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This Week’s Backstage Country Host: Lainey Wilson  

She’s back for more! Lainey Wilson is Kelly Ford's co-host on Backstage Country once more for the week of February 10! Tune in as she talks about getting bitten by the acting bug, how free she is this year, and if there will be engagement news soon.    Lainey Wilson Got Bit by the Acting Bug   Wilson talked about playing Abby, a free-spirited musician in Yellowstone, and what role she would love to play. “Someday I'd love to play a role where I'm not an artist, where I'm not a singer. Maybe I play a role where I don't have a country accent. Would that be weird?”  Wilson is a huge Dolly Parton fan. Does she want parallel acting and music careers like Dolly? “You know, I feel like both Dolly and Reba [McEntire] did a great job at it, making sure that that the music is the priority no matter what.”    She added, “I would say that I'm a songwriter before I'm an artist, and without my songwriting, I wouldn't have all these other opportunities coming my way. So, it’s important for me to never let that go because that is my first true love. But 100%, I'm ready to do more of it. I feel like at the end of the day, if it's a role that gives me an opportunity to kind of step outside of the box and be creative, it gets my creative juices flowing.”   A Slow 2025   Wilson’s last couple of years was a whirlwind. Does she have a bit of free time now? “My gosh. Now, it's good. It's like I feel at peace with everything. I feel like I'm right where I'm supposed to be. I feel like I've got my feet planted. But also, I'm just in a good groove. I feel like I’m looking around and enjoying the moments.”   Engagement News Soon?   Would Wilson make a good "trophy wife," with her thriving career and wins as ACM Female Artist of the Year and CMA Entertainer of the Year? “Well, I'm a trophy. I don't know about the wife part just yet.” Does she want to get engaged on Valentine's Day? “I don't think so. I think it's going to be when I least expect it. So, it better not be on Valentine's Day, that's when everybody else gets engaged. I told him, ‘No birthday, no Valentine's, no Christmas, no holidays.’ This has got to be a holiday of its own, right?”   Listen to Lainey's new music, get updates on tour dates and buy official merch by visiting her website.

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