Lainey Wilson‘s biggest dreams didn’t necessarily include where she is right now. The new Grand Ole Opry member knew from an early age — ever since she first visited Nashville when she was just nine years old — that she wanted to have a career in country music. The path to get there, however, was unexpectedly long, and one…
When Lainey Wilson was invited by Reba McEntire to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry, after Wilson performed on The Voice, she had no idea what was in store. The Louisiana native thought McEntire was giving her a belated birthday present, unaware that her biggest dream was about to come true. “First of all, I love…
Terri Clark‘s latest Take Two album is out. The record, collaborations on some of Clark’s biggest hits with some of today’s biggest stars, including Lainey Wilson singing “Poor Poor Pitiful Me.” The two singers reprised their duet at the recent CMA Fest, with their performance part of the CMA Fest televised special, streaming now on Hulu. Clark, who is…
Lainey Wilson has a new song she is getting ready to release, from her forthcoming album. The 32-year-old will drop “4X4XU” on July 4, from Whirlwind, which will be out on August 23. “Writing and recording these 14 songs over the past couple of years has helped me stay grounded in ways you’d never believe,” Wilson shares on social…
We now know who will be honored at this year’s ACM Honors ceremony. Alan Jackson, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood, songwriter Walt Aldridge, producer Tony Brown and songwriter and producer Shannon Sanders will be honored at this year’s event, taking place on Wednesday, August 21 at the Ryman Auditorium. Carly Pearce will return to host for the fourth…
We now know whose CMA Fest performances will be part of the upcoming CMA Fest TV special. Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce, Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan and more will be part of the TV special, airing on June 25 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC, and streaming the following day on Hulu. In addition to performing,…
Lainey Wilson‘s biggest dream came true earlier this month, when she was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. For Wilson, the achievement is something she dreamed about for more than 20 years, a dream that was fulfilled on June 6, when, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood inducted her as the newest Opry member. “When I was nine years old is when I…
Lainey Wilson is so glad to have Terri Clark in her corner. Wilson was just inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, on the same night that Clark celebrated her 20th anniversary as an Opry member, a joint celebration that Wilson was honored to share with her musical hero. “When I think about growing up in the ’90s, I think…
Lainey Wilson is officially the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Louisiana native was inducted on June 7, by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. “I just want to say, I’m a little bit biased, but there can never be too many women at the Grand Ole Opry,” Yearwood said. “I’ve had the chance to know you, Lainey,…
Lainey Wilson is grateful she found a supportive partner in her longtime boyfriend Devlin “Duck” Hodges. The former football player has been Wilson’s biggest fan as her career continues to skyrocket, content to watch from the sidelines while all of Wilson’s dreams come true. “He knew getting into this, this is what I’ve been doing my whole life, this…
