WASHINGTON — Country music star Cody Johnson has canceled the remaining dates of his 2025 arena tour after rupturing his eardrum, requiring immediate surgery.

Johnson announced the news on social media Tuesday, telling fans that the injury occurred while he was battling a severe upper respiratory and sinus infection. He said the rupture was serious enough to require surgery and weeks of recovery, making it impossible for him to continue performing this year.

“The healing process will take many weeks, and it is not possible for me to sing during this time,” he wrote. “Without the surgery, my downtime could be months.”

The Texas native shared a follow-up video after the procedure, with a bandage over his left ear, saying he was home from surgery and that “it went well, as best as they cou

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