Lainey Wilson details how she tries to be ‘the best version’ of herself

Lainey Wilson just stressed the importance of the little things and their simplicity.

In a conversation with PEOPLE magazine, the country music icon, who released her latest country music album, Whirlwind, on August 23, stated, “Making sure that I feel like Lainey: the sister, the friend, daughter, aunt and dog mom and all of those things.”

The Heart Like a Truck hitmaker continued, “As long as I can do that, I can be the best version of the artist that I try to be.”

According to Wilson, her latest album perfectly describes the 2023 CMA’s Entertainer of the Year’s skyrocketing career, particularly over the span of last year.

“Country’s having its moment, and I’m proud to be a part of the movement,” she told the outlet.

Lainey Wilson has had a busy year, with her Country’s Cool Again Tour, consisting of 35 different shows, she co-hosted the 2024 CMA Awards with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, then proceeding towards her Thanksgiving NFL halftime performance, in Dallas, just a few days later.

“I get nervous before everything, whether I’m singing for 20 people, 200 [or] 40 million households tuned in for the Dallas Cowboys game. If I stop getting nervous, I got something to worry about,” she further mentioned.