Lainey Wilson Returns To Host “The 60th Annual CMA Awards”

LAINEY WILSON RETURNS TO HOST “THE 60TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

Wilson Joins ESPN’s “College GameDay”
Live from Louisiana State University to Reveal News
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Celebrates Six Decades, Broadcasting Live From
Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 18 at 8/7c on ABC, Disney+ and Next Day on Hulu
 
Nashville, TN - Sept 05, 2026/ Sept 11, 2026
 
CMA and ABC have revealed that 12-time CMA Award winner Lainey Wilson will return to host “The 60th Annual CMA Awards,” marking her third consecutive year in the role and second consecutive year as solo host. The announcement was made live on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” timed to the show’s own milestone 500th show on the road from Louisiana State University in Wilson’s home state. Wilson will lead the star-studded evening as the CMA Awards celebrate 60 years of shining a spotlight on the industry’s most outstanding talent and unforgettable moments. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 8/7c on ABC, Disney+ and will be available next day on Hulu.
 
Watch the on-air promo HERE (YouTube): 

 
“I couldn’t be more excited to be hosting the CMA Awards again this year, especially with it being the 60th anniversary,” said Wilson. “I’ve had so much fun hosting the last two years, and this one’s going to be extra special. Can’t wait to see y’all in November!”

CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by over 7,000 Professional voting members of the Country Music Association, representing every sector of the industry. This peer-voted recognition holds unique significance, celebrating the creativity and dedication of those whose contributions continue to shape the genre and inspire fans around the world.

 
“The 60th Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton serves as Executive Producer, Alan Carter is Director, and Jon Macks is Head Writer.
 
Update: Lainey Wilson announced as opens for Harry Styles and host of this year's CMA Awards, receiving three nominations
 
·         Harry Styles announced (Sept 10) that Lainey will be the support act for his 2027 Toronto tour dates
·         Lainey received three CMA Award nominations (Sept 10) (Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year).
·         ‘Phone, Keys, Wallet’ is currently at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has racked up over 15 million Spotify streams to date, also currently celebrating its 5th week at #1 on the UK Country Radio Airplay Chart
·         Lainey will be performing at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on 26 September
 
ABOUT LAINEY WILSON:
“One of the hottest properties in country music” (The Guardian), Wilson hosted the 59th CMA Awards (the first solo female host since Reba McEntire in 1991) last Autumn, where she won three awards: Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (Whirlwind). She also released the deluxe version of her acclaimed album, Whirlwind, this past August, which features five additional tracks, including her UK and US #1 single, “Somewhere Over Laredo”. 
The Grand Ole Opry member is a prolific, sought-after songwriter, who has scored nine #1 hits including “4x4xU”, “Wildflowers And Wild Horses”, the 3x PLATINUM certified “Watermelon Moonshine” and the 4x PLATINUM Certified “Heart Like A Truck”, in addition to award-winning collaborations with Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”), Jelly Roll (“Save Me”) and HARDY (“wait in the truck”).
Moreover, Wilson has collaborated with artists such as Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton and Post Malone, made her acting debut in Paramount’s hit television series, Yellowstone, and recently launched her fifth collection with Wrangler, as well as her own boot (Golden West Boots) and jewelry lines (The Lainey Wilson Jewelry Collection).

Connect with Lainey Wilson: WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | YOUTUBE | X | FACEBOOK

The road to Country Music’s Biggest Night continues Thursday, Sept. 10, when CMA reveals the nominees for “The 60th Annual CMA Awards,” first on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” then via livestream on CMA’s official YouTube channel. Tickets for “The 60th Annual CMA Awards” go on sale Friday, Sept. 18 at CMAworld.com/tickets.

Country Billboard Chart News – May 31, 2025: Morgan Wallen Dominates

Country Billboard Chart News May 31, 2025

Morgan Wallen’s ‘Problem’ Overwhelms The Country Charts and tops the Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100

In Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of May 31, 2025) Starts Sun May 25, Ends Sat May 31, 2025

Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of May 31, 2025)

Country Album Chart ** No.1 (1 week) ** I’M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (1 week) ** “What I Want” Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae

Country Airplay Chart ** No.1 (6 weeks) ** “I'm The Problem” Morgan Wallen

Country Digital Songs ** No.1 ** (2 weeks non-consecutive) “Hard Fought Hallelujah” Brandon Lake x Jelly Roll

Billboard 200 News

Morgan Wallen’s latest studio effort, I’m the Problem, debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated May 31) with the year’s biggest week for any album — 493,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending May 22, according to Luminate. It also easily lands the largest streaming week for any album in 2025.

