Country Music Hall of Fame Makes Huge Lainey Wilson Announcement
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum made a huge announcement for fans on Tuesday, June 17.
Wilson, 33, the sassy songstress behind such hits as "Things a Man Oughta Know," "Heart Like a Truck," "Watermelon Moonshine" and "Wildflowers and Wild Horses," is getting her very own exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails will trace Wilson's story "from her upbringing on her family's farm in Baskin, Louisiana, to her rise to global fame," according to the press release. The exhibit opens on July 18 and will run until June 2026.The press release continues, "Wilson grew up in Baskin, Louisiana…riding horses and four-wheelers and swimming in nearby Big Creek with her older sister. Wilson envisioned a career as a country artist and started working to make it happen from a young age — singing publicly for the first time at her kindergarten graduation and writing songs for fun by the time she was 10. As a teenager, she learned how to handle herself in front of audiences through performances, pageants and local talent competitions.
"In 2011, Wilson moved to Nashville. Her one connection to the country music business was Jerry Cupit, a family friend from Franklin Parish who became her producer, a songwriting partner and a mentor. His death in 2014 left Wilson's future in Nashville uncertain, but she refused to give up. In 2015, she met Mandelyn Monchick, who advocated for Wilson as a friend before officially becoming her manager and introduced Wilson to Aslan Freeman, now her bandleader."
The exhibit will include stage wear, instruments, photographs, childhood memorabilia and more. Examples of items to be displayed include:
The first tooled leather saddle Wilson used as a child.
The Montana Silversmiths custom-made silver and gold belt buckle — engraved with the brand of her family's farm in Baskin, Louisiana, and ornamented with rhinestones — that Wilson wore to the Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
Sixteen-year-old Wilson's journal, where she wrote, 'My dream is to become a country singer/songwriter. I know I can do it.'
A program for Baskin School's kindergarten graduation listing Wilson's first public performance, when she sang 'Butterfly Kisses.'
One of Wilson's first hats, given to her by a fellow musician who is also a hatmaker.
A Go Vicki! fringed jacket belonging to Wilson's mother, which Wilson wore when she performed at Saddlebags, a country music venue in Savannah, Georgia, on February 9, 2018.
A Wrangler trench coat, denim vest and jeans — all embellished with rhinestones — and the Charlie 1 Horse by Lainey Wilson hat she wore during her halftime performance at the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024.
The floral-pattern shirt, Cat O' Nine studded bell bottoms and rhinestone-embellished Kippys belt Wilson wore during her debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry, February 14, 2020.
The rhinestone-embellished Wrangler vest; Wrangler jeans, accented with feathers and rhinestones; and Rotate metallic bustier Wilson wore at her 'Country's Cool Again' performance at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater on June 1, 2024.
The Wrangler denim vest and studded jeans Wilson wore in her role as Abby in the series finale of 'Yellowstone,' when she performed 'Hang Tight Honey' on location at Billy Bob's Texas, a historic country music venue in Fort Worth.
The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell-bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
The Norma Kamali-designed patchwork-pattern blazer and matching bell-bottoms Wilson wore when she made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, May 26, 2022.
The Carolina Herrera-designed strapless satin bell-bottom jumpsuit with ruffled pant hems that Wilson wore on the red carpet at the CMA Awards in 2023."From a young age, Lainey Wilson had an unwavering vision and faith in herself,' said Kyle Young, chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in a statement. 'This exhibit will examine the seeds of her career, including the requisite talent, hard work and ingenuity throughout her ten-year journey in Nashville that fueled her emergence as a globally popular and beloved artist. As her career has flourished, she continues to reflect these roots and core values in her music and life.'
'It's a dream come true to have my own exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and such an incredible honor to be included next to so many of my heroes and legendary artists,' added Wilson. 'These past few years have been a complete whirlwind, and it's going to be really amazing to see the whole journey captured in the exhibit, along with some special items from growing up in Louisiana. I can't wait to see how it turned out and for my family, friends and fans to check it out.'
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