.

01:17 Oh, that's going to be so special.

01:19 Well, thank you for making time for us and good luck in there tonight.

01:21 Have fun.

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