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Lainey Wilson To Be Honored By Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 26: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Lainey Wilson attends the 2025 American Music Awards ... More at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Country star Lainey Wilson is being honored with a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced Tuesday that it is honoring the hitmaking singer, songwriter and musician with the new exhibit Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails. In May, Wilson won her second consecutive Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year award. In total, Wilson has won 16 ACM Awards.
The exhibit will open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on July 18 and run through June 30, 2026.
"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," Wilson said in a statement from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
"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,' Wilson added. 'I can't wait to see how it turned out and for my family, friends and fans to check it out."
Wilson's hits include Things a Man Oughta Know," "Heart Like a Truck" and "Watermelon Moonshine." In addtion to winning the Entertainer of the Year honor at the 2025 ACM Awards in May, Wilson won trophies for Female Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year and Album of the Year for Whirlwind.
On May 26, Wilson also performed at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Several items from Lainey Wilson's life and career will be on display at the exhibit honoring the country star at the Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails exhibit. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said in the announcement that the exhibit will include:
In its summary of the hitmaker's career, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum noted in a statement, "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.'
Information about the exhibit and how to get tickets to the museum are available on the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum website.
