10 Songs Lainey Wilson Wrote for Other Artists

Lainey Wilson continues to amass an array of impressive career accolades as an artist and entertainer, including trophies from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, and the Recording Academy. She’s one of the most-nominated artists leading into this year’s CMA Awards, where she’s vying again for the coveted entertainer of the year title. A testament to her onstage poise and charisma, the Louisiana native will also solo host the CMA Awards this year.

She previously won the CMA’s entertainer of the year honor in 2023, and has taken home the ACM’s entertainer of the year accolade in 2024 and 2025. She’s spearheaded her headlining Whirlwind arena tour, and has had both her own Billboard Country Airplay chart hits with “Heart Like a Truck,” “Things a Man Oughta Know” and “Watermelon Moonshine,” as well as the collaborative hits “Save Me” (with Jelly Roll) and “Never Say Never” (with Cole Swindell).

Wilson’s collaborative spirit extends to recording (and often co-writing) duets with several artists, including Anne Wilson (“Praying Woman”), HARDY (“Wait in the Truck”), Lukas Nelson (“More Than Friends”), ERNEST (“Would If I Could”), Muscadine Bloodline (“Pieces”) and Miranda Lambert (“Good Horses”).

Throughout songs such as “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” “Things a Man Oughta Know” and “Grease,” Wilson has constructed a reputation as an artist driven by devotion to exemplary songcraft, and drawn to compositions both brave and vulnerable, songs that elevate country living, strong and independent women, but that also put forth wisdom and a fun-loving ethos. That dedication to making every song on an album deserve its place has resulted in her album Bell Bottom Country winning a Grammy for best country album, while her album Whirlwind earned a nomination in the same Grammy category.

Along the way, she’s distinguished herself as not only an entertainer, but a songwriter of an exceptional caliber, writing songs recorded by other artists. Here, we highlight some top Wilson-written songs that have been recorded by other artists.