Those tests, however, revealed multiple nodes of varying sizes in both his lungs.

This unfortunately means my cancer will likely be restaged to Stage 4.

I will get a lung biopsy, and start radiation soon.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 16: Joshua Ray Walker performs during weekend two of ACL Music Festival 2022 at Zilker Park on October 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Erika Goldring/FilmMagic)

Joshua Ray Walker, onstage in 2022, shared tough news with his fans about his cancer diagnosis.Erika Goldring/FilmMagic/Getty Images

The odds have definitely shifted, he acknowledged, but Im not going to publish them here.

It seems defeatist, and unnecessary.

Ill let you know what they were after I beat them.

Ive always lived life to the fullest and I will continue to do so.

In 2020,Rolling StonepraisedWalker as countrys most fascinating young songwriter.