Lainey Wilson marked her latest two chart-topping hits at Country radio with a No. 1 party at the legendary Bradley’s Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, on Thursday afternoon (March 27). Hosted by BMI and ASCAP and emceed by BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, the event celebrated Wilson’s seventh and eighth No. 1 hits, “Wildflowers And Wild Horses” and “4X4XU,” respectively.
The country superstar and Broken Bow Records recording artist was joined by the songwriters behind the two hit songs, her entire team and over 200 music industry professionals to commemorate the achievements.

Prior to the celebration, Lainey Wilson and the songwriters behind “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” and “4X4XU” gathered together for a press conference to chat about the tracks and how they came together.
“4X4XU”
The chat began with Lainey Wilson (BMI) and Jon Decious (BMI), who co-wrote “4X4XU” alongside Aaron Raitiere (BMI), who unfortunately was unable to attend the celebration, however, Wilson and Decious were sure to acknowledge Raitiere and his involvement. “4X4XU” appears on Wilson’s GRAMMY-nominated album, Whirlwind.
“How was the idea formed?” Decious began to explain, “I sit around and think of song titles a lot, but Lainey wanted to write a funny song, and so we worked on a song called ‘Ring Finger,’ and she had one day, she had about two hours, and we got done with ‘Ring Finger’ and we had about 40 minutes left. And she’s like, ‘well, what else you got?’ And in my experience, not that I have much experience, but the funny songwriter is the broke songwriter. So I was like, ‘well, what about this here?’ And so you just jump on the tail of Lainey Wilson’s airplane, and you write ‘4x4xU’ in about 30 minutes.”
Wilson added, “Well, and as soon as she said the hook, it was almost like we were all on the same page about what kind of song it needed to be. It needed to be one of ’em kind, anthemic, soaring type melodies, I guess you could say. And we were in Indiana, it was at an FFA convention, and we were on the bus, and I was just excited to be there that day because my daddy started one of the very first FFA’s at Louisiana Tech and after writing ‘Ring Finger,’ we were just like, let’s write another truck song. Doing everything I said I wouldn’t do. But it’s more than just that.”
The 32-year-old singer/songwriter continued, “Like this was during a time of my life that was constantly changing and during that time of my life, I felt like it was really important for me to really hold on to the things that were helping me keep my feet planted on the ground and that was keeping my people close. And that’s what ‘4X4XU’ is really about. It’s about keeping your people close and understanding the importance of the simple things in life and how important those moments are.”

“And did you realize that we didn’t say the word truck in that song one time?” Decious asked Wilson, to which she replied with a laugh, “we didn’t.”
The pair also reacted to “4X4XU” receiving nominations for Song Of The Year and Visual Media Of The Year at the 2025 ACM Awards.
“I get very excited for my songwriting buddies. This is Jon’s very first No. 1 song and his first time being nominated for an ACM. You know how it is when you write songs with people, and you get to know ’em, you start becoming really good friends. So, every time I see that they’ve got a win, it just like hypes me up and makes me feel like it’s my first time ever getting nominated for something when it’s their first time,” Wilson explained to Music Mayhem and other media outlets in attendance.
She continued, “I’m very proud for the Song Of The Year nomination. That means a lot right there. That is like, to me, when I think of that category, I think of like the song that influenced and inspired and was a song that a lot of people connected to and latched on to and can relate to and the song that kind of just found a home in a lot of different places. That’s something to be very proud of.”
“Wildflowers And Wild Horses”
Trannie Anderson (BMI) and Paul Sikes (ASCAP) then joined Wilson (BMI) to chat about “Wildflowers And Wild Horses,” a track the trio co-wrote that appears on Lainey Wilson’s sophomore album, Bell Bottom Country.
“I did start the idea, but I didn’t have the hook, ‘Wildflowers And Wild Horses.’ I wrote the first two verses and I knew I loved the melody, loved the space in it, because modern music is so word heavy all the time, so it just felt special to have that space and a story was about to unfold,” Anderson explained. “And then Paul Sikes over here, he’s one of the best guitarists in Nashville, in my opinion, started doing that bluegrass picky thing. And then suddenly we were writing Lainey’s autobiography… five generations… I mean, a lot of those lyrics are very true to her story.”
Wilson continued, “And speaking to the lyrics, being true to my story without even knowing it, I had sent this song to my mama knowing it was pretty special immediately, and she’s like, ‘this is my favorite song you’ve ever written.’ And she said, ‘it reminds me of my family.’ And she ended up telling me, which is a fact I did not know, that my great-grandfather, her grandfather, caught one of the very last wild horses in Louisiana and farmed with it for years. He also met my grandma while he was riding his horse into town and put her on the back, and they rode off into the sunset. So really am from a family of Wildflowers and Wild Horses and didn’t even know it.”

Trannie Anderson went on to share that “Wildflowers And Wild Horses” includes some of her favorite lyrics that she’s ever had the privilege of writing. “I want to throw this in about the lyric too. This is one of my favorite lyrics that I’ve ever been a part of, just because it is so colorful and some lines are kind of left of center you don’t typically hear. I love that we wrote about Bread of Heaven. We got biblical with Manna in that second verse,” Anderson added. “And I also really love the line, and people point this line out to me all the time. I push like a daisy through old sidewalk cracks. So anyway, very special lyric to me.”
Sikes then detailed how the song came together in November 2020 during a pandemic. “Just a crazy year for everybody and to get to come together, and that was our first time writing. And Trannie and I have known each other quite a while, writing songs together. And I will say it’s just fun to get to do this with your friends and people that you care about, that you want to see win. That’s really, the more I do this, the more important that is to me. It was fun getting to have written this in a weird year and have a bright spot in that.”
Later in the evening, Wilson was joined onstage by her “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” and “4X4XU” co-writers, where they received praise from their publishers, record labels and other members of the industry and were presented with plaques commemorating the success of the chart-topping hits. Jon Decious (BMI) was also presented with a custom Taylor 210e DLX guitar to honor his first chart-topping hit as a BMI songwriter.
The Celebration Was Hosted At Bradley’s Barn, Sponsored By Studio Bank
The double No. 1 celebration was sponsored by Studio Bank. On behalf of Lainey Wilson and her co-writers, Studio Bank representative, Kari Barnhart, made a donation to Wilson’s Heart Like A Truck Fund, which supports a range of causes aimed at making a positive impact and celebrating triumph.
Lainey Wilson and BMI chose to host the celebration at the iconic Bradley’s Barn, which is one of the most important recording studios in Country music history.
“You got to hear the stories of this place, the history that has happened in here and on certain instruments in this room. There’s just a feeling to it and I just wanted it to be something different,” Wilson detailed of why she decided to host her double No. 1 party at Bradley’s Barn in Mount Juliet. “I know it was a drive. So I appreciate y’all driving all the way out here, but I feel like this room tells a story.”


Founded in the mid-1960s by Country Music Hall of Fame member Owen Bradley, the studio was originally a horse barn turned state-of-the-art recording facility. It became a creative hub for legends like Merle Haggard, George Jones, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and many more, shaping the Nashville sound. After a fire destroyed the original barn in 1980, it was rebuilt in 1984 and has since been updated by Owen’s great-grandchildren, John and Lillian Grace Bradley, to host events and live music.