.@laineywilson worked her way through high school as a 'Hannah Montana' impersonator, learning how to entertain audiences at places like St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis and realizing she was “born” to perform in the process.⁠ ⁠ Wilson, who calls herself a “fifth-generation’s farmer’s daughter,” combined that desire with the whatever-it-takes work ethic she inherited from her father. “It definitely has to do with coming from a farming community, getting up and planting those seeds and watching them grow,” she says of the diligence she applies to her career. “I really do view it as ‘I’m a song farmer.’ I just try to take care of what I have, and I take a lot of pride in what we’ve grown.”⁠ ⁠ She speaks on the release of her upcoming album 'Whirlwind,' how she’s planning to stay grounded as her career momentum shows no signs of slowing & more in the Country Power Players cover story: blbrd.cm/MO4ChZS