Rita Wilson Is Excited To Introduce Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert's "Trailblazer" Debut & More

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Rita Wilson caught up with Billboard's Lyndsey Havens & Tetris Kelly at the ACM Awards 2025.

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00:00How's it going?

00:00It's kind of like a lasso action.

00:02Look, it's all intentional, you know?

00:04Well, I love you having fun already.

00:05I'm having so much fun.

00:07This is a great night.

00:08It's very exciting.

00:09I love country music.

00:10I love being here.

00:11I love that it's the 60th anniversary.

00:13It's incredible.

00:14I love that I get to present or introduce one of the greatest, I think, musical performances

00:19that's going to go down in history, which is Reba McIntyre, Lainey Wilson, and Miranda

00:24Lambert.

00:24Oh, my God.

00:25They're a new song, Trailblazer.

00:27Come on.

00:28It's so, it's iconic, right?

00:30Yeah.

00:31And it's so cool because it really is, for me, embracing that theme.

00:37The song is called Trailblazer because it's about the people that come before you, that

00:40allow, that clear the way so that you can do what you do.

00:44And I love that they're honoring all of that.

00:46And you talk about introducing them, but like, how does it feel for you when you come to spaces

00:49like this?

00:50And you're friends with people like that.

00:51Those are like three powerhouse women, and you can be like, hey, pals.

00:54You know what?

00:55Nashville is such an amazing community.

00:57When I started going down there about 12 years ago to write, I started being friends

01:02with the people that I was writing with.

01:04And I feel like it's such a welcoming place.

01:07And it feels like, I feel very grateful that they even opened themselves up to me.

01:12Because like, if you're starting something like songwriting, and you've already established

01:16yourself having a career in another way.

01:18I mean, how many times have we heard of Hollywood people going in and like, I'm going to be a

01:22writer, but five albums in, I wouldn't be able to do without the people in Nashville.

01:26I write most of my stuff down there.

01:28That's amazing.

01:29Yeah.

01:29Are you a journal person?

01:31Like, have you been keeping journals over the years?

01:32Or how are you mostly keeping track of your ideas now?

01:34I am so private that like, keeping the journal to me is scary.

01:38Oh, because somebody can find it.

01:39Yeah.

01:40Yeah.

01:40Exactly.

01:41Write it down.

01:41I know.

01:42But I do keep things in my notes.

01:44Oh, you're welcome.

01:45And sometimes those things become songs.

01:47Okay.

01:47And I heard that Taylor Swift keeps lists of words that she likes on Instagram.

01:52So now, I mean, I read that on Instagram.

01:54Oh, that's interesting.

01:55So I keep lists of words that I like and song ideas that I sing into my voice memos and all

02:00of that.

02:01And then everything else is up here.

02:03I love that you get advice from Taylor Swift.

02:03That's amazing.

02:04I know.

02:05Taylor Swift's epic.

02:06She's amazing.

02:07How many times did you go to the Eras Tour?

02:09Did you get to go?

02:10No, I missed Eras.

02:11Can you believe it?

02:12Every time I was in a city, she was not there.

02:15It was terrible.

02:15I'm going to go see Beyoncé on Friday night, though.

02:18Oh, my God.

02:18This Friday?

02:19Yes.

02:19Oh, well, I'll be there.

02:20You're going to be there?

02:21We'll be there.

02:22All right.

02:22I'm going to look for you.

02:23What are you wearing?

02:23We'll be on the floor dancing.

02:24What are you wearing?

02:25I want to know what your boots are good.

02:26Those boots have been around.

02:27These boots have been around.

02:28Yeah.

02:28They've been around.

02:28These are my boots.

02:29Do you have your outfit?

02:30I have an outfit.

02:31I have an outfit.

02:32I believe I'll be on theme.

02:34Okay.

02:34Love that.

02:35Can't wait to see.

Rita Wilson Is Excited To Introduce Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert's "Trailblazer" Debut & More | ACM Awards 2025

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