Lainey Wilson’s New Album Gave Her ‘A Lot Of Peace’
Lainey Wilson performed on the Today Show this week and chatted with the hosts about her upcoming album, Whirlwind.
Lainey said of the new project before she performed, “I feel like writing this record and recording this record; it made me feel at home, and it brought me a lot of peace when my life was constantly changing.” She added that she hopes that when everybody gets to hear it on August 23, it will make them feel “the same way.”
Wilson also could not help but mention the strain of performing so early in the morning. She said, “It’s pretty early,” but she was having “so much fun.” She noted she was not a “morning person,” but she might be if she could do mornings like this every morning.
While in the Big Apple, Lainey is set to perform at Radio City Music Hall tonight (6/26). She said that was a “bucket list moment” for her and her whole crew.
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When Wilson was made a member of the Grand Ole Opry on June 7 during CMA week, she already knew how important this step was in her career.
Lainey told us after she heard she was becoming a member, many of her female contemporaries reached out. She said, “I will tell ya, just hearing from the ladies in my life, even ladies who aren’t inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. They told me how much weight that truly does carry. I’ve known that from the beginning.”
She added, “But also when you share that like sisterhood, I guess you could say knowing how important this place is, it’s helped me along my journey.”
Wilson will always be grateful for what the Opry did for her on day one, “They let me come play here before anybody knew who I was. And they let me walk on that stage, pour my heart out, and sing my songs. It was a huge platform for me. I will absolutely never forget that.”
Lainey did not say who reached out to her, but many of today’s biggest female country stars, including Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, and more, are members of the Grand Ole Opry family. Others in country music who are not members of the Grand Ole Opry include Miranda Lambert, George Strait, and Tim McGraw.
