Parker McCollum‘s star continues to rise with awards, chart-topping singles, sold-out shows and getting ready to headline the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for the second time. Last year was an incredible year, but according to the Texas native it was also a year of growth.

“Well, I grew as a performer certainly, I felt like I improved in that area,” says Parker. “Professionally, just learning how to run a business and still be creative and be an artist and having that nice balance is something that I feel like I’m kind of learning as I go all the time, but always getting better and hopefully showing improvement.”

Parker, who is closing in on Top 10 on the country charts with his latest single, “Handle On You,” kicks off his tour February 2nd in Columbus, Ohio.