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Perth Now
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lainey Wilson wins ACM Entertainer of the Year award for second year
Lainey Wilson admitted she suffers with imposter syndrome as she accepted the Entertainer of the Year prize at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for the second year in a row. The 32-year-old singer scooped the coveted accolade ahead of Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen and took the time to praise her fellow nominees, as well as her fans, in her acceptance speech at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday (08.05.25) night. Accepting the prize from Blake Shelton, she said: "I love every single one of y'all in this category, and y'all have taken me under y'all's wings and took me out on the road with you, asked me to be on songs, supported me in every way that you possibly can. "I will tell you this: I'm sure everybody deals with a little bit of imposter syndrome, but I won't lie to you. I have a little bit. But I read something not long ago that that just said, 'If something is given to you, then you need to accept it with an open heart and an open mind.' And I just appreciate it. "I really do have the best fans in the world." The '4x4xU' hitmaker went on to tell a story from her childhood about her moments in the spotlight at home. She said: "I remember I was thinking about it earlier this morning — I was just trying to like wrap my head around today — and I remember, my parents had this old hunting spotlight that we used to take off the charger all the time. "And my sister would turn all the lights off in the house and she would shine the spotlight on me as I was running back and forth across the living room. I dreamed about entertaining. I love making people feel things. I love making people laugh and smile and cry. I'm sorry, I like to make you cry, because I love to feel things. "Everybody loves to feel things. And country music has given me more than I deserve. "And I appreciate everybody in this room. My heart is so full. Thank you so much. God bless every single one of y'all. I don't even know what else to say." The Entertainer of the Year prize capped off a successful evening for Lainey, as she also won Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for 'Whirlwind' and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Ella Langley also had a successful night, bagging New Female Artist of the Year, as well as a string of prizes for her and Riley Green's duet 'you look like you love me', which won Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Visual Media of the Year. Meanwhile, Keith Urban was recognised with the prestigious Triple Crown Award and was honoured with a musical tribute of some of his hits from Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton - who won Male Artist of the Year - and Brothers Osborne. After thanking them for their "amazing" performance, Keith - who was the first to win the prize since Carrie Underwood in 2010 - paid tribute to his wife Nicole Kidman and their daughters Sunday, 16, and 14-year-old Faith. He said: "My wife, Nicole Mary, is here tonight. I love you, babygirl. And our girls Sunday and Faith watching at home tonight, I love you both, too. "I have a massive team that I couldn't possibly thank by name, but I want to thank my team for working so insanely hard behind the scenes, 'cause there's no such thing as a self-made man. I wanna thank my road band and my road family. And I wanna say a special thanks to all the fans that have been coming out to see us play. I really appreciate it." Other winners at the ceremony, which was hosted by Reba McEntire, included Brooks and Dunn, who took home Duo of the Year, Old Dominion, who were named Group of the Year for a record-breaking eighth year in a row, and Zach Top, who was named Best Male New Artist of the Year. 2025 ACM Awards list of winners: Entertainer of the Year: Lainey Wilson Female Artist of the Year: Lainey Wilson Male Artist of the Year: Chris Stapleton Duo of the Year: Brooks + Dunn Group of the Year: Old Dominion New Female Artist of the Year: Ella Langley New Male Artist of the Year: Zach Top New Duo or Group of the Year: The Red Clay Strays Album of the Year: 'Whirlwind' - Lainey Wilson Single of the Year: 'you look like you love me' - Ella Langley, Riley Green Song of the Year: 'Dirt Cheap' - Cody Johnson Music Event of the Year: 'you look like you love me' - Ella Langley, Riley Green Visual Media of the Year: 'you look like you love me' - Ella Langley, Riley Green Artist-Songwriter of the Year: Lainey Wilson — WINNER Songwriter of the Year: Jessie Jo Dillon
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lainey Wilson Wins Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 ACM Awards Again: 'I'm Sorry, I Like to Make You Cry'
