October 3, 2025—On the cusp of being named host of the 59th Annual CMA Awards, Lainey Wilson performed a sold-out show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena just last week as part of her lengthy “Whirlwind World Tour.“

Wilson will return to Bridgestone on November 19 for the CMA Awards ceremony, where she is tied as the most-nominated artist with six nominations: Female Vocalist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Whirlwind), Song of the Year (“4x4xU”), Single of the Year (“4x4xU”) and Music Video of the Year (“Somewhere Over Laredo”).

These awards are just the latest in a course of recent milestones for Wilson, who is highlighted on the 2025 TIME100 Next list, featured as the cover star of Southern Living’s November issue, and confirmed to headline Stagecoach Festival this upcoming spring. Today, she also releases a brand new version of the holiday classic, “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” with Bing Crosby.

Known for her dynamic live performances, Wilson will continue her “Whirlwind World Tour” through this fall, which also includes a sold-out show at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 10, before embarking on an extensive headline run across New Zealand and Australia in 2026.

Additionally, Wilson released the deluxe version of her award-winning album, Whirlwind, earlier this summer via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. In accession to Whirlwind’s original 14 songs, the new extended edition features five additional tracks: “King Ranch, King George, King James,” “Bell Bottoms Up,” “Yesterday, All Day, Every Day,” “Peace, Love, and Cowboys,” and “Somewhere Over Laredo,” which is also currently Top 10 at country radio and progressively climbing the charts.

Released to overwhelming attention from fans and critics alike, “Somewhere Over Laredo” was the most added song on country radio at impact and earned widespread praise from outlets such as Rolling Stone and Billboard and CBS Mornings, who called it “one of her most commanding, compelling vocal performances to date, crescendo-ing from a soft-focus, delicate vocal, before gradually reaching into her upper register for powerful moments that heighten the song’s emotional acuity.”

“The reigning current standard-bearer for women in country” (Variety), Wilson also won four awards at the 60th ACM Awards this past spring — Entertainer of the Year (her second consecutive win), Female Artist of the Year (her third consecutive win), Album of the Year (Whirlwind), and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. She also performed during last year’s Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Halftime Show and won two awards at the 58th CMA Awards, where she made her hosting debut alongside Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning. Wilson also recently launched her fourth collection with well known brand Wrangler, as well as her own boot (Golden West Boots) and jewelry lines (The Lainey Wilson Jewelry Collection).

The 16 ACM, nine CMA, and Grammy Award-winner and Grand Ole Opry member is a creative, sought-after songwriter who has scored eight No. 1 hits including “4x4xU,” “Wildflowers And Wild Horses,” “Watermelon Moonshine,” and the two PLATINUM Certified “Heart Like A Truck,” in addition to award-winning collaborations with Cole Swindell on “Never Say Never”, Jelly Roll for “Save Me,” and HARDY’s “Wait in the Truck.” Furthermore, Wilson recorded and wrote “Out of Oklahoma” for the Twisters movie and has collaborated with artists such as Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Post Malone and many more. She will also make her feature-length film acting debut in next year’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him, after first acting in Paramount’s hit television series, “Yellowstone.”

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