Of I’m the Problem’s 493,000 first-week equivalent album units, streaming equivalent albums (SEA) units comprised 357,000 (equaling 462.63 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 37 tracks; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprised 133,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales) and track equivalent albums (TEA) units comprised 3,000.

I’m the Problem captured 2025’s biggest week by equivalent album units earned. The last bigger week was the opening frame of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department over a year ago. It bowed at No. 1 with 2.61 million units on the May 4, 2024-dated chart.

It’s the third No.1 for Wallen on the Billboard 200, following 2023’s ONE THING AT A TIME (19 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1) and 2021’s DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM (10 weeks at No. 1, all consecutive). The latter two titles both debuted at No. 1 and have never left the weekly top 50 of the chart. On the latest chart, ONE THING AT A TIME is a non-mover at No. 4 (42,000 equivalent album units; down 13%; making Wallen the only act with two concurrent albums in the weekly top five in 2025), while Dangerous shifts 11-12.

I’m the Problem was officially announced in mid-March and was preceded by eight charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100 over the past 10 months, all of which reached the top 20 of the ranking, including six top 10s (the most top 10s ever from an album prior to its release). Among them were the No. 1 “Love Somebody,” which debuted atop the list last November, and the album’s title track (No. 2 in February).

Meanwhile, Wallen claimed the top three spots on the Hot 100, with “What I Want” followed by “Just in Case” at No. 2 and “I’m the Problem” at No.3 – as he becomes the first artist that primarily records country music to have monopolized the top three in a single week over the chart’s 66-year history.

Billboard Hot 100 News

Morgan Wallen claimed a massive week on Billboard’s charts (dated May 31), as the country superstar breaks his own record for the most songs ever charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week. He sents a staggering 37 songs onto the latest chart, with all except for one from his new album, I’m the Problem.

Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want,” featuring Tate McRae, blasted in at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The collaboration between the country and pop stars – from Wallen’s new album, I’m the Problem, which soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 2025’s biggest week by equivalent album units – is Wallen’s fourth Hot 100 leader and McRae’s first. She surpasses her prior No. 3 best set by “Greedy” in January 2024. In March, McRae notched her first Billboard 200 No. 1 with So Close to What; she’s the first artist this year to lead both lists for the first time.

“What I Want,” on Mercury/Big Loud/Republic (with Wallen and McRae two of its six writers), becomes the 1,180th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s archives, and the 83rd to debut on top. It tallied 31.2 million official streams, 3.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 2,000 sold in the United States in its first week of release (May 16-22).

Wallen previously topped the Hot 100 with “Love Somebody,” also on I’m the Problem, for a week upon its debut in November; as featured on Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” which bowed at No. 1 in May 2024 and led for six weeks; and with “Last Night,” for 16 weeks beginning in March 2023, before wrapping as the chart’s top hit that year.

Wallen boasted six songs in all in the latest Hot 100’s top 10, with “I Got Better” also debuting, at No. 7, and “Superman” flying 16-8 in its second week on the chart. He has now charted nine top 10s from I’m the Problem; only Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights (10 top 10s each) have yielded more, with Drake’s Certified Lover Boy also having generated nine.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” slid 4-9 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July.  

             

Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart News

NICE ‘PROBLEM’ TO HAVE: Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” (Mercury/ Republic/Big Loud) topped Country Airplay for a sixth total and consecutive week (31.7 million, down 1%). It became the third No.1 from his album of the same name ahead of its May16 release, following “Love Somebody” (three weeks in February) and “Lies Lies Lies” (one week, November). His latest single being promoted to country radio, “Just in Case,” rose 15-13 (14.8 million, up 8%). “I’m the Problem” is the third of Wallen’s 17 Country Airplay No. 1s to reign for six frames or more, after “You Proof,” which shares the record for the most time on top (10 weeks, 2022-23), and “Last Night” (eight weeks, 2023). Five total cuts from I’m the Problem are scaling Country Airplay, with the title track and “Just in Case” followed in the top40 by “I Ain’t Coming Back,” with Post Malone (43-32; 2.9 million, up 48%).

