Get out your marshmallows, it’s time for aLainey Wilsoncampfire performance!
The country star, 30, plays a sweet rendition of her track “Hold My Halo,” which PEOPLE is exclusively premiering as an additional clip from Wilson’sCMT Campfire Sessionsepisode.
Lainey Wilson.Courtesy CMT
With six nominations at the CMAs this year — the most of any artist this year — Wilson ended up claiming two of the most coveted prizes in Nashville,new artist and female vocalist of the year. She spoke with PEOPLE about the significance of the moments for her.
“Of course I want to leave here with a trophy,” Wilson told PEOPLE, “but just having [my father] here, that’s a win in itself. It truly is a miracle.”
Lainey Wilson and her dad, Brian.Jason Davis/WireImage
Wilson’s dad, Brian Wilson, spenttwo months in the hospitalover the summer as a result of a near-fatal fungal infection that claimed his left eye. But he still showed up to the event, and gave his daughter a standing ovation. Throughout the night, Wilson played herHARDYcollab “Wait in the Truck,” and also joined in the musical tribute toAlan Jackson, who was receiving CMA’s lifetime achievement award.
Alan Jackson tribute.
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“Oh my gosh, he’s the soundtrack of my childhood,” said Wilson, who sang his 1990 hit, “Chasin' That Neon Rainbow.” “I don’t know anybody in this town who could say that he’s not influenced them in some way. I mean, he is country music.”
source: people.com