Lainey Wilson won the entertainer of the year award at the 2025 ACM Awards on May 9, a year after winning the award at the 2024 ceremony In her acceptance speech, the "4x4xU" singer thanked her fellow nominees and apologized because she likes to "make you cry" She also admitted to having "a little bit" of imposter syndrome in the speech Wilson was nominated for six total ACM awards, and won four: entertainer of the year, female artist of the year, album of the year and artist-songwriter of the yearLainey Wilson won entertainer of the year at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards once again! On Thursday, May 8, the country star, 32, took home the honor during the ceremony in Frisco, Texas at Ford Center at the Star. She beat out Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen to win the honor — which she also won last year. "Thank you so much," Wilson began after accepting the award from presenter Blake Shelton. "I love every single one of y'all in this category, and y'all have taken me under y'all's wings and took me out on the road with you, asked me to be on songs, supported me in every way that you possibly can." An unforgettable moment for @laineywilson 👏 Congrats on taking home the WIN for ACM Entertainer of the Year! #ACMawards — ACM Awards (@ACMawards) May 9, 2025 The "4x4xU" musician continued, "I will tell you this: I'm sure everybody deals with a little bit of imposter syndrome, but I won't lie to you. I have a little bit. But I read something not long ago that that just said, 'If something is given to you, then you need to accept it with an open heart and an open mind.' And I just appreciate it." "I really do have the best fans in the world," Wilson continued, recalling a sweet childhood memory that foreshadowed her country stardom. "I remember I was thinking about it earlier this morning — I was just trying to like wrap my head around today — and I remember, my parents had this old hunting spotlight that we used to take off the charger all the time," she said. "And my sister would turn all the lights off in the house and she would shine the spotlight on me as I was running back and forth across the living room. I dreamed about entertaining. I love making people feel things. I love making people laugh and smile and cry. I'm sorry, I like to make you cry, because I love to feel things." "Everybody loves to feel things. And country music has given me more than I deserve," Wilson continued. "And I appreciate everybody in this room. My heart is so full. Thank you so much. God bless every single one of y'all. I don't even know what else to say." Wilson was nominated for six ACM Awards this year, including entertainer of the year, female artist of the year, album of the year song of the year for "4x4xU" of the year, visual media of the year for "4x4xU" and artist-songwriter of the year. In addition to entertainer of the year, she won female artist of the year, album of the year for 2024's Whirlwind and artist-songwriter of the year. Last year, Wilson also took home the coveted entertainer of the year honor, beating out a similar group of nominees: Combs, Jelly, Johnson, Stapleton, Wallen and Kane Brown. "I remember being a little girl and I would climb out on the top of our roof. I'd open my window and climb out and I would count all the stars," she said in her speech. "I would look up and I'd see the planes flying over my little town of 200 people, and I'd dream about being up there in one of those planes." Added Wilson: "And the funny thing is, I still feel like that little girl. I really do. I still climb out on the roof and I look at the stars, except I feel like I'm a little more eye level with them now." Check out all of PEOPLE's full ACM Awards coverage here. She then shared her gratitude for her fans and praised the other nominees. "Everybody in this category has loved me... took me on the road, sang songs with me, wrote with me, encouraged me every step of the way. And I love y'all for that," said Wilson. At this year's ceremony, breakout star Ella Langley led the nominations with eight in total. Wallen, Wilson and Johnson each earned seven nods each, while Stapleton earned six nominations. Among the stars presenting at the ceremony are Shelton, Carly Pearce, Clint Black, Crystal Gayle, ERNEST, Gabby Barrett, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Jordan Davis and Lionel Richie. Other presenters include Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Rita Wilson, Sara Evans, Sugarland, the Oak Ridge Boys, Wynonna Judd, Chase Elliott, Amber Anderson and Kelly Sutton. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, streamed live on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lainey Wilson thinks Devlin 'Duck' Hodges is 'brave' to marry her
Lainey Wilson thinks Devlin 'Duck' Hodges is "brave" to marry her. The 32-year-old country singer got engaged to the former NFL star last month after four years together and she has thankful to have found someone so supportive of the busy lifestyle she leads as a result of her career. Speaking on 'The Kelleigh Bannen Show' on Apple Music Country, she said: 'He is a brave man. "First of all, anybody who is okay with this lifestyle and being in the business so much and being gone all the time, he was plucked from the sky for me. "Don't tell him I said that… We got to keep him humble.' The 'Heart Like a Truck' hitmaker is known for wearing bell-bottoms but she won't be donning her trademark flares for their wedding. She said: 'I'm going to wear a dress. I hadn't done the whole dress shopping. "We haven't even picked a date or anything like that. We got some time, but I figured, you know what? I hadn't worn a dress for him yet, and I guess that would be the day to do it.' The 28-year-old footballer designed Lainey's engagement ring himself and she revealed he was inspired by jewellery she'd shown him very early in their relationship. She said: 'Years ago I was just joking and being like, 'Oh, check this out,' and he was like, 'Oh shoot'. "I think he started saving four years ago when we first started dating… But he went in and he designed it. He took a couple of the rings that I showed him years ago and put them all together and he outdid himself.' Lainey revealed the news of her engagement on Instagram in February. Referring to her song '4x4xU', shared a series of photos and videos along with the caption: "4x4xU forever.