Lainey Wilson has made quite the impression on the CMA Awards red carpet and stage over the past few years.
The country music artist, who released a collection with Wrangler last September, is nominated for four CMA awards this year — Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year for “Watermelon Moonshine,” Female Vocalist and Music Video for “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.” Lainey is set to perform during the 57th Annual CMA Awards this Wednesday, and will also play co-host for the evening alongside Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan.
Ahead, WWD takes a look back at all of Lainey Wilson’s “Country with a Flare” CMA Awards red carpet and performance looks:
For her first CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., the singer wore a black blazer with starburst embellishments, secured snugly with a large black belt. She paired the blazer with red and gold embellishments and flared tiger print pants.
Lainey Wilson went for gold on the red carpet at the 56th Annual CMA Awards in 2022. The country star wore a deep gold crushed velvet suit with a jacket fastened by one button, accentuating the material’s ruching. She paired the look with light turquoise jewelry, including several statement rings, and carried an animal print bag.
Lainey Wilson poses alongside her father, Brian Wilson, at the 56th annual CMA Awards. The two wore cowboy hats with bands in complementary colors.
Lainey Wilson at the CMA Awards, 2022 Image Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesNew Artist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year winner Lainey Wilson poses in the press room during The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 9, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. She performed “wait in the truck” with HARDY in this shimmering look, adding her signature chunky statement rings and layered necklaces to the mix.
At the 2023 CMA Awards, Lainey Wilson wore a Carolina Herrera black strapless jumpsuit with dramatic ruffled bell bottoms. Her ensemble included Sam Edelman shoes and a black hat from her Charlie 1 Horse collection. She accessorized with a statement necklace featuring an eagle and stars from Haybelle Co.
Her stylist, Cherie Kilchrist, focused on incorporating Wilson’s signature bell bottoms and a statement cowboy hat.
Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges at the CMA Awards, 2023 Image Credit: Getty ImagesLainey Wilson poses alongside her boyfriend, Devlin “Duck” Hodges on the 2023 CMA Awards red carpet. The two made their red carpet debut during the ACM Awards earlier that year in May.
During her performance of her hit, “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” at the 2023 CMA Awards, Lainey Wilson wore a Wrangler crop top with floor-length fringe accents and distressed wide-leg pants. In September 2024, Wrager dropped its first Lainey Wilson Signature Collection.
Before co-hosting the evening with Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson combined dark glamour and Western trends for her CMA Awards 2024 red carpet look. She posed alongside her boyfriend Duck Hodges.
Lainey Wilson at the CMA Awards, 2024 Image Credit: Michael BucknerFor the red carpet, Wilson wore a black tuxedo jacket adorned with shimmering beadwork on the sleeves and sides. The sheer skirt of her look offered a textural contrast to the opaque top pieces. Underneath the jacket, she wore a shiny black shirt with a silver bolo tie. A wide-brimmed black hat completed her look.
