Carrie Underwood Joins Cody Johnson At 'Absolutely Unreal' Nashville Show

Cody Johnson introduced a star-studded list of surprise guests when he played two sold out, back-to-back shows at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. One of the surprise appearances was Carrie Underwood, who said Johnson is “the real deal” after joining him on stage to perform their heartfelt duet, “I’m Gonna Love You.”

Johnson shared a few photos by Jay Trevino on Instagram of the “absolutely unreal” performances for 30,000 people. “Dreams do come true, y’all,” the award-winning artist said as he shared a special shout-out to Underwood, Luke Combs, Ian Munsick, Marcus King and Randy Houser for “making these nights even more unforgettable!”

Houser, who was one of the artists to open the show, joined Johnson on stage on Friday (February 14) to perform “Seven Spanish Angels” together. Johnson later teamed up with King to perform “Call Me The Breeze.” The next night, on Saturday (February 15), Munsick joined Johnson on “Long Live Cowgirls,” Combs took the stage with “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” and Underwood performed “I’m Gonna Love You” with the Texas-born country star. The lineup included Houser and Chayce Beckham opening for Johnson on Friday, and Drew Baldridge and Ashley McBryde opening for Johnson on Saturday.

“From the moment I heard this song, I heard Carrie’s voice on it. It was a non-negotiable for me; either we sing it together, or I wouldn’t sing it at all. It’s that special to me,” Johnson previously said in a press release of his duet with Underwood, which was written by Chris Stevens, Kelly Archer and Travis Denning and produced by Trent Willmon. “Working with Carrie has been an absolute pleasure. She’s not only one hell of a singer, but she’s a class act all the way around. It warms my heart to work with someone who’s seen so much success in their career and they’re still so down to earth. I feel like this duet is going to be massive in so many ways, and I couldn’t be prouder of it!”

Johnson recently kicked off his headlining “Leather Deluxe Tour.” See the upcoming dates below.

Leather Deluxe Tour:

Feb 21 - KeyBank Center - Buffalo, NY

Feb 22 - Heritage Bank Center - Cincinnati, OH

Mar 14 - SSE Arena Belfast - C2C Festival - Belfast, Northern Ireland  

Mar 15 - The OVO Hydro- C2C Festival - Glasgow, Scotland 

Mar 16 - The O2 - C2C Festival - London, England  

Mar 20 – Rac Arena- Perth, Australia 

Mar 23 - Willowbank Raceway - CMC Rocks - Ipswich, Queensland

Mar 25 - Qudos Bank Arena- Sydney, Australia

Mar 27 – Rod Laver Arena- Melbourne, Australia 

Mar 29 – Spark Arena - Auckland, NZ

Apr 25 – CAJUNDOME - Lafayette, LA 

Apr 26 – CAJUNDOME – Lafayette, LA

May 2 - PNC Music Pavilion - Charlotte, NC (rescheduled date)

May 3 - Credit One Stadium - Charleston, SC (rescheduled date)

May 17 -Boots In The Park - Albuquerque, NM

Jun 14 - Tailgate N Tallboys - Bloomington, IL

Jun 20 - Frost Bank Center - San Antonio, TX

Jun 21- Frost Bank Center - San Antonio, TX

Jun 26 – Country Jam - Mack, CO

Jul 19 - California Mid-State Fair - Paso Robles, CA

Jul 12 – Party In Pendelton- Pendelton, OR

Aug 7- XRoads41festival – Oshkosh, WI

Aug 9- We Fest- Detroit Lakes, MN

Aug 15- Country Thunder Alberta - Calgary, Alberta

Openers vary by date