Lainey Wilson Net Worth

What Is Lainey Wilson's Net Worth?

Lainey Wilson is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress who has a net worth of $6 million. Raised in the small farming community of Baskin, Louisiana, Lainey Wilson began writing songs and performing when she was still a child, inspired by classic country artists and the music her family played at home. Determined to make a career in the industry, she moved to Nashville in her late teens, living in a trailer and playing small clubs while developing her songwriting voice and building a network within the country-music community.

Wilson released her first independent projects in 2014 and 2016, but her mainstream breakthrough arrived with the 2020–21 single "Things a Man Oughta Know." The song reached number one on the Country Airplay chart and established her as one of the most compelling new storytellers in Nashville. Her major-label debut, "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'," followed in 2021 and showcased her blend of contemporary country production with Southern authenticity. She solidified that style with the 2022 album "Bell Bottom Country," a record that earned widespread critical praise and positioned her as a leader in a new generation of female country artists.

Her rise accelerated quickly. Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards in 2022 and later added Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year to her list of honors. She has also expanded her reach through acting, appearing in the TV series "Yellowstone," which brought her to an even wider audience. Known for celebrating her small-town roots and describing her songs as "stories from the front porch," Wilson has become one of the defining voices of modern country music.

Early Life

Lainey Wilson was born Lainey Denay Wilson on May 19, 1992, in Baskin, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Michelle and Brian Wilson, and she has an older sister named Janna. During Lainey's youth, Michelle worked as a schoolteacher, and Brian was a farmer. Wilson's family listened to country music by artists such as Glen Campbell and Buck Owens, and in a 2021 interview with "The Advocate," Lainey stated, "Country music for me and my family, it was more than music. We lived the words to those songs."

Wilson grew up on a farm in a town with just 250 people. When she was 9 years old, she went to a performance at the Grand Ole Opry and was inspired to start writing songs and learning to play guitar. In 2006, Wilson released the EP "Country Girls Rule" on MySpace. As a teenager, she worked as a Hannah Montana impersonator, performing at birthday parties, festivals, and fairs in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Lainey once performed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for children suffering from cancer.

Career

After graduating from high school, Wilson moved to Nashville in the summer of 2011 to pursue music full time. She lived in a camper trailer parked beside a recording studio, and the studio owner covered her basic utilities while she worked on songwriting and played small shows across town. Her debut self-titled album was released in 2014 on Cupit Records. She followed it with "Tougher" in 2016 on Lone Chief Records, which became her first project to chart, reaching #44 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

In 2018, Wilson released a self-titled EP independently. The project helped her secure a publishing deal with Sony/ATV later that year, as well as a recording contract with BBR Music Group. She released the EP "Redneck Hollywood" in 2019, setting the stage for her major-label debut album, "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'," in 2021. That album reached #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and #40 on the Top Country Albums chart.

"Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'" produced Wilson's breakthrough single, "Things a Man Oughta Know," which reached #32 on the Billboard 200, topped the Country Airplay chart, reached #3 on Hot Country Songs, and hit #4 on the Canada Country chart. The single was certified Platinum in Canada and Gold in the United States. She followed this success with "Never Say Never," a duet with Cole Swindell that became another #1 Country Airplay hit, reached #2 on Hot Country Songs, topped the Canada Country chart, and earned Platinum certification in the U.S. and Gold in Canada.

Wilson continued her momentum in 2022 with a standout feature on Hardy's hit single "Wait in the Truck." The song reached #2 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Canada Country charts, #3 on Hot Country Songs, and #23 on the Hot 100. It was certified 2× Platinum in the United States.

In October 2022, she released "Bell Bottom Country," which reached #51 on the Billboard 200, #10 on Top Country Albums, and #3 on the UK Country Albums chart. The album's singles "Heart Like a Truck" and "Watermelon Moonshine" became major hits, each reaching #1 on the Canada Country chart and #7 on Hot Country Songs. "Watermelon Moonshine" also reached #1 on Country Airplay, while "Heart Like a Truck" peaked at #2 and earned a Gold certification in Canada.

In 2023, Wilson appeared on Jelly Roll's single "Save Me," which reached #19 on the Hot 100, topped the Country Airplay chart, hit #5 on the Canada Country chart, and reached #6 on Hot Country Songs. The track went Platinum in the U.S. and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

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Personal Life

Lainey attended the Academy of Country Music Awards with Devlin "Duck" Hodges, a former NFL quarterback, in May 2023, and she later told "People" magazine that she had been in a relationship with him for "a little over two years." In 2022, Wilson's father, Brian, suffered serious health issues, such as a stroke and losing an eye to a fungal infection, while Lainey was filming "Yellowstone." Wilson considered quitting "Yellowstone," but Brian encouraged her to stay on the show. In October 2022, Lainey told "Taste of Country," "He spent two months in a hospital from a fungal infection that completely took out the left side of his face. They had to remove his eye and they had to remove some bones in face. He had a stroke on top of all of that. He had nine surgeries in a month and a half. He's not supposed to be here." Brian eventually recovered and accompanied Lainey to the Country Music Association Awards in November 2022.

Awards and Nominations

Wilson earned two nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards: Best Country Album for "Bell Bottom Country" and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Save Me" (shared with Jelly Roll). She has received eight Academy of Country Music Award nominations, winning for New Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Things a Man Oughta Know" in 2022 and Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for "Bell Bottom Country," Music Event of the Year for Hardy's "Wait in the Truck," and Visual Media of the Year for "Hardy Feat. Lainey Wilson: Wait in the Truck" in 2023. In 2022, Wilson won an iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Country Artist and earned an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Female Country Artist. Lainey has also received more than a dozen Country Music Association Award nominations, taking home the prize for New Artist of the Year (2022), Female Vocalist of the Year" (2022 and 2023), Entertainer of the Year (2023), Album of the Year for "Bell Bottom Country" (2023), Musical Event of the Year for "Wait in the Truck" (2023), and Music Video of the Year for "Hardy Feat. Lainey Wilson: Wait in the Truck" (2023).

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