“Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails”: Behind the Exhibit • 2025

Hear insights into the making of the exhibit "Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails" in this behind-the-scenes video featuring Museum staff speaking about the artifact-collecting and exhibition-development processes, as well as significant storylines and artifacts in Wilson's life and career.

Wilson signed a song-publishing contract at Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2017 and a recording contract with BBR Music Group’s Broken Bow Records one year later. She made her Grand Ole Opry debut in February 2020, and her 2021 single, “Things a Man Oughta Know,” became her first country radio No. 1. Since then, Wilson’s chart-topping mix of solo songs and high-profile duets earned her five trophies at the 2023 CMA Awards, and she became the first woman to win CMA Entertainer of the Year since Taylor Swift in 2011. Wilson has also been the reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year for two years running.

Follow her rise to the top of the charts through her musical instruments, song manuscripts, stage wear, and more.

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