Lainey’s Wilson Reveals Her ‘Mount Rushmore’ Of Country Music
Lainey Wilson recently took some rapid-fire questions from the ACMs and Wrangler and revealed who she would put on the “Mount Rushmore” of country music. Without hesitation, Lainey said, “Dolly…
Lainey Wilson recently took some rapid-fire questions from the ACMs and Wrangler and revealed who she would put on the "Mount Rushmore" of country music. Without hesitation, Lainey said, "Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, and the last one, probably Reba."
Wilson said what first came to mind when someone mentioned George Strait, "Oh my gosh, good looking." She replied to "cowboys" with "My daddy." Lainey said her favorite country expressions were "Dagnabit" and "Now you're cooking with grease."
When the word "Wrangler" was mentioned, Wilson said quickly, "Booty, yeah, big ole booty."
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HARDY and Lainey's Wilson duet "Wait In The Truck" hit number one on the country charts in April. It scored a record for Lainey, who has had two consecutive No. 1 hits within three weeks, breaking the record for the shortest gap between top-charting songs on US Country Radio. Her song "Heart Like A Truck" was the first of the two songs to hit number one.
HARDY said when the duet struck number one, "I'm just so happy a song like this still has a place in country music. Thanks to everyone involved for taking this song to the top and for believing in this one."
Wilson said, "I'm so honored HARDY asked me to join him on a song that's had an impact on so many people and shed light on a topic a lot of folks are scared to talk about. He is one of the most brilliant songwriters I've ever met and puts on one heck of a show. I can't wait to be back out on the road together this fall!"
"Wait In The Truck" earned three nominations at the 2023 ACM Awards for Song Of The Year, Music Event Of The Year, and Visual Media Of The Year. The song was also Named one of the Best Songs of 2022 by the Los Angeles Times, Billboard, American Songwriter, and more.
As she celebrates her 31st birthday today (5/19), Lainey Wilson is the reigning Female Vocalist for the ACMs and the CMAs. She also won the ACM Album of the Year award for Bell Bottom Country, beating out albums by Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs.
There is no doubt that Lainey is well on her way to becoming a country music superstar. She currently opens stadium shows for Luke Combs and gets a performance slot at the 2023 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in June in front of 65,000 fans worldwide.
As she celebrates her big day today (5/19), we count down what we believe are her six very best songs to date, with many more to come in the future.
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6 - "Watermelon Moonshine" (2023)
BBRThe chorus of this fun song includes the lyrics, "Drinkin' watermelon moonshine / We cut the burn with a little lime / Parkin' back in them kudzu vines / I was his and every bit of that boy was mine / Too young to know what love was / But we were learnin' on a sweet buzz / There's never nothin' like the first time / And mine's always gonna taste like / Watermelon moonshine."
5 - "Never Say Never" (Cole Swindell with Lainey Wilson) (2021)
WBSwindell said, "I have been a fan of Lainey Wilson's for a while now, and what she brings to this song is everything it needed." The song hit number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
4 - "Grease" - (2023)
BBRA fun song that Lainey performed at the 58th ACM Awards, where she won Album of the Year for "Bell Bottom Country." Wilson released a dancing video for the song, finding country breakdancers that she saw at one of her shows and tracked them down to appear in the video.
3 - "Things a Man Oughta Know" (2020)
BBRThe music video for this song was shot in Wilson's own home partially and filled with personal elements and close friends. She said of the video at the time, "For the music video, we wanted to create a piece of art where people could watch it and feel something all over again." The song won the ACM 2021 Song of the Year.
2 - "Heart Like a Truck" (2022)
BBRLainey said of the song when it came out, "It's a song about finding freedom and strength. Not being afraid of the scars and the bruises and the bumps along the way. That makes you who you are. It builds character." It recently became her third number-one song on the Billboard charts.
1 - "Wait in the Truck" (HARDY with Lainey Wilson) (2022)
BIG LOUDSo many things to say about this amazing song. It just recently won Visual Media (video) of the Year and Music Event of the Year at the 58th ACM Awards. The music video is epic of the song labeled as a "murder ballad" about a male protagonist killing an abuser. Lainey and HARDY performed the song at the 2022 CMA Awards.
