Following up “Choosin’ Texas” and “Dandelion” with another heater. This week, Ella Langley made history with her smash hit single “Choosin’ Texas,” as it reached the #1 spot on on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As last week rolled to an end, “Choosin’ Texas” and reigning Grammy New Artist of the Year, Olivia Dean’s smash hit, “Man I Need,” were neck and neck in the battle for #1 on the Hot 100, and knowing that history was on the line, Langley would encourage fans to make a last-minute push for the track, rallying them to purchase the song on iTunes, which clearly worked.
She also just put out the title track to her forthcoming sophomore album a little over a week ago, and she just announced another new one form the 18-song tracklist, “Be Her,” will be out everywhere this Friday.
Ella shared the news, as well as a teaser over on Instagram, which finds her singing about he perfect woman who has everything figured out:
“She drinks wine by the glass,
Not by the bottle,
She ain’t stuck on the past,
Ain’t worried about tomorrow,
She’s a lover, mother, a sister and wife,
She rolls over in the morning to the love of her life
Only smokes one on vacation
Says just what she thinks,
She don’t need validation
Or much of anything”
Sounds like we could all use a little advice from this supreme being…
It’s unclear who the writers are, but you can listen to part of “Be Her” here:
Dandelion is slated for release on April 10th, and Ella produced the album alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West, and it’s easily one of the most highly-anticipated projects announced this year.
Ella previously said she wanted it to feel like “the best kind of Sunday afternoon,” and the record really serves as a love letter to her childhood memories and that feeling of nostalgia and freedom:
“This record has so much growth in it. I’ve never poured more of myself into a project, into a song, into an idea, and it’s fallen out so beautifully. It’s about learning yourself, making mistakes, and realizing that it’s all just part of life.
I want this record to be something that fans can relate to, but also something they want to get up and dance to at the same time. To me, this record feels like fireflies in the summertime. It feels like windows down on a red dirt road. It feels like the best kind of Sunday afternoon.
It feels like those days I remember as a kid where it felt like there weren’t enough hours in the day. This record is really a love letter to that.”
Ella of course put out her debut album Hungover in the summer of 2024, which featured her smash hit, award-winning song with Riley Green “You Look Like You Love Me.”
Since then, her star has only continued to grow, and she has a ton of momentum going into this release and I think this will easily be her biggest year thus far considering how much she’s already accomplished… and it’s only February.
“Choosin’ Texas”
“Dandelion”
The Dandelion Tour Dates
5/7/2026 Toledo, OH Huntington Center (+,&)
5/8/2026 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena (+,&)
5/14/2026 Estero, FL Hertz Arena (@, &)
5/15/2026 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena (@, &)
6/18/2026 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre (+,&)
6/19/2026 Independence, MO Cable Dahmer Arena (+,&)
6/25/2026 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center (+,&)
6/26/2026 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park (+,&)
7/23/2026 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena (#, %)
7/24/2026 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre (#, %)
7/25/2026 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum (#, %)
7/30/2026 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (@, %)
7/31/2026 Canandaigua, NY CMAC (@, %)
8/13/2026 Austin, TX Moody Center (#, &)
8/14/2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center (#, &)
8/15/2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena (#, &)
@ Kameron Marlowe
+ Dylan Marlowe
# Kaitlin Butts
& Gabriella Rose
% Laci Kaye Booth
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