As her career continues to reach new heights, Lainey Wilson<\/a><\/strong> is gearing up to enter the next chapter of her career, following the extraordinary amounts of success she earned with her fifth studio album, Whirlwind<\/em>. She is ready to show fans another side of her artistry with her forthcoming new music.<\/p>\n Ahead of celebrating her ninth No. 1 hit at Country Radio during an industry-only party, the 33-year-old country superstar sat down for a press conference on Tuesday (Jan. 13) at the BMI offices<\/a> in the heart of Music Row, where she opened up about new music, her plans for 2026, and reflected on her whirlwind success in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are already cooking some stuff up,\u201d Wilson told Music Mayhem<\/a><\/em> and other media outlets while seated beside her \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo<\/a>\u201d co-writers Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, and Andy Albert, teasing her next chapter following the release of the deluxe edition of her 2024 project, Whirlwind<\/a><\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cTo tell you the truth, we were already in the kitchen, cooking it up before\u00a0Whirlwind<\/em>\u00a0was even out, which was a year and a half ago now. I feel like we\u2019re always writing, because I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m myself if I\u2019m not creating and writing. I feel like that\u2019s what gets me through all the busyness, and all the other parts of the job that exist.\u201d<\/p>\n Lainey Wilson shared that her next era of music will reveal a new side of her artistry to fans. \u201cAnd so, I think people are really going to love what we\u2019ve been working on. Of course, I\u2019m partial,\u201d Wilson added. \u201cI think it definitely is going to show another side of my artistry. Always staying true to myself, but the more life I live, the more experience I have, where I realize I\u2019ve got more to say and share, and it\u2019s got to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n The Baskin, Louisiana, native gave fans a taste of her forthcoming music during a performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum<\/a> earlier that day. Wilson, along with Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson of the self-proclaimed songwriting trio The Heart Wranglers<\/a>, performed an unreleased song they wrote together, titled \u201cPeople Need Jesus.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cPreacher got caught with a trifling woman\/ And wouldn\u2019t his sweet, little wife\/ Tear into town and probably hold a camera\/ Just for a Facebook fight\/ An \u2018ol boy named Paul he was running from the law\/ Yelled, \u2018Hey y\u2019all, watch this\u2019\/ When the sun went down, mobile took a swim\/ Right where the alligator sits,\u201d Wilson sang on the track\u2019s chorus, which was inspired by small-town gossip spreading.<\/p>\n Wilson then went on to the chorus, \u201cPeople need Jesus\/ People need Jesus\/ People need Jesus\/ Ain\u2019t that the gospel truth?\/ People need Jesus\/ People need Jesus\/ And I need Jesus as much as they all do.\u201d<\/p>\n She then took a moment to reflect on the past year, which saw Wilson win CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year for the second consecutive time, sell out her Whirlwind Arena Tour, make history as the third solo female host of the CMA Awards, following Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, perform on major televised shows, and so much more.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s crazy because I feel like all these goals we wrote down every single year we try to write our goals down, and it feels like every single year we knock those off the list plus some more. And then honestly, it seemed like it just gets more and more fun because we really get the chance to be creative and start thinking like, okay, never in a million years did I think I\u2019d get to do this, but let\u2019s put it on the list and see what happens,\u201d Wilson added. \u201cAnd then, man, I feel so blessed. It seems like it just gets better and better and sweeter and sweeter, and I mean, it\u2019s a crazy ride. We\u2019ve talked about that a lot, about it being the whirlwind, but it\u2019s true. But I feel like I\u2019m also right where I\u2019m supposed to be and feeling more creative than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n And the chart-topping country hitmaker is not slowing down anytime soon. \u201cNow, I feel like I\u2019m in a stage in my career where I can slow it down a little bit. I can tap the brakes a little, but y\u2019all know me. When I say tap the brakes, I mean, you know, just a little, and then we\u2019re going to gas it back up,\u201d Wilson explained.<\/p>\n In the meantime, Lainey Wilson is currently taking a brief holiday break and is in the midst of planning her and Devlin \u201cDuck\u201d Hodges wedding<\/a>, writing and recording new music and getting ready to take on 2026.<\/p>\n \u201c2026, it\u2019s going to be an exciting year,\u201d Wilson promised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Dallas](\"https:\/\/musicmayhemmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dallas-Wilson-Andy-Albert-Lainey-Wilson-and-Trannie-Anderson-Photo-Courtesy-of-Andrew-Wendowski-2.jpg\")