Singer-songwriter Josh Ross, 30, from Waterdown, Ontario, achieved his first top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as his first entry, “Single Again” (The Core/Universal Music Canada/Mercury Nashville), pushed 11-10 on the list dated May31. The song increased by 10% to 16.6 million impressions May16-22, according to Luminate. It’s from Ross’ eight-song set Complicated that arrived in March 2024. It hit No. 2 on the Canada Country chart last October, becoming the fifth of his six career-opening top 10s. Ross co-authored “Single Again” with Joe Fox and Brad Rempel, and Matt Geroux produced it. (Fellow Canadian Rempel is a member of the group High Valley, which has notched 20 top10s on Canada Country in 2012-24.) Notably, “Single Again” reached the Country Airplay top 10 in its 60th week on the chart, wrapping the third-longest trip to the tier since the survey launched in January 1990.

Billboard’s Country Chart News

No.1 Morgan Wallen I’M THE PROBLEM/ ”What I Want” (featuring Tate McRae): Wallen’s 37-song set blasted in atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (dated May 31), as well as the all-genre Billboard 200. It grants the singer-songwriter from Sneedville, Tenn., his fourth and third leader, respectively.

In its first week (May 16-22), I’m the Problem earned 493,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate — the biggest week by that metric of 2025. The LP sold 133,000, marking his best career sales week. On the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart, Wallen boasts 36 tracks, all from I’m the Problem, as he breaks his own record for the largest one-week share of the survey, surpassing the 35 that he logged on the March 18, 2023, chart when his previous LP, One Thing at a Time, debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums and the Billboard 200.

Wallen recently debuted seven of the album's songs at his inaugural, self-curated and multi-genre Sand In My Boots Festival, including the title track “I'm The Problem;” the Grammy.com-praised “deceptively smooth-sounding” “Kick Myself;” “Don't We,” declared an “arena-ready track” by Billboard; “I'm A Little Crazy,” noted as “a gorgeous paranoiac ballad” by Washington Post; “I Got Better;” “Superman” and “Just In Case.”

Wallen's coinciding 2025 I'm The Problem Tour kicks off June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The 20-show run will include stops in Seattle, Washington; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Toronto, Ontario and more. With a second stop added in Madison, Wisconsin, Wallen's appearances will mark the first time an artist has played two consecutive nights at Camp Randall Stadium.

A rotating lineup of guests including Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Koe Wetzel join in direct support with Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, Ella Langley and Anne Wilson as first-of-three across select dates. Coupled with May's Sand In My Boots Festival and a special one-night-only album release celebration show on May 28 at Roundhouse in London, these 22 shows are the only place to see the superstar in 2025. 

Morgan Wallen's I'm The Problem Tracklist: SEE BLOG

Country Airplay

** No.1 (6 weeks) ** “I'm The Problem” Morgan Wallen 31.716 million audience (-0.274 million gain) / 9115 radio plays (+105 / 16 weeks on the chart

** Airpower/ Most Increased Audience ** No.17 “Backup Plan” Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs (+2.816 million gain)

** Hot Shot Debut ** No.55 “What I Want” Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae

Debut No.58 “Superman” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.60 “Burned Down Heaven” Chase McDaniel

Hot County Songs

** No.1 (1 week)/ Hot Shot Debut ** “What I Want” Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae

** Streaming Gainer ** No.2 “Just In Case” Morgan Wallen

** Sales Gainer ** No.3 I'm The Problem Morgan Wallen

** Hot Shot Debut ** No.4 “I Got Better” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.8 “Cigarettes” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.9 “Kick Myself” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.10 “Eyes Are Closed” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.12 “Falling Apart” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.13 “Skoal, Chevy, And Browning” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.14 “TN” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.15 “Where'd That Girl Go” Morgan WallenDebut No.16 “Kiss Her In Front Of You” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.19 “If You Were Mine” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.20 “Missing” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.23 “Genesis” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.24 “Don't We” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.25 “Dark Til Daylight” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.26 “Interlude” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.27 “Number 3 And Number 7” Morgan Wallen Featuring Eric Church

Debut No.28 “Revelation” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.30 “Jack And Jill” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.31 “Come Back As A Redneck” Morgan Wallen Featuring HARDY

