Lainey Wilson’s life and career will be the center of a new Netflix documentary set for release this spring. It’s the second time she’s been the focus of this kind of production.
Deadline shares that Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool will appear on Netflix starting April 22. It’s directed by Amy Scott, who promises a “deeply personal, wildly inspiring” and authentic look at Wilson’s life.
- 33-year-old Lainey Wilson was raised in Baskin, La. but moved to Nashville shortly after high school.
- She’s the reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year.
- Last year she also let fans into her personal life, revealing she was getting married to former NFL quarterback Devlin Duck Hodges.
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Lainey Wilson Documentary Details
Additional details about Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool will be released in the coming weeks and months but the film promises to chronicle pivotal moments in her career, recent triumphs and struggles as she learned to handle success.
In 2024, Wilson and ABC teamed for another documentary called Lainey WIlson: Bell Bottom Country. That production focused more on her early life and how she came to Nashville, please early-career struggles. It can still be watched on Hulu.
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The title of this new documentary comes from a song called “Country’s Cool Again” on her 2024 Whirlwind album.
New Lainey Wilson Music In 2026?
That is her most album, aside from a deluxe version released last summer. At that time she indicated she was working on new songs, leading some to speculate 2026 could be a year of new music for Wilson. The chart-topping “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is her last radio single.
Lainey Wilson Facts: 13 Things Country Fans Need to Know
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The 20 Best Lainey Wilson Songs
Lainey Wilson’s best songs are the ones that show exactly who she is: A sharp songwriter with a stubborn streak, a tender heart and a flair for ’70s rock and roll.
Some of that might seem like a contradiction, but it’s always made perfect sense to Wilson, who debuted on the country scene with a never-ending closet full of bell-bottoms and an unapologetically thick Louisiana drawl. Even if you flip back to some of her earliest releases, this singer-songwriter has always known who she is, and been laser-focused on her country music goals.
That self-confidence and willingness to work hard has paid off for Wilson, who has climbed the country music ladder by leaps and bounds since she released her breakout hit, “Things a Man Oughta Know,” in 2021. Keep reading for a look at Wilson’s catalogue, and our roundup of the 20 best country songs she has released to date.
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