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Lenny Wilson Started her first solo hosting gig CMA Awards 2025 There was a loud bang.
Wilson, 33, began by telling the crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena how important country music is to her. “I grew up in Baskin, Louisiana, population 175, and country music has been a huge part of my world since I was a little girl,” she said on Wednesday, November 19. “It’s more than a genre, it’s a way of life. Growing up in Baskin, there were two things my family would never miss — bull riding and the CMAs. If we were going to miss one of those things, it wouldn’t be this one.” This one. “
The “Somewhere Above Laredo” artist then spoke to her friends and colleagues Performances are presented by nominees and attendees including Gretchen Wilson, Ella LangleyBrooks & Dunn, Ms. A. & Shabuze. Little Big Town joined her as she launched into their hit song “Girl Crush,” Miranda Lambert When Wilson plays “Gunpowder and Lead,” stand up and sing along. Medley ends with cameo Keith Urbanhe joined Wilson on stage to play guitar.
wilson Hosted CMA before 2024 with former NFL players Peyton Manning and fellow superstars Luke BryanBut this year’s event marks the first time she’s hosted an awards show on her own. She is also nominated for six awards this year: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year.
Country music superstars descended on Nashville for the 2025 CMA Awards — and they looked good from the moment they arrived. The event on Wednesday, November 19, ushered in a new era for the CMA, with Lainey Wilson hosting the awards show solo for the first time. Wilson previously co-hosted the event with Luke Bryan (…)
talking US Weekly Designed for her cover story interviewWilson admitted she has a lot of work to do this year as she is also scheduled to perform during the show.
“It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a very busy night,” she teases. “But I told them, I said, ‘If I can stand up and y’all let me shout out and celebrate country music and celebrate all my friends in the industry, then I think I’ll do pretty good.'”
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Jason Kebbin/Getty ImagesPrior to Wednesday’s event, Wilson was a nine-time CMA Award winner. In 2023, she brought it home The highest award at the awards ceremonyEntertainer of the Year, becoming the first woman to win the award in more than a decade. Although she was nominated again in 2024, she lost to Morgan Wallen. Warren, 32, was nominated again this year along with Wilson, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton.
The 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards is gearing up for an unforgettable awards show filled with music and more unforgettable moments. The 2025 awards ceremony will air on Wednesday, November 19 and will be hosted by Lainey Wilson. “I grew up watching the CMA Awards and it was like watching the Super Bowl, so to be able to host (…)
“This is all I want to do. It’s the only thing I know how to do,” Wilson said during his 2023 Entertainer of the Year acceptance speech. “We played about 186 shows this year and we worked our butt off this year and in between. I’ve been in this town for 12 and a half years and I finally feel like country music is starting to love me. I love it with all my heart.”
Last year, Wilson won two CMA Awards, winning Video of the Year for “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” and her third consecutive win for Female Vocalist of the Year.
“I’ve always been told that if you feel like you’ve got a gift, you should share it, and I think that means whether you drive a tractor or pour coffee, make people smile or laugh, whatever it is, I think you should share that gift,” the “Keep My Aura” singer said during her acceptance speech for the latter award.