Debut No.33 “Miami” Morgan Wallen

** Airplay Gainer ** No.34 “Backup Plan” Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs

Debut No.35 “The Dealer” Morgan Wallen Featuring ERNEST

Debut No.36 “Leavin's The Least I Could Do” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.37 “Drinking Til It Does” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.38 “Nothin' Left” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.41 “LA Night” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.45 “Whiskey In Reverse” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.46 “Working Man's Song” Morgan Wallen

Debut No.48 “Crazy Eyes” Morgan Wallen

Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart

Congratulations to Morgan Wallen, Stacy Blythe, Tyler Waugh and the Big Loud promotion team on holding “I’m The Problem” at No. 1 for a second week. With an increase of 175 plays from last week, the song has tied for the fourth largest one-week play total in chart history, with 9,890. Songwriters are Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Grady Block, Jamie McLaughlin and Wallen.

Morgan Wallen with “I’m The Problem” (Big Loud) held at No.1 logging 9890 radio spins (+175), 38.818 million audience impressions (+0.526 million) with 32607 Total Points (+362) from 159 tracking stations (159 ADDS) for the published chart dated May 27, 2025 

Lainey Wilson’s “Somewhere Over Laredo” Is The Most Added

Kudos to Lee Adams and the Broken Bow crew on scoring 123 adds for “Somewhere Over Laredo” by Lainey Wilson. This is the third largest add week for a solo female in Mediabase history, behind only Carrie Underwood’s “Smoke Break” (145 in Aug. 2015)

Furthering its success, the track garnered over 1.16 million streams across platforms in the first 24 hours of its release, earning Wilson her biggest first day of streaming to date. The song is from the new deluxe version of Wilson’s award-winning album, Whirlwind, which will be released August 22 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville in celebration of the record’s one-year anniversary (pre-order/pre-save/pre-add here). In addition to Whirlwind’s original 14 songs, the extended edition will feature five additional tracks: “Somewhere Over Laredo,” “Bell Bottoms Up,” “King Ranch, King George, King James,” “Yesterday, All Day, Every Day” and “Peace, Love and Cowboys.”

Already receiving widespread attention, Wilson performed “Somewhere Over Laredo” live for the first time at the 2025 American Music Awards earlier this week and appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss the new track, while Billboard praised, “one of her most commanding, dynamic vocal performances to date, crescendo-ing from a soft-focus, tender vocal, before gradually reaching into her upper register for powerful moments that heighten the song’s emotional acuity”. 

Photo credit: CeCe Dawson

May 27, 2025 The Weeks ADDS

Artist/Title (Label)          TW       Historic

LAINEY WILSON/Somewhere Over Laredo (Broken Bow)       123       123

GAVIN ADCOCK/Never Call Again (Warner/WMN)           18         18

BLAKE SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse)        16         80

S. MCCREERY f/HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets (Triple Tigers)         15         125

WARREN ZEIDERS/Relapse (Warner/WEA)       10         58

PRESTON COOPER/Weak (Valory)       10         66

DASHA/Not At This Party (Warner/WMN)            7          80

DYLAN SCOTT/What He'll Never 

Have (Curb)    6          84

BRETT YOUNG/Drink With You (Nashville Harbor)         5          88

HUDSON WESTBROOK/House Again (River House/Warner/WAR)          5          86

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Happen To Me (Triple Tigers)    5          154

