Lainey Wilson Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

Find out how to tour the new collection!

Written by Amanda Tempel

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced a new exhibit spotlighting music superstar Lainey Wilson. Fans can see personal items and career memorabilia from the CMA Entertainer of the Year on display, tracing her Louisiana roots and her worldwide superstardom. Lainey Wilson: Tough As Nails opens on July 18, 2025, and continues through June 2026. 

"From a young age,  Lainey Wilson had an unwavering vision and faith in herself," said Kyle Young, chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. "This exhibit will examine the seeds of her career, including the requisite talent, hard work and ingenuity throughout her ten-year journey in Nashville that fueled her emergence as a globally popular and beloved artist. As her career has flourished, she continues to reflect these roots and core values in her music and life." 

"It's a dream come true to have my own exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and such an incredible honor to be included next to so many of my heroes and legendary artists," Lainey says. "These past few years have been a complete whirlwind, and it's going to be really amazing to see the whole journey captured in the exhibit, along with some special items from growing up in Louisiana. I can't wait to see how it turned out and for my family, friends and fans to check it out." 

In support of the exhibit, there will be a Songwriter Session with Aaron Raitiere and Jon Decious in the museum's Ford Theater. The museum will hold a variety of programs throughout the life of the exhibit, including arts and crafts programming for families. Visitors can find more information on upcoming programming on the museum's website. 

 Here’s a preview of the exhibit which were handpicked by Lainey Wilson: 

CMA 2023 Outfit

The Carolina Herrera-designed strapless satin bell-bottom jumpsuit with ruffled pant hems that Lainey Wilson wore on the red carpet at the Country Music Association Awards in 2023. 

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Cheerleading Outfit

Lainey Wilson wore this outfit as a member of the cheerleading squad at Franklin Academy, her high school in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. 

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Stage Ensemble

The vest, sleeveless top, denim necktie, jeans, belt and hat Wilson wore at the 2024 Disney Legends ceremony on Aug. 11, 2024. Lainey Wilson performed “Best of Both Worlds” as a tribute to Disney Legends honoree Miley Cyrus. 

Other items on display at Lainey Wilson exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum include:

• The first tooled leather saddle Wilson used as a child. 

• The Montana Silversmiths custom-made silver and gold belt buckle — engraved with the brand of her family's farm in Baskin, Louisiana, and ornamented with rhinestones — that Wilson wore to the Country Music Association Awards in 2022. 

• Sixteen-year-old Wilson's journal, where she wrote, "My dream is to become a country singer/songwriter. I know I can do it." 

• A program for Baskin School's kindergarten graduation listing Wilson's first public performance, when she sang "Butterfly Kisses." 

• One of Wilson's first hats, given to her by a fellow musician who is also a hatmaker. 

• A Go Vicki! fringed jacket belonging to Wilson's mother, which Wilson wore when she performed at Saddlebags, a country music venue in Savannah, Georgia, on February 9, 2018. 

• A Wrangler trench coat, denim vest and jeans — all embellished with rhinestones — and the Charlie 1 Horse by Lainey Wilson hat she wore during her halftime performance at the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024. 

• The sequined tank top Wilson wore while impersonating Hannah Montana in the late 2000s. 

• The floral-pattern shirt, Cat O' Nine studded bell bottoms and rhinestone-embellished Kippys belt Wilson wore during her debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry, February 14, 2020. 

• The rhinestone-embellished Wrangler vest; Wrangler jeans, accented with feathers and rhinestones; and Rotate metallic bustier Wilson wore at her "Country's Cool Again" performance at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater on June 1, 2024. 

• The Wrangler denim vest and studded jeans Wilson wore in her role as Abby in the series finale of "Yellowstone," when she performed "Hang Tight Honey" on location at Billy Bob's Texas, a historic country music venue in Fort Worth. 

• The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind. 

• The Norma Kamali-designed patchwork-pattern blazer and matching bell bottoms Wilson wore when she made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," May 26, 2022. 

Country Music Hall of Fame Tours 

The Country Music Hall of Fame is open daily from 8 am – 5 pm Central. Buy tickets in advance; the museum operates on a timed-ticketing system. Tickets for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum cost $29.95 for adults and $19.95 for youth 6-12 years old.  

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