Lainey Wilson At The 2023 CMAs
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00:00Jeff Kirkshin with Lainey Wilson!
00:02Hey, I like that.
00:03I gotta talk about Philly first, because you are headlining our XTU 40th anniversary show next year.
00:09Pumped.
00:09You're gonna start your headlining tour in Nashville.
00:12Yep.
00:12And you're coming right to Philly.
00:13That's it.
00:14That's pretty cool.
00:15I know, I'm excited.
00:16Because you're like, at home here, and then the first stop you're gonna do is with XTU on the East Coast's biggest country station.
00:22Yep.
00:23That's so huge.
00:24It's huge.
00:24And we just talked to Ian Munsick, who speaks the world of you, by the way.
00:27Well, I love him today.
00:28One of the highlights, he said, is no matter how big she's now gotten, which, I mean, you know, look at you right now.
00:33Most nominations for the CMAs, he said she's still Lainey Wilson.
00:36She's still the same girl I've known for years.
00:38Hey, I've got way too many people in my life that keep me real humble.
00:41My family back at home, my nephews, they don't think I'm cool at all, so.
00:44Well, let's look back.
00:46Last time I saw you perform was actually on our stage at National Finals Rodeo.
00:51Yep.
00:51In a little radio stage at Cowboy Christmas.
00:53That's it.
00:54That was less than a year and a half ago.
00:56And now here you are.
00:57When you really think about that, that is...
00:59Think about the rise and how quick this has been for you.
01:02Even then, you were like, man, I really wish I could be on Yellowstone.
01:06Now you're on Yellowstone.
01:07Hey, you speak it and you believe it.
01:08I know.
01:09It's been wild.
01:10I will say, I've been here in Nashville for a little over 12 and a half years.
01:15Right.
01:15But it does seem like once things finally started clicking and working, it was like I was just trying to hold on for dear life.
01:21And that's the way it's been.
01:22But it's been fun.
01:23You know, it's so funny when you talk to artists and you're like, man, you're really just getting going.
01:27You're like, no, I've been doing this for...
01:29It took those 11 years.
01:31That's right.
01:31But I wouldn't have been ready.
01:33I'm telling you, if I had not spent the 12 years in this town like I have, I don't know if I'd have had enough of a story to tell.
01:41You know, you live and you grow and you learn.
01:43And that's what you write about.
01:44One last question.
01:45I love hearing this from artists.
01:47Who does Laney Wilson listen to right now?
01:49What's an album you have on repeat or an artist you love to listen to?
01:52Maybe you draw inspiration from it.
01:54Well...
01:55There's so many good ones.
01:56I know.
01:56Well, there's a girl right now that I absolutely love.
01:58She's a dear friend of mine.
01:59We write a lot of music together.
02:01Her name is Meg McCree.
02:02Okay.
02:03And she's great.
02:03And then also another guy who I'm bringing out on the road with me, his name is Zach Top.
02:08Zach Top.
02:08Zach Top.
02:09And it is country to the bone.
02:11And it is so good.
02:13I feel like both of those artists are just timeless and I'm a fan.
02:17Well, thanks for staying true to your heart always.
02:18We love Laney Wilson and we love Good Luck Tomorrow Night.
02:22CMAs.
02:23A lot of awards.