Her debut CD, Lainey Wilson, was released in 2014, but she has been performing since she was a child. Wilson was born in the little town of Baskin, Louisiana. The daughter of a farmer and a teacher.
Wilson began creating songs as a teenager after her father taught her a few chords. In 2006, she put out an EP called Country Girls Rule on Myspace. She signed a publishing deal and dropped an EP with the single “Things a Man Oughta Know” in 2019.
Date of Birth: May 19, 1992
Place of Birth: Baskin, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality: American
Genre: Country
Relationship: N/A
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Record label: BBR, Cupit, Lone Chief
Instruments: Vocals, guitar
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Career
On the Culprit label, Wilson dropped an album simply titled Wilson. In 2016, she released another album titled Tougher. The album was issued by Lone Chief Records. It was well received by fans, and the album ended up on Billboard’s 2016 list of the Top Country Albums.
Her second extended play, a self-titled set, was published independently in 2018. As a result, in 2018, Wilson signed a publishing contract with SONY/ATV.
Wilson has joined the BBR Music Group as a signed artist. Redneck Hollywood, her third EP, was her first to be released by a major label (2019).
It was also in 2019 that her first single for a major label, titled “Dirty Looks,” was made available to the public. The EP received good marks from Off the Record UK, which lauded Wilson’s composition and Jay Joyce’s production.
Wilson’s third radio single, “Things a Man Oughta Know,” was released on the BBR label in August 2020.
Apple Music, iHeart Radio, [Spotify], and Pandora all featured the song prominently in their media coverage.
Her breakthrough came in 2021 with “Things a Man Oughta Know,” which topped the Billboard Country Songs chart and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
Her third studio album, titled Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’, featured the song (2021). This disc, which featured 12 tracks, was her debut full-length album collection on the BBR label.
Wilson’s sound is based on country music but also incorporates pop, southern rock, modern country, and vintage country.
Songs
Lainey Wilson
Tougher
Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’
Country Girls Rule
Redneck Hollywood
“Tougher”
“Workin’ Overtime”
High on Somethin’”
“Dirty Looks”
“Things a Man Oughta Know”
Awards
“Things a Man Oughta Know” won the CMT Music Awards for Best Debut Video.
Award for Outstanding Debut by a Female Performer in Country Music, presented by the Academy of Country Music.
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