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Lainey Denay Wilson is a Grammy-winning American country singer-songwriter and actress. Born on May 19, 1992, in the small town of Baskin, Louisiana, she moved to Nashville in 2011 to pursue her music career, spending her early years living in a camper trailer while grinding it out on the local scene. Wilson broke through with her 2021 major-label debut Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ and the No. 1 hit “Things a Man Oughta Know.” She followed it with the critically acclaimed Bell Bottom Country (2022), which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and Whirlwind (2024), which further cemented her status as one of country music’s biggest stars. A multi-award-winning artist, she has won CMA Entertainer of the Year (2023 and 2025), multiple ACM Entertainer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year awards, and numerous other CMA and ACM honors. She is a Grand Ole Opry member and has scored multiple No. 1 country hits, including “Heart Like a Truck,” “Watermelon Moonshine,” “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” “4x4xU,” and “Somewhere Over Laredo.” Known for her authentic Southern voice, strong songwriting, and genre-blending style rooted in classic country and Southern rock, Wilson has collaborated with artists such as Cole Swindell, Jelly Roll, HARDY, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, and Post Malone. She has also expanded into acting, appearing in the hit series Yellowstone and making her feature film debut in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him. Lainey Wilson is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary country music—a hardworking, grounded artist who rose from small-town Louisiana to global stardom while staying true to her roots.