Billboard Hot 100

TW LW WOC Title Artist ( Peak )
1 New 1 What I Want ‒ Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae ( 1 )
2 11 9 Just In Case ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 2 )
3 6 16 I'm The Problem ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 2 )
4 2 15 Ordinary ‒ Alex Warren ( 2 )
5 1 26 Luther ‒ Kendrick Lamar & SZA ( 1 )
6 3 40 Die With A Smile ‒ Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars ( 1 )
7 New 1 I Got Better ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 7 )
8 16 2 Superman ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 8 )
9 4 58 A Bar Song (Tipsy) ‒ Shaboozey ( 1 )
10 18 31 Love Somebody ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 1 )
15 25 5 I Ain't Coming Back ‒ Morgan Wallen Featuring Post Malone ( 8 )
19 13 54 I Had Some Help ‒ Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen ( 1 )
20 New 1 20 Cigarettes ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 20 )
21 New 1 Kick Myself ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 21 )
22 New 1 Eyes Are Closed ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 22 )
23 19 7 All The Way ‒ BigXthaPlug Featuring Bailey Zimmerman ( 4 )
25 New 1 Falling Apart ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 25 )
29 New 1 Skoal, Chevy, And Browning ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 29 )
31 New 1 TN ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 31 )
32 New 1 Where'd That Girl Go ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 32 )
34 New 1 Kiss Her In Front Of You ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 34 )
35 29 19 Worst Way ‒ Riley Green ( 29 )
39 33 17 Sports Car ‒ Tate McRae ( 16 )
40 52 9 I'm A Little Crazy ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 17 )
41 New 1 If You Were Mine ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 41 )
42 New 1 Missing ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 42 )
44 35 16 Weren't For The Wind ‒ Ella Langley ( 35 )
45 68 21 Smile ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 4 )
46 New 1 Genesis ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 46 )
48 New 1 Don't We ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 48 )
50 New 1 Dark Til Daylight ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 50 )
51 New 1 Interlude ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 51 )
52 New 1 Number 3 And Number 7 ‒ Morgan Wallen Featuring Eric Church ( 52 )
54 New 1 Revelation ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 54 )
55 38 26 Squabble Up ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 )
56 39 37 Am I Okay? ‒ Megan Moroney ( 39 )
60 New 1 Jack And Jill ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 60 )
63 New 1 Come Back As A Redneck ‒ Morgan Wallen Featuring HARDY ( 63 )
64 48 26 Good News ‒ Shaboozey ( 34 )
65 New 1 Miami ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 65 )
68 50 3 Backup Plan ‒ Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs ( 36 )
69 New 1 The Dealer ‒ Morgan Wallen Featuring ERNEST ( 69 )
70 New 1 Leavin's The Least I Could Do ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 70 )
72 New 1 Drinking Til It Does ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 72 )
73 New 1 Nothin' Left ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 73 ))
78 53 24 Indigo ‒ Sam Barber Featuring Avery Anna ( 40 )
79 New 1 LA Night ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 79 )
80 67 14 Hard Fought Hallelujah ‒ Brandon Lake X Jelly Roll ( 40 )
81 62 4 After All The Bars Are Closed ‒ Thomas Rhett ( 62 )
82 64 4 Amen ‒ Shaboozey & Jelly Roll ( 64 )
83 New 1 Whiskey In Reverse ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 83 )
84 New 1 Working Man's Song ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 84 ))
88 New 1 Crazy Eyes ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 88 )
92 78 11 Backseat Driver ‒ Kane Brown ( 67 )
93 84 6 Whiskey Drink ‒ Jason Aldean ( 83 )

The Billboard 200

TW LW WOC Title Artist ( Peak )

1 New 1 I'm The Problem ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 1 )

2 3 128 SOS ‒ SZA ( 1 )

3 New 1 Echo ‒ Jin ( 3 )

4 4 116 One Thing At A Time ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 1 )

5 7 26 GNX ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 )

Top Album Sales

Week of May 31, 2025
TW LW WOC Title Artist ( Peak )
1 NEW 1 I'm The Problem - Morgan Wallen ( 1 ) 

Top Country Albums

Week of May 31, 2025

TW LW WOC Title Artist ( Peak )
1 NEW 1 I'm The Problem - Morgan Wallen ( 1 )
2 1 116 One Thing At A Time - Morgan Wallen ( 1 )
3 2 228 Dangerous: The Double Album - Morgan Wallen ( 1 )
4 3 51 Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going - Shaboozey ( 2 )
5 4 40 F-1 Trillion - Post Malone ( 1 )

Lainey Wilson’s New Song “Bell Bottoms Up” Drops in Celebration Of National Bell Bottoms Day

LAINEY WILSON’S NEW SONG “BELL BOTTOMS UP” OUT TODAYIN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL BELL BOTTOMS DAY

Nashville, TN (April 4, 2025) —Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning artist Lainey Wilson’s new song, “Bell Bottoms Up,” is out now in celebration of National Bell Bottoms Day tomorrow, April 5. 

Listen to the song HERE(preferred music platform) or below:

An homage to her trademark style, “Bell Bottoms Up” is a high-energy anthem and was recorded at London’s historic Abbey Roads Studio. Sharing a name with her Nashville bar, the song was written by Wilson and her band and is already a fan favorite from her extensive Whirlwind World Tour. 

Full tour details can be found at www.laineywilson.com/tour.

