For everyone that claims country music isn’t country music anymore, the defense calls to the stand Cody Johnson. In the country genre, in 2024, Cody is almost single-handedly keeping classic-sounding country and Texas swing music alive, while also keeping it contemporary. Case in point: Cody’s stellar rendition of the Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings classic “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” recorded live at the 2023 ACM Awards, but officially released yesterday.