Lainey Wilson had an enormous night time on the 2024 CMT Music Awards on Sunday — however some followers are already trying towards the longer term at an enormous collaboration that could be on the horizon.
Wilson not solely delivered a dwell efficiency of “Nation’s Cool Once more” throughout the star-studded present on the Moody Heart in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, she additionally took residence the trophy for Feminine Video of the 12 months for her track “Watermelon Moonshine.”
Wilson spoke with ET’s Cassie DiLaura backstage after the present — and addressed a rumor that she could be the yet-unannounced artist who collaborated with Keith City on a brand new duet he is releasing subsequent month.
Wilson performed coy when requested in regards to the hypothesis, and jokingly replied, “I will textual content you later.” Nonetheless, she did take time to reward City for his kindness.
“I will say this — Keith City has been so good to me,” Wilson shared. “Like, anytime I see him or run into him, he offers me like simply life recommendation, and phrases of knowledge. I actually jot it down in my cellphone, ‘trigger I am like, ‘I must do not forget that Keith City stated this to me.”
“He is simply taught me a lot… [so], you may see,” Wilson added, seemingly teasing a possible duet.
As for her massive win, the songstress stated she was taken without warning when her title was referred to as.
“I used to be shocked. I imply, while you have a look at each lady that is in that class? It is actually mind-blowing when you concentrate on what they’ve executed and the way everyone is so completely different, their story is so completely different, and simply how arduous they work to carry their imaginative and prescient to life,” stated Wilson, who beat our Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Reba McEntire and Megan Moroney for the award.
In the meantime, ET additionally spoke with City on the purple carpet — and the singer remained very tight-lipped about which singer he collaborated with on his forthcoming single and his future album.
“So, ‘Straight Line,’ [was the] first single, ‘Messed Up as Me,’ simply got here out in February, and we have now one other single popping out subsequent month — that is a duet,” City shared. “So excited to get that out.”
Addressing the fan hypothesis that the duet could also be with Wilson, City performed coy, telling ET, “You simply by no means know!”
“We recorded it final summer season, and I have been having to take a seat on this factor since then, so I am prepared for it to return out,” City stated. “Then the album later this 12 months.”
After his efficiency of “Straight Line” throughout Sunday’s present, he additionally spoke with ET backstage and confirmed that his duet accomplice was “very a lot within the constructing.” Nonetheless, given the sheer variety of nation singers on the occasion, that did not precisely slender issues down or affirm any rumors.
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the 2024 CMT Music Awards had been held on the Moody Heart in Austin, Texas on Sunday, April 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The present aired on CBS and also will be accessible to stream dwell and on demand by way of Paramount+.
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