VicNashville, TN – June 11, 2025 – Red Dirt Country Singer-Songwriter Wade Bowen has released a brand-new acoustic version of his heartfelt track “Hidin Behind This Microphone,” featuring multi-platinum selling artist Cody Johnson. The stripped-down rendition is available now, alongside an official video capturing the emotional depth of their collaboration. Stream/download the track HERE and watch the accompanying video HERE.
Originally appearing as the closing track of Bowen’s 2024 album Flyin, “Hidin Behind This Microphone” quickly became a fan favorite for its candid reflection on the emotional weight of life on the road and the vulnerability artists often mask behind their music. Today’s acoustic release strips the track down to its emotional core, with Bowen and Johnson delivering a raw, honest performance that feels as intimate as a late-night backstage conversation.
“I’ve loved this song so much from the moment we wrote it, and it took us a long time to finish it, which just happens sometimes,” Bowen said. “It was already one of my favorite songs on the album when I started getting texts from Cody about how much he loved the song and related to it some nights. Obviously coming from a guy like him that means the world. He’s one of my favorite voices and has always been a good friend to me. I’m so glad we finally got to do something together.”
The song finds both artists wearing their hearts on their sleeves, a sentiment brought to life in the accompanying video, which features Bowen’s live performance footage alongside intimate clips of both singers in the studio. The video feels deeply personal—like watching home movies—offering a glimpse into the emotion and vulnerability that fuels the track.
The release follows a busy season for Bowen, who joined GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM Award-winning Singer-Songwriter Carly Pearce earlier this year on the UK / EU leg of her hummingbird world tour. He also recently took home five awards at the 2025 Texas Regional Radio Music (T3R) Awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year for the third year in a row.
Up next, being the road warrior that he is, Bowen has a steady stream of tour dates currently lined up for 2025. Check out the full list of upcoming dates below:
- Friday, June 13th – Midland, TX – The Tailgate
- Saturday, June 14th – Carlsbad, NM – CavernFest
- Sunday, June 15th – Thursday, June 19th – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Boots On The Beach 2025
- Friday, June 20th – Stonewall, TX – Stonewall Peach Jamboree
- Saturday, June 21st – Concan, TX – House Pasture Cattle Co
- Saturday, June 28th – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Thursday, July 3rd – San Antonio, TX – San Antonio Missions Independence Day Celebration
- Friday, July 4th – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street Icehouse Downtown
- Thursday, July 10th – Wichita, KS – WAVE
- Friday, July 11th – Kansas City, MO – PBR Big Sky
- Saturday, July 12th – Columbus, NE – 2025 Platte County Fair
- Thursday, July 17th – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
- Friday, July 18th – Peoria, IL – Crusens Farmington Road
- Saturday, July 19th – Montgomery City, MO – Montgomery County Fair
- Friday, July 25th – Whitehouse, TX – Blackhawk Creek General Store and Grill
- Saturday, July 26th – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
- Friday, August 1st – Denver, CO – Grizzly Rose
- Saturday, August 2nd – Colorado Springs, CO – The Whiskey Rose
- Friday, August 8th – Sunbury, PA – Spyglass Ridge Winery
- Thursday, August 14th – Deerfield, MA – Tree House Brewing Company – Deerfield
- Friday, August 15th – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
- Saturday, August 16th – Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall
- Saturday, August 23rd – Waco, TX – The Boys From Oklahoma
- Friday, September 12th – Pryor, OK – Born & Raised 2025
- Thursday, September 25th – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
- Saturday, October 11th – Floresville, TX – Floresville Peanut Festival 2025
To stay up-to-date on Bowen’s current and upcoming projects, please visit: https://wadebowen.com/ and follow him on Instagram @wadebowen and Facebook.
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About Wade Bowen: Two decades and more than 4,000 shows into his career, Wade Bowen has become synonymous with country music, songwriting, and captivating live performances, and for good reason. An artistic descendant of American icons like Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen and more, Bowen is an important voice in a legacy of Texas troubadours stretching back more than 50 years. Texas Radio agrees, as he scored five awards at the 2025 Texas Regional Radio Music (T3R) Awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year for the third year in a row.
Revered as one of the genre’s finest and most authentic modern voices, Bowen’s approach is rooted in tradition but also stands on the creative cutting edge. His focus remains on writing unique songs with a literary quality and shifting his sonic territory to match his life. More than a dozen albums have shown his musical diversity – including ten studio sets, four live collections, and an ongoing series of buddy-country hits with fellow Texan, Randy Rogers.
In 2024, the singer-songwriter released his tenth studio album, Flyin, showcasing his diverse musical range and hard-hitting songwriting, as well as a cast of respected features that add unique elements throughout. Following the album’s release, Billboard proclaimed Bowen a “Red-Dirt Leader,” while American Songwriter called it “a tour de force from a guy who doesn’t believe in being hemmed into a single genre.”
Bowen continues to perform more than 200 dates a year across the U.S., solidifying his dedication to connecting with fans through his live performances. There is no slowing down for the road warrior either, with a steady stream of festivals and tour dates lined up for 2025—which already included a run with GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winning Singer-Songwriter Carly Pearce on the UK / EU leg of her hummingbird world tour this past February.
A philanthropist at heart, Bowen founded the Bowen Family Foundation, which has helped children and families in and around central Texas by raising more than $7 million for beneficiaries including March of Dimes Waco, CASA of McLennan and Hill Counties, City of West Disaster Relief, Boys & Girls Clubs of Waco, Inspiración, The Mentoring Alliance, and more.
About Cody Johnson: Cody Johnson has established a following of passionately loyal fans who regularly sell out shows across the country. The artist that media has touted “just might be the future of real country music” has skyrocketed success with numerous celebrated albums: Leather Deluxe Edition, Leather, Human The Double Album, A Cody Johnson Christmas, Cody Johnson & The Rockin’ CJB Live, and Ain’t Nothin’ To It plus an award-winning feature-length documentary “Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story.”
Cody’s #1 single “Dirt Cheap,” written by Josh Philips, was awarded as Storyteller of The Year at the “People’s Choice Country Awards” and Song of the Year at the 2025 ACM Awards. “The Painter” was awarded as the NSAI 2024 Song of The Year for writers Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins.
His numerous industry honors include recognition as a CMT Artist of The Year, three CMT Music Awards wins, four CMA Awards including Album of The Year (2024) for Leather, and being named “Best New Country Artist” at the iHeart Music. His television appearances have entertained fans on the Today Show, the Kelly Clarkson Show and the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in addition to outstanding live tv performances at the iHeart Music Awards, the ACM Awards, CMA Awards, CMT Music Awards, CMT Giants honoring Vince Gill, and the CMT Artist of the Year Special and more.
