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Lainey Wilson Wins CMA Entertainer, Champions Female Artists

11/22/2025

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Lainey Wilson won Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville.
Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now journalist Marissa R. Moss praised Wilson’s significant impact on country music.
Wilson criticized online commentators who pit women against each other, asserting that her success does not diminish the achievements of other female artists.
Moss echoed that the industry tends to spotlight only a few women at a time.

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Lainey Wilson won Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville.
Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now journalist Marissa R. Moss praised Wilson’s significant impact on country music.
Wilson criticized online commentators who pit women against each other, asserting that her success does not diminish the achievements of other female artists.
Moss echoed that the industry tends to spotlight only a few women at a time.