Reba McEntire is opening up about her “Trailblazer” collaboration with Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson. The 70-year-old says the song came from a close friendship the three already shared, in spite of their age differences. “We’re very close,” McEntire tells CMT. “We love each other’s work ethics and our morals, and hanging in there and helping each other. They’re great…
Lainey Wilson lives by words Ashley McBryde once told her. McBryde, whose 2018 freshman Girl Going Nowhere album came out three years before Wilson’s Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin‘ debut, told Wilson something that became a driving force in how she looks to other artists coming after. “Ashley McBryde a long time ago told me that we got to help…
Ella Langley is the recipient of Billboard‘s latest Rising Star Award. Langley was presented the trophy by her good friend, and biggest cheerleader, Lainey Wilson. “As soon as I met her, I knew she was different,” Wilson says of Langley. “She had this spark and this go-getter attitude that I was drawn to, and the kind of attitude that…
Lainey Wilson is proud to be part of country music. The Grand Ole Opry member is part of a growing increase of popularity within the genre, with Wilson helping to lead its popularity. “What’s happening with it right now, I don’t see that slowing down any time soon,” Wilson tells CMT. “And honestly, it kind of blows my mind…
Lainey Wilson is opening up about her personal struggles. The Grand Ole Opry member has been vocal that she sometimes deals with imposter syndrome, even as her career continues to soar to new heights. But now, Wilson reveals she is coming to terms with her own success, and the hard work she has done to achieve it. “At the end…
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Lainey Wilson debuted her new song at the American Music Awards. The Grand Ole Opry member performed “Somewhere Over Laredo,” a song from her forthcoming Whirlwind Deluxe album, out on August 22. “When I’m flying between shows I catch myself looking out the window, talking to God, dreaming, or even reminiscing,” Wilson explains of the inspiration behind the song, which…
A new single is out by Lainey Wilson! After teasing a new song on social media for several days, the Grand Ole Opry member drops “Somewhere Over Laredo.” The song is from a forthcoming new album, Whirlwind Deluxe, out on August 22. Wilson penned the song with Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson and Andy Albert, as an ode to the…
Lainey Wilson has had plenty of awards and accolades, including currently enjoying her reign as both the CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year. But it’s another trophy she received just ahead of the recent ACM Awards live ceremony, which Wilson says is her most important honor, at least in her mind: winning the ACM Award for Artist-Songwriter of…
Reba McEntire is celebrating another career first. The 70-year-old had the biggest streaming debut of her career with “Trailblazer,” a song she released with Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert. The three debuted the song during the recent 2025 ACM Awards, which McEntire also hosted. Wilson and Lambert penned “Trailblazer” with McEntire, inspired in part by her own legendary career. “We were…
Lainey Wilson is so grateful for her fans. After winning four ACM Awards last week, including the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, for the second year in a row, Wilson is opening up about her loyal fans, and her appreciation for her supporters. “To the country music fans and to the country music community, thank you,” Wilson…
