A country music star has canceled remaining tour dates in 2025 to undergo emergency surgery.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you that the remainder of this year's concert performances will not be possible,” Cody Johnson said Tuesday. “While battling a severe upper respiratory and sinus infection, I ruptured my ear drum. The severity of the rupture meant I had to have immediate surgery. The healing process will take several weeks, during which time it will be impossible for me to sing…I pray for a full recovery so I can recover and get back to doing the things I love.”
Johnson, also known as CoJo, has a half-dozen more stage shows on his schedule, including an Oct. 18 performance with Clint Black at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Ticket holders will receive information regarding refunds from the point of purchase.
Johnson posted a video late Tuesday, with his left ear wrapped in a bandage, saying he was “home from surgery and everything went well, just as they expected.” He added that it would have taken months for him to recover if he had not had surgery.
It's unclear whether Johnson will still be able to attend the CMA Awards on November 19. Johnson is nominated for four Country Music Association Awards this year, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for “I Will Love You” with Carrie Underwood.
Johnson is currently scheduled to return to acting in February and will headline the Stagecoach Festival in April alongside Post Malone and Lenny Wilson. He was also scheduled to play two shows in Columbus, Ohio, but those were postponed in September due to health issues.
Johnson, 38, has become one of the biggest country stars of the past five years with hits such as “Til You Can't,” “Human,” “Long Live the Cowgirls” and the ACM Award-winning “Dirt Cheap.” The Texan took home the award for Best New Country Artist at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards, despite launching his career as a solo artist nearly two decades ago.
He most recently performed in 2023 at the Oncenter War Memorial at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse.
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