2023 saw James release his history-making 20-track debut album RAISED LIKE THAT, staged a sell-out five-city Australian regional tour, and become the most in-demand streamed Australian country music artist.

With six #1 airplay hits, maintaining the #1 spot for 21 weeks on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart, 80 million global streams, two Golden Guitar Awards, and certified ARIA platinum, James is easily Australia’s most exciting country music artist. He’s already won Best New Talent and Best Vocal Collaboration with his friend Kaylee Bell at the 2023 Tamworth Country Music Festival, as well as being nominated for a QMA Award, an APRA Music Award, and was a 2023 Rolling Stone Australia Award nominee.

Quickly becoming one of the most sought-after acts in Australian country music, James has taken his “electrifying voice and array of feel-good country songs” – (Newsport) to some of Australia’s biggest and most loved stages. With performances at CMC Rocks, Savannah in the Round, Berry’s Big Country, Gympie Music Muster, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and of course Meatstock in Toowoomba, James has certainly ticked a few things off the bucket list.

James continues to draw crowds nationally as he prepares to support Kip Moore on his Australian arena tour in September/October, and internationally at the Cape Town Country Music Festival in late October. Check out the tour dates at jamesjohnston.com.

James Johnston is undoubtedly the hottest name in the Australian country music scene right now, and with further music to come in 2024, James is set to continue to grow his fanbase and reputation over the coming months.