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Ella Langley Biography: Country Star Behind the Historic “Choosin’ Texas” Run

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Ella Langley biography: Ella Langley (born May 3, 1999, Hope Hull, Alabama) is an American country singer-songwriter who broke through in 2024 with the Riley Green duet “You Look Like You Love Me.” In 2026, “Choosin’ Texas” became the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history, and she won a record seven ACM Awards in one night.

Ella Langley biography: quick facts

  • Full name: Elizabeth Camille Langley
  • Born: May 3, 1999, Hope Hull, Alabama
  • Nationality: American
  • Occupation: Country singer-songwriter
  • Known for: “You Look Like You Love Me,” “Choosin’ Texas,” record 7-win ACM night (2026)
  • Labels: Sawgod/Columbia Records, Sony Music Nashville
  • Partner: Reportedly single (2026); no publicly confirmed relationship

Early life and Nashville grind

Ella Langley — born Elizabeth Camille Langley — grew up in Hope Hull, Alabama, just south of Montgomery, performing locally as a teenager. She moved to Nashville in 2019 to chase songwriting, and by 2021 she had signed her first publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville. The trajectory changed in February 2023: she made her Grand Ole Opry debut on February 17, and a week later signed a joint record deal with Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records via her SAWGOD imprint. She opened for established acts — Randy Houser, Lainey Wilson, Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley — earning a reputation for a brash, honky-tonk stage presence.

Breakthrough: “You Look Like You Love Me” and Hungover

The breakthrough came in 2024. “You Look Like You Love Me,” her duet with Riley Green — a song she co-wrote with Aaron Ratiere and Green — hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. On August 2, 2024 she released her debut album Hungover (Sawgod/Columbia, 14 tracks), which she co-wrote in full and co-produced with Will Bundy. That fall she won Musical Event of the Year with Green at the 58th CMA Awards (November 2024) and opened Green’s “Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour.” One note on a circulating claim: as of October 2026, Ella Langley has not been nominated for or won a Grammy Award — the Tennessean states it plainly. A rule change raised the Best New Artist submission window from three to four years, re-eligibilizing her for the 2027 ceremony, with “Be Her” reportedly submitted in a pop category (per Variety’s October 2026 review).

Dandelion and a record-breaking 2026

Her second album, Dandelion, released April 10, 2026 on Sawgod/Columbia — executive produced by Langley with Miranda Lambert and Ben West — she co-wrote all 18 tracks — debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 equivalent album units, the largest streaming debut for a new country album by a female primary artist. It became the first album by a woman in a decade to produce four Country Airplay Top 10s: “Choosin’ Texas” (3 weeks at No. 1), “Be Her” (4 weeks at No. 1), and the Morgan Wallen duet “I Can’t Love You Anymore” (2 weeks at No. 1).

Meanwhile “Choosin’ Texas” broke Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” record to become the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history (24 non-consecutive weeks) — and the first song by a woman to simultaneously top the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts.

The trophies followed. At the 61st ACM Awards on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Langley swept all seven of her nominations — Female Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year, Single and Song of the Year (“Choosin’ Texas”), and Music Event of the Year (“Don’t Mind If I Do” with Riley Green) — setting the ACM record for most wins in a single night, beating the previous mark of six. With five 2025 ACM wins, she also holds the two-year record of 12. She won three more CMAs in 2025 (Song, Single, and Music Video of the Year for “You Look Like You Love Me”), bringing her to four CMAs. Variety called Dandelion the “second-biggest album of 2026 to date,” and she was honored as a Billboard Women in Music 2026 Powerhouse.

October 2026: Greek Theatre, Tulsa, and the Riley Green rift

On October 13–14, 2026, Langley played two sold-out nights at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles — 22-song sets with duets alongside openers Laci Kaye Booth and Kameron Marlowe, a Gretchen Wilson cover, and a Toby Keith encore. Variety titled its review “For Ella Langley, Winsomeness Wins the Night, Just Like It’s Won the Year for Her.”

The week before had been darker. On October 9 she canceled her Tulsa BOK Center show about two hours before showtime, citing a “serious security threat” and saying she refused “to put anyone in harm’s way.” Police swept the venue twice with bomb dogs after a caller warned of gunfire and bombs, found no credible threat — the call was suspected swatting — and did not advise cancellation; the FBI is assisting. In Lubbock the next night she explained: “I’m not doing it, because a concert’s not worth a human life… I would have made yesterday’s decision 10 billion times over.” Wynonna Judd publicly defended her on OutKick’s Tomi Lahren Is Fearless, saying she “did the right thing.”

October also brought a public rift with Riley Green. On the September 22, 2026 premiere of The Voice Season 30, where Green debuted as a coach, he told contestants: “There was a girl that reminded me a lot of y’all. I took her on tour with me. Her name’s Ella Langley. She’s doing pretty well.” The following week on Instagram Live, Langley responded to a fan asking if that rubbed her the wrong way: “Yeah, when that man took credit? No, didn’t love that, but typical. Typical. Pretty typical.” As of mid-October, Green had not publicly responded (Page Six, Holler).

Personal life

As of 2026, Langley is reportedly single and focusing on her career — she has said she is “married to her job” (Tennessean). Rumors linking her to Riley Green or Tucker Wetmore are unconfirmed.

Net worth snapshot

As of October 2026, no reputable publication — no Forbes, Bloomberg, or Hurun estimate — has published an Ella Langley net worth figure, so this page makes no claim about one. Her income flows from multi-platinum record sales and songwriting royalties, arena-touring income, and brand work (including a 2025 Chase Bank Sapphire Reserve ad campaign). Read the full breakdown in Ella Langley’s net worth.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ella Langley?

Ella Langley (born Elizabeth Camille Langley, May 3, 1999, in Hope Hull, Alabama) is an American country singer-songwriter. She broke through in 2024 with the Riley Green duet “You Look Like You Love Me” and became a superstar in 2026, when “Choosin’ Texas” became the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history and she won a record seven ACM Awards in one night.

What is Ella Langley’s biggest song?

“Choosin’ Texas” is her biggest commercial hit — 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run in the chart’s history, and the first song by a woman to simultaneously top the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts. “You Look Like You Love Me” (2024, with Riley Green) was the duet that made her famous, topping Country Airplay.

How many ACM Awards has Ella Langley won?

Twelve ACM Awards total across 2025–26: five in 2025 and a record-breaking seven in one night at the 61st ACM Awards on May 17, 2026 — the most wins ever in a single ACM ceremony, beating the previous record of six. She also has four CMA Awards.

Has Ella Langley won a Grammy?

No — as of October 2026, Ella Langley has not been nominated for or won a Grammy Award, per the Tennessean. A rule change raising the Best New Artist submission window from three to four years made her newly eligible for the 2027 ceremony, and her song “Be Her” was submitted on the current ballot in a pop category.

Why did Ella Langley cancel her Tulsa show?

She canceled her October 9, 2026 show at Tulsa’s BOK Center about two hours before showtime, citing a “serious security threat” and refusing “to put anyone in harm’s way.” Police found no credible threat after a caller warned of gunfire and bombs — the call was suspected swatting — and did not advise cancellation. She told the Lubbock crowd the next night that “a concert’s not worth a human life.”

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