 Photo Credit: Eric Ryan Anderson

The release adds to yet another triumphant year for Wilson, who is nominated for seven awards at the upcoming 60th Annual ACM Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (Whirlwind), Song of the Year (“4x4xU,” as an artist and songwriter), Visual Media of the Year (“4x4xU”) and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.

 

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Lainey Wilson Nominated For Seven Awards At 60th Annual ACM Awards

LAINEY WILSON NOMINATED FOR SEVEN AWARDS AT 60TH ANNUAL ACM AWARDS

EXTENSIVE WHIRLWIND WORLD TOUR UNDERWAY 

Nashville, TN (March 27, 2025) — 12x ACM Award-winner and reigning Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson is nominated for seven awards at the 60th Annual ACM Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (Whirlwind), Song of the Year (“4x4xU,” as an artist and songwriter), Visual Media of the Year (“4x4xU”) and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.The awards ceremony willstream live exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, May 8 from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

The nominations add to yet another triumphant year for Wilson, who recently earned her eighth #1 at country radio with “4x4xU,” and is in the midst of her nearly sold-out Whirlwind World Tour, including stops this fall at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Austin’s Moody Center,Baton Rouge’s Raising Cane’s River Center Arenaand Denver’s Ball Arena among many others. The upcoming dates follow the tour’s first leg—a completely sold-out extensive run across the U.K and Europe earlier this month. See below for the complete tour itinerary. Full details can be found at www.laineywilson.com/tour.

The tour further celebrates Wilson’s widely acclaimed new album, Whirlwind, which was released this past summer via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville (stream/purchase HERE). Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jay Joyce (Miranda Lambert, Eric Church), the record earned Wilson her best sales week ever as it debuted at #8 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart—her first top 10 entry.

Critical acclaim for Whirlwind:

“the best release of her career” —The Tennessean 

“She’s becoming a major headlining country star, and this album feels like it’s cementing that position” —NPR Music

“next-generation icon” —Newsweek 

“her music has a blend of brawn, heart, and willingness to upend the status quo that’s not only listenable, but also the kind of thing you can’t help but root for” —Rolling Stone 

“A romantic survivor with cowgirl cred, carried by a voice that can convey ache and mettle in equal measure” —The New York Times 

“Her new album features 14 tracks highlighting Wilson’s true country sound and a gift for storytelling” —Forbes 

“Lainey Wilson is the most exciting new artist in music, and transcends genres” —Spin” 

“her most unapologetically country album yet” —Vulture 

“Whirlwind captures the pinnacle of the singer’s journey thus far still while holding onto the parts of her that make her feel human” —American Songwriter

In just the past year, Wilson was also inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, performed during the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Halftime Show, won Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, three awards at the 59th ACM Awards and two awards at the 58th CMA Awards, where she also made her hosting debut alongside Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan. Wilson also received two awards at this year’s ACM Honors: the prestigious Triple Crown Award—presented to those who have won ACM Entertainer of the Year, Female/Male Vocalist of the Year and New Female/Male Vocalist of the Year—and the Milestone Award, which is given to an artist who has had an unprecedented or outstanding year in country music.

A prolific and sought-after songwriter, Wilson has scored eight #1 hits including “4x4xU,” “Watermelon Moonshine” and the 2x PLATINUM Certified “Heart Like A Truck,” and has collaborated with artists such as Post Malone (“Nosedive”), Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”), Jelly Roll (“Save Me”), HARDY (“wait in the truck”) and Myles Smith (“Nice To Meet You”). She is also a triple threat within entertainment as a singer, songwriter and actor, as she made her acting debut in season 5 of Paramount’s hit series Yellowstone and recently returned for its final episode of the series. Moreover, Wilson wrote and recorded “Out of Oklahoma,” which was featured in the new Twisters movie.

Lainey Wilson Scores Eighth #1 At Country Radio With “4X4XU”

LAINEY WILSON SCORES EIGHTH #1 AT COUNTRY RADIO WITH “4X4XU”

WHIRLWIND WORLD TOUR NEARS SELL-OUT

Nashville, TN (February 17, 2025) - Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning artist Lainey Wilson has earned her eighth #1 at country radio via Broken Bow Records with her current single, “4x4xU.” Hailed as “a breezy ode to lasting love” by Rolling Stone, “4x4xU” has quickly become a fan favorite since its release this past summer.

