Stunning Lainey Wilson Facts: 19 Things Everyone Needs to Know

Sure, you know Lainey Wilson's age and hometown, but can you name the song she wrote with Luke Combs before either one of them was famous?

Do you remember what she stole from Yellowstone?

That's just two of 19 facts about the "Somewhere Over Laredo" singer you'll find below. Wilson (33 years old from Baskin, La.) toiled in Nashville for nearly a decade before her breakthrough hit "Things a Man Oughta Know" popped. A major duet followed, but we don't mean the Jelly Roll song. Do you remember?

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The reason you'll never see her and boyfriend Duck Hodges kiss on TV, how much money she made playing Hannah Montana, what she told Yellowstone she would not do are also featured on this list of Lainey Wilson facts and trivia.

• Wilson has won the last two ACM Entertainer of the Year awards.
• She and boyfriend Devlin Duck Hodges became engaged in early 2025.
• Combs, Jelly Roll and Miranda Lambert are among Wilson's early champions.

The full list below was updated in April 2026 to include new stories shared during Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool, her documentary on Netflix.

Most of the facts below come from one of the many interviews Wilson has given to Taste of Country since 2017. She's a country original who's never strayed from her values or sound to get a hit. Being herself has paid off, and the result is a long-lasting country music career.

Others were shared on social media, during interviews with other outlets or learned through conversation with friends and fellow country music stars. Fans knew the "Heart Like a Truck" hitmaker had to work hard for every opportunity, but until now you may not have known what that felt like.

Panic attacks, going broke and personal tragedy were the bill she paid to get to the top.