{"id":887806,"date":"2026-10-19T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887806\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:58:12","slug":"choosin-texas-turns-one-as-ella-langley-reflects-on-the-song-that-made-her-countrys-biggest-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887806\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8217; turns one as Ella Langley reflects on the song that made her country&#8217;s biggest star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Ella Langley hopped on social media to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her most popular song.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Langley has become the most popular woman in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463917\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/miranda-lambert-carrie-underwood-should-get-ribbon-surviving-country-music-male-dominated-era\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">country music<\/a> over the past year, and there&#8217;s really nobody who can come\u00a0close to taking the throne from the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463918\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-singer-ernest-says-he-felt-lost-after-abruptly-leaving-ella-langleys-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Dandelion&#8221;<\/a> singer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s been absolutely insane watching her career explode. A big reason why she shot to the top of the mountain can be tied to one thing:<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her song &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463919\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ella-langley-says-choosin-texas-success-changing-my-life-after-her-song-breaks-mariah-careys-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ELLA LANGLEY SAYS &#8216;CHOOSIN&#8217; TEXAS&#8217; SUCCESS IS &#8216;CHANGING MY LIFE&#8217; AFTER HER SONG BREAKS MARIAH CAREY&#8217;S RECORD<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her song &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792421890_439_ella-langley-dress.jpg\" alt=\"Ella Langley black dress\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ella Langley topped the Billboard Hot100 charts for the 14th week in a row with her &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; anthem. (John Schearer)<\/p>\n<p>Ella Langley celebrates one year of &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; success.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The popular song spent a record-breaking 23 weeks in the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and has taken the country world by storm.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463920\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/country-music-star-ella-langley-proves-social-media-dominance-viral-tour-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">COUNTRY MUSIC STAR ELLA LANGLEY PROVES HER SOCIAL MEDIA DOMINANCE WITH VIRAL TOUR PHOTOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I don&#8217;t think I know a single country music fan who can&#8217;t sing the song word for word. The music video is also electric.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Well, Langley jumped on Instagram to celebrate the one-year of success since its Oct. 17, 2025, release.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ella-Langley-performs.jpg\" alt=\"Ella Langley and Gretchen Wilson perform onstage at Nissan Stadium.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ella Langley has become one of country music&#8217;s fastest-rising stars. (Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;One year of Choosin\u2019 Texas \ud83e\udd0d This song\u2026 I am constantly &amp; consistently amazed by what this song has done &amp; how much y\u2019all continue to love it. You\u2019ll never know how much it means to me &amp; everyone involved in making it come to life, thankful is an understatement. Here\u2019s to 365 days of madness,&#8221; the talented country artist captioned the video.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The post is also putting up massive numbers. It&#8217;s sitting with more than 362,000 likes as of publication. Check it out below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463921\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/miranda-lambert-says-she-ella-langley-clashed-while-making-hit-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MIRANDA LAMBERT SAYS SHE AND ELLA LANGLEY CLASHED WHILE MAKING HIT RECORD<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It certainly feels like country music is going through a bit of a revival at the moment, and Langley is one of the major players driving that movement.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; is also far from her only success over the past 12 months. She&#8217;s racked up awards, released a new album and dropped music with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463922\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/viral-video-captures-koe-wetzel-bringing-young-fan-stage-spotting-issue-crowd-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Koe Wetzel<\/a> and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463923\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/miranda-lambert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Miranda Lambert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463924\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her song &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_463925\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/snakeskin-boots-pairs-miranda-lambert-ella-langley-western-inspired-country-music-duet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Snakeskin Boots<\/a>&#8221; with Lambert feels like a 1960s cowboys vs. outlaws spaghetti western. It&#8217;s 100% worth giving a listen if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ella_Langley_Koe_Wetzel.jpg\" alt=\"Koe Wetzel and Ella Langley released their new song \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ella Langley performs onstage during the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. ((Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for CMA))<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">OUTKICK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE FOX NEWS APP: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Now, fans wait to see what Langley cooks up next. Expectations are high, but as she&#8217;s proven time and time again, she will exceed them. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n<p>David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Langley hopped on social media to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her most popular song. 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