Luke Bryan has certainly upped his game from when he was playing bars and clubs in his early days to now where he’s selling out arenas and stadiums. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year says when his first album was released, he didn’t know the proper way to take care of himself before and during a tour.

“I didn’t even know how to get myself necessarily ready for five shows in a row or take care of myself and even exercise properly or eat right to even feel healthy enough to get out there and work my tail off,” says Luke. “When you’re out there opening for years, you know, you’re doing 20 minutes. You’re doing 40 minutes. And NOW, I do four or five shows in a row and I’m doing almost two hours, and it’s a different animal. So, just learning how to do all that and learning what it takes. I mean, I’ve even learned on what time of the day is probably the best to work out, take care of my voice and be ready to sing.”

The next stop on Luke’s Kill the Lights Tour, featuring Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch, is May 12th in Omaha, Nebraska.

Catch Luke and R&B star Jason Derulo on CMT Crossroads May 21st at 10pm ET. The two will trade vocals on each other’s songs during the show.

Luke is up for Top Country Artist and Top Country Album for Kick the Dust Up, which has spawned three No. 1 songs, at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. The show will air live from Las Vegas May 22nd at 8pm ET on ABC.