Watch the official music video here:

Wilson’s nearly sold-out Whirlwind World Tour is set to kick off in March, adding to yet another landmark year for the singer, songwriter and entertainer. Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Coors Light and Wrangler, the tour will include stops at Zurich’s X-TRA, Paris’ Elysée Montmartre, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, Baton Rouge’s Raising Cane’s River Center Arena and Denver’s Ball Arena among many others. Special guests on the tour include ERNEST, Muscadine Bloodline, Kaitlin Butts, Maddox Batson, Drake Milligan, Lauren Watkins and Zach Meadows. See below for the complete tour itinerary. Full details can be found at www.laineywilson.com/tour.

Additionally, Wilson recently joined British singer and songwriter Myles Smith for a special remix of his song, “Nice To Meet You,” which is out now. Listen/share HERE.

Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jay Joyce (Miranda Lambert, Eric Church), Wilson’s latest studio album, Whirlwind, was released via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville this past summer and was nominated for Best Country Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. With the album, Wilson achieved her best sales week ever as the record debuted at #8 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart—her first top 10 entry. Stream/purchase Whirlwind HERE.

Critical acclaim for Whirlwind: 

“the best release of her career” —The Tennessean

“She’s becoming a major headlining country star, and this album feels like it’s cementing that position” —NPR Music

“her music has a blend of brawn, heart, and willingness to upend the status quo that’s not only listenable, but also the kind of thing you can’t help but root for” —Rolling Stone

“A romantic survivor with cowgirl cred, carried by a voice that can convey ache and mettle in equal measure” —The New York Times

“Her new album features 14 tracks highlighting Wilson’s true country sound and a gift for storytelling” —Forbes

“Whirlwind captures the pinnacle of the singer’s journey thus far still while holding onto the parts of her that make her feel human” —American Songwriter

In just the past year, Wilson was also inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, performed during the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Halftime Show, won Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, three awards at the 59th ACM Awards and two awards at the 58th CMA Awards, where she also made her hosting debut alongside Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan. Wilson also received two awards at this year’s ACM Honors: the prestigious Triple Crown Award—presented to those who have won ACM Entertainer of the Year, Female/Male Vocalist of the Year and New Female/Male Vocalist of the Year—and the Milestone Award, which is given to an artist who has had an unprecedented or outstanding year in country music.

A prolific and sought-after songwriter, Wilson has scored eight #1 hits including “4x4xU,” “Watermelon Moonshine” and the 2x PLATINUM Certified “Heart Like A Truck,” and has also collaborated with artists such as Post Malone (“Nosedive”), Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”), Jelly Roll (“Save Me”) and HARDY (“wait in the truck”). She is also a triple threat within entertainment as a singer, songwriter and actor, as she made her acting debut in season 5 of Paramount’s hit series Yellowstone and recently returned for its final episode of the series. Moreover, Wilson wrote and recorded “Out of Oklahoma,” which was featured in the new Twisters movie.

Jelly Roll’s "Save Me" featuring Lainey Wilson ascends to #1 On Country Airplay Charts

"SAVE ME" BY JELLY ROLL FEATURING LAINEY WILSON ASCENDS TO #1 ON COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHARTS

 "Save Me" Marks 2X GRAMMY Nominee Jelly Roll's Third Consecutive #1 Song in 2023

  2X GRAMMY Nominee Lainey Wilson Sets Billboard Record for the Shortest Gap Between #1 Singles for a Female Country Artist

Nashville, TN (December 4, 2023) – Stoney Creek Records' Jelly Roll and Broken Bow Records' Lainey Wilson cap off a monumental year with a Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase #1 single with "Save Me." The monster hit flew up the charts serving as Jelly Roll’s third consecutive single to top the charts in 2023 with "Son of A Sinner" reaching that position in January followed by "Need a Favor" in August.  

Country Airplay

** No.1 (1 week) / Most Increased Audience ** “Save Me” Jelly Roll With Lainey Wilson 34.578 million audience (+2.689 million gain) / 8477 radio plays (+900)

Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart

Congratulations to Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), Adrian Michaels, Shelley Hargis, Scotty O’Brien and the Stoney Creek promotion team on taking “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson to No.1. Its 9,604 spins represented the largest one-week total in the Mediabase era.

