Lainey Wilson is the most popular female country artist to come around in a decade. She’s released five studio albums — 2024’s Whirlwind is her latest — racking up CMA Awards and a Grammy and selling out arenas globally. That’s no small feat in a world where country radio is king and rarely plays two female artists back to back. In 2023, she was named Entertainer of the Year at the CMAs, becoming the first woman to win in more than 10 years. She’s nominated for three Grammys at the 2026 awards — and, keeping on theme, is the only woman nominated for Best Country Solo Performance.

Wilson, 33, is thriving in other arenas, too. Her longtime boyfriend, Devlin “Duck” Hodges, popped the question this year, and she’s continuing her acting career in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Reminde

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