Lainey Wilson has opened up to Newsweek about her future on the hit Paramount Network TV
show Yellowstone, saying she hopes to return to the concluding episodes of the fifth and final season.
The country singer’s career is on a meteoric rise at the moment, having recently won a Grammy for best
country album, a People’s Choice Award for female country artist of the year and entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards—just to name a few. Now she’s preparing for the release of her highly-anticipated fifth album, Whirlwind, which will be released on August 23.
One might think that the singer-songwriter hasn’t got time for anything else in her busy schedule but she told Newsweek that she is “hoping” she will be in the final installment of Yellowstone. Having a few of her songs featured in the hit series contributed to her rise in the music industry, as did appearing in the fifth season of the Western drama.
Season 5, Part 1 aired in January this year, with the second part of the final series set to air in November 2024.
“What I’ve realized is that the movie business is crazier than the music business, and I did not think that was possible, but fingers crossed that Taylor Sheridan gives me a call, and as soon as he does, I’ll be there,” Wilson said.
Yellowstone has been a very important piece to the puzzle for me, just kind of connecting the dots I think. You know, when I first kind of came out with my first single, maybe people knew the song, but they didn’t know who I was.
“[Yellowstone] kind of put a face to a name, and so it’s been very, very, very helpful for me. So I’m excited to do more of it, just waiting to see what happens.”
Initially, Yellowstone creator Sheridan had reached out to the songstress because he wanted to feature her music in the second season. However, he ended up writing a role specifically for her. Wilson played Abby, a musician who is also a love interest for Ryan, a character played by Ian Bohen.
Wilson, who was born and raised in a small Louisianan farming town, relocated to Nashville at the age of 19 with the goal of becoming a country music star. Success didn’t come instantly at first, as many executives didn’t think her musical style was modern enough to be popular amongst a contemporary audience. It wasn’t until her songs were featured on Yellowstone in 2019 that this perception began to change—and she has now made a name for herself as a next-generation icon.
