| 1. Grew up in Louisiana, U.S., and developed a passion for music early on. |
| 2. Often listened to classic country artists such as Buck Owens and Glen Campbell during childhood. |
| 3. Attended a Grand Ole Opry performance at age nine, which inspired her musical ambitions. |
| 4. Started writing songs with guidance from her father, who taught her some guitar chords. |
| 5. Released a music album titled Country Girls Rule on Myspace in 2006. |
| 6. Performed as a Hannah Montana imitator during high school, booking shows for various events. |
| 7. Relocated to Nashville in 2011, where she lived in a camper trailer near a recording studio and worked to establish herself in the music industry. |
| 8. Achieved substantial recognition with the hit song 'Things a Man Oughta Know' in 2021, which reached number one on Billboard Country Airplay. |
| 9. Became the first female since Taylor Swift in 2009 to win the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 2023. |
| 10. Opened a three-story bar and music venue named Bell Bottoms Up in Nashville in 2024. |
| 11. Released her latest studio album Whirlwind in 2024, which debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. |
| 12. Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2024. |
| 13. Co-hosted the 58th Annual CMA Awards with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning in 2024. |
| 14. Headlined the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Halftime Show in 2024. |
| 15. A stretch of Louisiana Highway 15 passing through Baskin was renamed Lainey Wilson Highway as of November 2024. |
| 16. Wrote her first song at age 9 and started playing guitar at age 11, inspired by fellow Louisianan Britney Spears. |
| 17. Struggled for seven years in Nashville before achieving breakthrough success in 2022. |
