Lainey Wilson on Record Breaker Award At Billboard Country Live

Nation music tastemakers united in Dallas for the second annual Billboard Nation Dwell and all eyes had been on Lainey Wilson because the nation titan accepted the Report Breaker award introduced by Lone River.

On the night occasion, which came about on Tuesday, Might 14, at Gilley’s Dallas, notable names preceded Wilson’s look on the podium, together with Lone River founder Katie Beal Brown, who had a couple of phrases to share with the group. “Tonight, we get to honor a girl who is aware of just a little one thing about celebrating the place she comes from,” she stated, including, “She has impressed hundreds of thousands of individuals on her whirlwind world tour and I’m so fortunate to name her a buddy.” 

Following Brown was none aside from Kelsea Ballerini, who stood earlier than the viewers to discuss Wilson’s affect each personally and professionally. “Lainey is a rustic woman, a lady’s woman, a great buddy, a great girl,” she gushed in entrance of the reside viewers. Afterward, the “Wildflowers” singer accepted the accolade saying, “The phrase that I hold considering of once I take into consideration these previous couple of years is whirlwind as a result of that’s what it’s been. The love and assist that I’ve obtained from all of y’all is the factor that has simply stored me going and stored me grounded and stored me feeling proper at house even once I was a extremely lengthy methods away from house.”

“As a girl in nation music, I’m so grateful to the girl who’ve got here earlier than me and paved the way in which for artists like me. It’s loopy once I suppose that I get to name Dolly [Parton] a buddy now and get to name Wynona [Judd] a buddy,” she continued. “Girls deserve a spot in nation music and we gotta facet of the story, too, and it’s a great one.”

Along with her look on the ceremony, Wilson additionally carried out an intimate set, together with her 2022 hit, “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”

2023 was a busy yr for the Nashville-based artist after her fast ascent to fame from being an area staple. Her second album, Bell Backside Nation, earned her a Grammy within the Greatest Nation Album class, in addition to a report breaking 9 nominations and 5 wins on the CMA Awards. Between performances all around the United States, in addition to worldwide reveals, Wilson has additionally been capable of stability an performing profession as a lead solid member within the Paramount hit sequence, Yellowstone. 

Wilson’s affect on the Billboard charts demonstrates how she is without doubt one of the current trailblazers amongst woman-fronted nation acts. Within the upcoming months, she reveals no indicators of stopping her busy streak and is anticipated to proceed touring by November 2024 together with her band.

Further honorees for this yr’s Billboard Nation Dwell ceremony  embody Rookie of the 12 months Nate Smith, Groundbreaker The Conflict & Treaty, Government of the 12 months Seth England and extra. Click on right here to atone for extra highlights from the occasion!