Cody Jinks has always built his career on his own terms. Growing up near Fort Worth, Texas, he cut his teeth in bars and honky-tonks, where he learned to disrupt the status quo with an industrious, do-it-yourself approach. To date he’s released ten full-length albums that regularly chart near the top of Billboard Country and Independent albums charts and have staying power,  to the tune of 3.5 billion streams across platforms and eight songs certified Platinum or Gold. In recognition of this hard work, Jinks was named Music Row’s 2023 Independent Artist of the Year—the second time he’s received this honor.