Chris Stapleton has been mostly off the road since November, but returned with a vengeance this month. Three weeks of touring leads into a trifecta of Las Vegas appearances, as Stapleton headlines the Pearl at the Palms Thursday after playing a three-song acoustic set at Red Rock Resort’s 9th Annual All-Star Guitar Pull earlier in the day. Then he’ll surely be part of the performance proceedings three days later at the 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena, where he’s nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year (“Tennessee Whiskey”) and Video of the Year (“Fire Away”). On May 5, he releases his sophomore solo album, which is also the day his 32-date All-American Road Show Tour kicks off in Alpharetta, Ga.

It’s been a dizzying ride for the bearded singer-songwriter since he released his solo debut album, Traveller, in 2015 and quickly ascended to new traditionalist stardom. Many of his fans perceived him as saving the soul of country music even before his now-legendary appearance with Justin Timberlake at the 2015 Country Music Awards, which sent sales of Traveller soaring and pushed it up to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. Stapleton earned Album of the Year honors at the 2015 CMAs as well as both the 2016 Grammys and ACM Awards, and Traveller was named Top Country Album at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Writing songs for recording artists such as Darius Rucker, Kenny Chesney and Luke Bryan is primarily what Stapleton was known for prior to his sudden fame. “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” became a 2003 hit for Gary Allen, inaugurating the son of a Kentucky coal miner as a songwriting force and introducing his penchant for writing about his (apparently) preferred distilled alcoholic beverage. Stapleton would have one of his biggest hits with “Tennessee Whiskey,” a song previously recorded by David Allen Coe and George Jones. Stapleton grafted the lyrics onto the groove from Etta James’ “I’d Rather Go Blind,” putting a fresh spin on the song that both fans and critics warmly embraced.

Produced by Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell), Traveller succeeds on the strength of Stapleton’s revivalist outlaw country sound and soulful delivery. Sometimes there’s a bit of homage, such as the “Midnight Special” feel to the melody of “Might as Well Get Stoned” or the hint of the Eagles’ “Peaceful Easy Feeling” in the acoustic guitar riff from “Whiskey and You.” Charlie Daniels Band cover “Was it 26” makes a metaphor of whiskey, while Stapleton explores a troubled relationship in “Fire Away” and pays tribute to his late father with “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore.”

A road trip following his father’s passing inspired Traveller, but whether Stapleton’s life as a star provides the impetus for the next album remains to be seen. Two songs likely to be on the album, “Hard Living” and “Broken Halos,” already give an indication of what direction Stapleton’s heading in, and he premiered “Second One to Know” at the March 9 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also covered Lynyrd Skynyrd’s wistful “Tuesday’s Gone,” making good on his declaration that if people think his music sounds like 1978 all over again, that’s fine with him. It was a good year in his book.

The Pearl at Palms, 8 p.m. March 30, sold out, under 21 must be accompanied by adult. 702.944.3200