The 2022 CMA Awards nominations are out, with Lainey Wilson leading the list of nominees with six nods, followed by Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton, who each have five nods. As usual, we (rightfully) saw a few familiar names, along with a few surprise additions, and also were disappointed to find some glaring omissions. Keep reading to see the biggest snubs…
The 2022 CMA Awards nominees are out! Lainey Wilson leads the list of nominees with six nods, followed by Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton, who each have five nods. See the complete list of nominees below. Entertainer of the Year: Luke Combs Miranda Lambert Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood Morgan Wallen Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert…
HARDY is speaking out only a few days after the release of his powerful “wait in the truck” duet with Lainey Wilson. The 31-year-old shared a video on social media, as the song makes a huge impact at country radio. “Country radio, you guys are freaking incredible,” HARDY says. “Thank you so much to the ones that added this…
New music is on its way from Lainey Wilson! The 30-year-old announces the release of her sophomore album, Bell Bottom Country, out on October 28. The record includes her current single, “Heart Like a Truck” and a new song, “Watermelon Moonshine,” available now. “I’ve lived quite a bit of life the past few years, and I have a lot…
Lainey Wilson was recently announced as a new addition to the cast of Yellowstone. The “Heart Like a Truck” singer reveals how she ended up on the popular Paramount TV show, which not surprisingly began with her music, music that Taylor Sheridan, who is a co-creator of Yellowstone, was already a big, big fan of. “In 2018, my manager…
Lainey Wilson is extending her performance abilities beyond a career in country music. The “Heart Like a Truck” singer has joined the cast of Yellowstone for the show’s fifth season, playing a musician named Abby for the Paramount TV show. Wilson has yet to publicly comment about her new acting role, but her music career is going strong. The…
Lainey Wilson‘s hard work, and her sacrifices, have paid off. The Louisiana native moved to Nashville in 2011, and lived in a camper trailer for three years, while she passionately pursued her dream of someday becoming a country music singer, a dream that she is now seeing come to fruition. “Living in it for the first three years, I…
Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson officially have the No. 1 country song in America, with their fiery “Never Say Never” duet. The song, from Swindell’s latest Stereotype album, landed in the top spot on the charts a mere 23 weeks after it was released. Swindell wrote “Never Say Never” with Jessi Alexander and Chase McGill, and immediately reached out…
Lainey Wilson already had a hit single to her credit, with “Things a Man Oughta Know,” by the time her “Never Say Never” duet with Cole Swindell was released. The Louisiana native was asked personally by Swindell to join him on the collaboration, from his just-released Stereotype album, and it didn’t take her long to agree. “I listened to the…
For the first time this year, the ACM Awards streamed on Prime Video instead of on a major TV network, and were commercial-free. That, plus the strong focus on live music over awards, with presenters announcing more than one category to run through the acceptance speeches faster, meant a lot of time for live music. Keep reading for 10…
