Lainey Wilson: from rising star to star at the CMA Awards 2025!
19 november 2025 в 23:13
Lainey Wilson has been on the rise for several years, and now, as she hosts the CMA Awards 2025 ceremony, country music fans eagerly await to see how her career will continue to flourish! Not only is she hosting the ceremony, but she is also nominated for six awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year.
Since releasing her debut album in 2014, Lainey has become one of the most dynamic stars in country music. Mixing elements of southern rock, classic country, pop music, and modern country in her sound, Lainey has become a success story. In 2020, she topped the country radio charts with the song «Things A Man Oughta Know». Her 2022 album, Bell Bottom Country, became her first to enter the Billboard 200 chart, reaching number 51.
Lainey has also ventured into the world of acting, appearing in the series Yellowstone.
Below, Hollywood Life has gathered five facts about the country singer, songwriter, and actress.
Hailing from Baskin, Louisiana, Lainey Wilson is a rising star in country music. She released her debut album in 2014 and followed it up with Tougher in 2016. In 2021, after signing with BBR Music Group, she released Sayin' What I’m Thinkin'. Lainey’s debut album featured the track «Things a Man Oughta Know».
The song reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart of Billboard and number three on the US Country Songs chart (it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). Since its release, the song has gone gold and introduced this dynamic new talent to the world.
Before fans accuse Lainey of being a «product of nepotism», - it’s worth noting that her father’s name is Brian Wilson, but he is not the same Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. Lainey’s father is a fifth-generation farmer, according to Southern Living. Lainey brought her father to the 56th Country Music Awards ceremony in 2022. «Daddy is the hardest working man I know. He taught me my whole life how to pull up my bootstraps and tell the truth with dignity», - she said.
She dedicated her award for Female Vocalist of the Year to her father. «I want to say that a few months ago, my daddy got really sick, and we thought we were going to lose him», - she said, according to The Boot. «He spent two months in the ICU — today he’s walking the red carpet with me, and he’s here. This award is for my daddy Brian Wilson — I’m not talking about the Beach Boy, I’m talking about the cowboy».
In 2021, Lainey Wilson won the Academy of Country Music Awards for Best New Female Artist of the Year. She also won the Song of the Year award for «Things A Man Oughta Know». She was nominated for the 2021 award for Video of the Year for «Things A Man Oughta Know», - but lost to Dylan Scott for «Nobody».
In 2022, she was nominated for a CMT Award for Video of the Year («Never Say Never») and CMT Digital Performance for «Things A Man Oughta Know». She lost to Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood («If I Didn’t Love You») and Cody Johnson («Dear Rodeo»), respectively. At the 2022 Country Music Association Awards ceremony, she won Female Vocalist of the Year and Best New Artist of the Year. She was also nominated for Album of the Year (Sayin' What I’m Thinkin'), Song of the Year («Things A Man Oughta Know»), Musical Event of the Year, and Video of the Year («Never Say Never»).
«I want listeners to know how important self-awareness is», - Lainey told Fault magazine about her debut on a major label. «I want this project to give them an understanding of who I am, what I believe in, and lay a solid foundation for everything I want to say. I hope people can listen to my stories and lyrics and feel connected, consistently»
Since releasing her debut album in 2014, Lainey has become one of the most dynamic stars in country music. Mixing elements of southern rock, classic country, pop music, and modern country in her sound, Lainey has become a success story. In 2020, she topped the country radio charts with the song «Things A Man Oughta Know». Her 2022 album, Bell Bottom Country, became her first to enter the Billboard 200 chart, reaching number 51.
Lainey has also ventured into the world of acting, appearing in the series Yellowstone.
Below, Hollywood Life has gathered five facts about the country singer, songwriter, and actress.
Hailing from Baskin, Louisiana, Lainey Wilson is a rising star in country music. She released her debut album in 2014 and followed it up with Tougher in 2016. In 2021, after signing with BBR Music Group, she released Sayin' What I’m Thinkin'. Lainey’s debut album featured the track «Things a Man Oughta Know».
The song reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart of Billboard and number three on the US Country Songs chart (it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). Since its release, the song has gone gold and introduced this dynamic new talent to the world.
Before fans accuse Lainey of being a «product of nepotism», - it’s worth noting that her father’s name is Brian Wilson, but he is not the same Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. Lainey’s father is a fifth-generation farmer, according to Southern Living. Lainey brought her father to the 56th Country Music Awards ceremony in 2022. «Daddy is the hardest working man I know. He taught me my whole life how to pull up my bootstraps and tell the truth with dignity», - she said.
She dedicated her award for Female Vocalist of the Year to her father. «I want to say that a few months ago, my daddy got really sick, and we thought we were going to lose him», - she said, according to The Boot. «He spent two months in the ICU — today he’s walking the red carpet with me, and he’s here. This award is for my daddy Brian Wilson — I’m not talking about the Beach Boy, I’m talking about the cowboy».
In 2021, Lainey Wilson won the Academy of Country Music Awards for Best New Female Artist of the Year. She also won the Song of the Year award for «Things A Man Oughta Know». She was nominated for the 2021 award for Video of the Year for «Things A Man Oughta Know», - but lost to Dylan Scott for «Nobody».
In 2022, she was nominated for a CMT Award for Video of the Year («Never Say Never») and CMT Digital Performance for «Things A Man Oughta Know». She lost to Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood («If I Didn’t Love You») and Cody Johnson («Dear Rodeo»), respectively. At the 2022 Country Music Association Awards ceremony, she won Female Vocalist of the Year and Best New Artist of the Year. She was also nominated for Album of the Year (Sayin' What I’m Thinkin'), Song of the Year («Things A Man Oughta Know»), Musical Event of the Year, and Video of the Year («Never Say Never»).
«I want listeners to know how important self-awareness is», - Lainey told Fault magazine about her debut on a major label. «I want this project to give them an understanding of who I am, what I believe in, and lay a solid foundation for everything I want to say. I hope people can listen to my stories and lyrics and feel connected, consistently»
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