Johnson earned three Grammy Award nominations during the 51st Grammy Awards: They included Best Country Song Best Country Album for That Lonesome Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance thanks to the In Color.
The song won the Academy of Country Music’s 2009 award earning the title Song of the Year. That was the same case during the 2009 Country Music Association Awards. In 2010, Johnson received two more Grammy Award nominations for the 52nd Grammy Awards: Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance, both for his 2009 single, High Cost of Living.
