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Lainey Wilson Asked For A Prayer Before GRAMMY Performance

Lainey Wilson did her share of media before she walked the GRAMMY red carpet over the weekend. She chatted with CBS, telling them that she asked for a prayer for…

Lainey Wilson in black performing at the 2025 GRAMMYs.
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Lainey Wilson did her share of media before she walked the GRAMMY red carpet over the weekend. She chatted with CBS, telling them that she asked for a prayer for her performance of "Let The Good Times Roll" in the show's Quincy Jones tribute segment.

She said that a friend asked her, "I'm saying my prayers, is there a prayer I could say for you?" Her response: "Yeah, make sure that you pray that I don't mess this thing up."

She also shared a couple of songs that are on her GRAMMYs get-ready playlist, saying, "I've been cranking up a bunch of Myles Smith. 'Nice To Meet You,' I love that song. And 'Let The Good Times Roll,' Ray Charles."

The country star also shared, "The first person I called when I found out I was nominated, I think was my Mama, she's been my biggest fan from the beginning. She believed that I could do this when… we just really didn't even know that it was an option."

Lainey knocked her performance out of the park on award night as the famous crowd cheered her on.

Outside a Los Angeles grocery store, Wilson loaded up on drinks and snacks a day before the Grammys. At the store, she packed three cases of Mondays Light beer into an SUV.

Coffee in hand, Lainey pushed a cart filled to the top. Cheese puffs, chips, fresh produce, and flowers were stacked high. Party gift bags rounded out her purchases.

Wilson often looked amused at the photographer who followed her and took photos of her on her personal food run. It is also worth noting that the singer bypassed the reusable shopping bags required in L.A., opting to toss items directly into her trunk while drinking her morning coffee.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.