(sic)" The post included a photo of the couple holding hands at the top of a set of steps in front of a building, with further close-up images showing off the 'Heart Like A Truck' hitmaker's new engagement ring, with flowers, candles, and framed photographs visible in front of the doorway behind them. The final slide was a short video of Lainey walking down the stairs and saying "boo" as she held her hand up to the camera. The 'Hang Tight Honey' singer may have announced the couple's engagement via social media, but she previously admitted she and her partner prefer to keep their romance as private as possible. She told Billboard magazine: "When it comes to mine and Duck's relationship, there's going to be some things that we can't escape and people are going to say and do whatever, but me and him are on the same page about the less we put out there, the less that we're going to have to deal with people making anything up and saying anything. "We want to keep that as sacred as we possibly can between me and him, and so far, it has worked for us."
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Singer Lainey Wilson announces engagement to Devlin Hodges: '4x4xU Forever'
Country star Lainey Wilson is engaged to Devlin "Duck" Hodges. The "Bell Bottom Country" singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the news. Her announcement included photos from the sweet proposal, as well as snaps of the happy couple embracing and a shot of Wilson showing off her ring. 'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown opens up on her marriage "4x4xU forever ❤️," she captioned the post, nodding to her hit song, '4x4xU' from her fifth studio album 'Whirlwind,' released in 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lainey Wilson (@laineywilson) In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Wilson said her song, "4x4xU" is about "finding that someone that gives you the comfort and peace of home anywhere in the world as long as you're by their side." Lainey Wilson opens up about body image, 'Yellowstone' and more in new special Wilson and Hodges started dating in 2021 but officially made their red carpet debut in 2023 at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Since then Hodges has supported Wilson at several awards shows and events, including last year's CMA Awards. Last year, she gushed about her relationship with Hodges, sharing in an interview with Billboard, "I have found a man that is so happy that he's with a lady that can do her own thing. He's just my cheerleader.' She also spoke about how Hodges has impacted her music. "Everything I ever write, he hears because he truly is my best friend and he's got a great ear,' she told Billboard. "He can't sing a lick — he tries to — and he's got great taste,' she continued. 'I know if I send him a demo or work tape, and he keeps going back and listening to it over and over, there must be something about this. He's not in the business, he don't have anything to do with this, and it's nice to be able to see what other people's opinions are because that's the listener right there.' ABC News has reached out to Wilson's representatives for additional comment but did not hear back immediately. Singer Lainey Wilson announces engagement to Devlin Hodges: '4x4xU Forever' originally appeared on
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lainey Wilson announces engagement to boyfriend Duck Hodges
Lainey Wilson is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Devlin 'Duck' Hodges. The country superstar announced the news in a post shared to her social media accounts late Wednesday, revealing the engagement in a series of photos and videos. These images capture the moment Hodges popped the question and their embrace after she said "yes". The caption references her 2024 hit single 4x4xU, as it simply reads, "4x4xU forever" sealed with a red heart emoji. Wilson, who won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album for her album Bell Bottom Country last year, met Hodges through mutual friends in Nashville. They dated for some time before going public with their relationship at the 2023 ACM Awards, when they walked the red carpet together. When they first got together, Hodges was playing American football for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Wildflowers and Wild Horses singer was just starting to see her career take off. "We met at a time where he was still playing, but then it all changed," Wilson recalled in a previous interview with Apple Music 1. "I finally found a guy that gives me a run for my money," she explained. "And he's my biggest cheerleader. He's just a good person. And he knows how important chasing down a dream is because even when he was a little boy, football was his life."
