'She's a legend already': Miranda Lambert's TIME100 Next tribute to Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson & Miranda Lambert (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)

September 30, 2025 at 8:42 p.m. UTC

By Stephen Hubbard

Lainey Wilson's the only country artist chosen to be on the 2025 TIME100 Next list.

TIME chose Miranda Lambert to pay tribute to Lainey.

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