“Save Me” (Curb) moved 2-1 logging 9,604 radio spins (+967), 42.292 million audience impressions (+2.643 million) with 33840 Total Points from 155 tracking stations (155 ADDS) for the published chart dated December 4, 2023.

Written by 2X GRAMMY nominee/2023 CMA Best New Artist of the Year winner Jelly Roll, “Save Me”(writers are David Ray and DeFord) featuring Lainey Wilson was released as part of his debut Country Album, WHITSITT CHAPEL (released June 2nd, 2023) – which earned the biggest Country debut album in Billboard Consumption Chart history. For Lainey, it marks her sixth release to top the charts and with just a six-week gap since she last peaked at #1 with "Watermelon Moonshine", she now holds the Billboard chart history record for the shortest break between #1 singles by a female country artist.

2023 has served as a career defining year for both Jelly and Lainey with each recently earning two GRAMMY nominations including a joint nomination for "Save Me" in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category. In the general categories, Jelly Roll earned a Best New Artist nomination and  Lainey Wilson's Bell Bottom Country landed a nomination for Best Country Album. In addition, you'll find both up for nominations at the Pollstar Awards in 2024. 

In addition to earning a 2023 CMA Award for Best New Artist of the Year, Jelly's rolling right into the New Year having earned four People's Choice Country Awards and three CMT Awards.  He also recently wrapped his sold-out 44-city 2023 Backroad Baptism Arena Tour and celebrated multi-format success with "Need a Favor" peaking inside the Top 10 on Hot AC and Top 25 on Top 40. In Music City, he's currently spearheading Nashville's largest toy drive through December 15 with donation bins located at eight Walmart locations around the metro area.

Already this year, Lainey has won five CMA Awards including the top honor of "Entertainer of the Year", four ACM Awards, two CMT Music Awards, three People's Choice Country Awards, completed a 28-date sold-out headlining tour, made her Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Lollapalooza debut. Wilson was also honored as Billboard Women in Music’s 2023 “Rulebreaker”. Fans can catch Lainey closing out HARDY’s The Mockingbird & The Crow tour and at her four sold-out “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” shows at NFR this month before she embarks on the highly anticipated "Country's Cool Again" and “Lainey Wilson: LIVE” tours in 2024. 

About Jelly Roll: 

Nashville native singer/songwriter Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) recently debuted Top 3 on the Billboard 200 All Genre Chart and #2 on the Top Country Album charts with his debut Country Album, WHITSITT CHAPEL (released June 2nd, 2023) - earning the biggest Country debut album in Billboard Consumption Chart history. 

Following his sweep at the 2023 CMT Music Awards where he earned 3 awards to become the most awarded artist of the night, the Billboard Country Power List Cover star and “country’s ‘most authentic’ new artist” (The New Yorker) recently received Billboard’s 2023 Breakthrough Award. “One of Nashville’s fastest rising stars” (The New York Times), Jelly was an 8X nominee and 4X winner at the People’s Choice Country Awards and was the most nominated male at the 2023 CMA Awards, with five total nominations capturing his first CMA Award for "New Artist of the Year."

His current hit single “Save Me” — a confessional, vulnerable expression of self-doubt— set the stage for his new season of life and took him to new heights, has more than 155 million views on YouTube and Platinum certification from the RIAA. 

Jelly debuted the song along with Lainey Wilson at the 2023 ACM Awards on the heels of his 28-week reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart. “Save Me” became his third consecutive #1 single in 2023 following his multi-week #1 hits on Country and Rock radio, “Need A Favor” and “Son of A Sinner.”

Having just wrapped his sold-out 44-city 2023 Backroad Baptism Arena Tour and celebrated multi-format success with "Need a Favor" inside the Top 10 on Hot AC and Top 25 on Top 40, Jelly Roll continues to resonate with fans on a global scale and earn numerous industry milestones - from playing his sold-out hometown show for 18,000 fans at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to sold-out dates at the Ryman Auditorium and the release of his critically acclaimed Hulu documentary produced by ABC News, “Save Me.”  Featured by Nightline, GMA, GMA3, The New York Times, The Tennessean, Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, CMT and more, his self-built, unconventional industry rise and unique fan connection has garnered praise from numerous outlets, with Variety noting, “for everyone who’s facing the same struggles, Jelly Roll is their Springsteen,” and American Songwriter echoing, “with a string of accolades and an extremely dedicated following, Jelly Roll has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.”

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