Ella Langley delivered the television debut of her current single,\u00a0“Choosin\u2019\u00a0Texas,”\u00a0at the 2025 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on ABC.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Alabama native, known for her signature bangs and Stevie Nicks style, wowed the star-studded audience and television viewers from across the nation with her effortless display as seen in the TikTok video below. She unveiled the heart wrenching story of a person coming to terms with the reality that their significant\u00a0other\u2019s\u00a0heart is with someone else in Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe’s\u00a0from Texas, I can tell by the way \/\u00a0He’s\u00a0two\u00a0steppin’\u00a0’round\u00a0the room \/ And\u00a0judgin’\u00a0by the smile\u00a0that’s\u00a0written on his face \/\u00a0There’s\u00a0nothin’\u00a0I can do,\u201d\u00a0Langley belted out the melancholy lyrics of the chorus while dressed in fringe red pants with stars stitched down the sides and a flowing white top.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0take a crystal ball to see \/ A cowboy always finds a way to leave \/\u00a0Drinkin’\u00a0Jack all by myself \/\u00a0He’s\u00a0choosin’\u00a0Texas, I can tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout the performance, Langley stood amid a backdrop of shimmery star props, paying tribute to the Lone Star state. A pair of dancers, presumably the ones featured in the accompanying music video for the track, could be seen swaying across the room in front of Langley as she threw herself into the performance.<\/p>\n
Ella Langley Co-Wrote the Song With Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n
Released in October,\u00a0\u201cChoosin\u2019\u00a0Texas\u201d\u00a0was written by Langley alongside Luke Dick, Joybeth Taylor, and fellow country superstar and personal hero Miranda Lambert, who was waving a Texas flag in the audience. The track does not currently belong to a project, but is expected to appear on\u00a0Langley\u2019s\u00a0next album, a follow-up to\u00a02024\u2019s\u00a0Hungover\u00a0and\u00a0Still Hungover (deluxe)\u00a0albums.<\/p>\n
Ella Langley Previously Shared Praise for Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n
Of working with Lambert on the song, Langley gushed, in a statement, saying,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0looked up to Miranda Lambert for as long as\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0known who she was, and\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0somebody who\u00a0I’d\u00a0just love to write a song with. So getting a chance to write \u2018Choosin\u2019\u00a0Texas\u2019\u00a0with her and a couple of other songs off of this record, I mean, it was just one of the coolest things. I mean, who gets to do something\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0dreamed about as a little kid? I was like, that little kid got to come out and experience that day. So it was awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Langley was up for six awards heading into\u00a0\u201cCountry\u00a0Music\u2019s\u00a0Biggest Night,\u201d\u00a0but\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0already been named a winner. The singer, along with Riley Green, took home the awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year for “you look like you love me.” Single of the Year also goes out to the producer and mix engineer, which went to Will Buddy and Jim Cooley, respectively while Song of the Year is presented to the tunesmiths behind the track, which was also given to Aaron Raitiere. She, along with Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney, scored the most nominations as females, with six each.<\/p>\n
Langley is also the running for Female Vocalist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Music Video of the Year for her duet\u00a0\u201cyou look like you love me\u201d\u00a0with Green, and Musical Event of the Year for\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0Mind If I Do\u201d\u00a0with Green.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0awesome that three women are the most nominated, and I feel blessed to be a part of that,” she shared. “I just, you know, it feels like people are connecting to the music in a way that I would hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 59th Annual CMA Awards,\u00a0hosted by Wilson, aired live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Those who missed the ABC telecast can watch\u00a0the\u00a0next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n
Related: Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert Shine With \u201870s Disco Vibes at the 2025 CMA Awards<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 20, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Langley delivered the television debut of her current single,\u00a0“Choosin\u2019\u00a0Texas,”\u00a0at the 2025 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 19,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[97565,12732,12733,156,12734,48594,157,111,139,69,96305,14920],"class_list":{"0":"post-144834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-choosin","9":"tag-cma-awards","10":"tag-ella-langley","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-lainey-wilson","13":"tag-miranda-lambert","14":"tag-music","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-riley-green","19":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}