The Hollywood Reporter just dropped a bombshell; Lainey Wilson’s “Out of Oklahoma” from the Twisters soundtrack has landed on the Oscar shortlist! This gritty country-rock anthem has Hollywood buzzing, with over 19,000 Instagram fans already losing their minds over the exclusive performance clip. Move over tornadoes; Lainey’s raw vocals and fiddle-laced fury are the real force of nature here.
Recorded for the Twisters: The Album, this track proves why Lainey’s the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year. The snippet shows her belting with hurricane-force emotion, turning a song about literal storms into a metaphor for life’s chaos. Comments overflow with praise like “masterpiece” and “OKLAHOMA IS HOME!” from fans feeling that Southern pride.
Lainey Wilson Performs “Out of Oklahoma” (Hollywood Reporter Exclusive)
Industry insiders say the song’s Oscar potential lies in its perfect marriage of cinematic drama and authentic country soul. That fiddle? Pure tornado warning siren. Those lyrics? “Like Dorothy’s journal entries if she grew up on a tractor” gushes one fan; the track’s already generating more heat than a prairie thunderstorm in July.
This follows Lainey’s showstopping Yellowstone performances that catapulted her to fame. Now with an Oscar-shortlisted song and starring role in Twisters, the Louisiana native is proving country artists can dominate both charts and cinema. Hollywood better brace for impact; this storm’s just getting started.
Lainey Wilson – “Out of Oklahoma” Official Audio
Fans are flooding streaming platforms after the IG tease. “Played this on loop during my Oklahoma road trip; chills every time,” writes one listener. The song’s mix of banjo, electric guitar and Lainey’s signature twang creates a perfect musical tornado; destructive in the best way to anything standing in country music’s way.
From Instagram snippets to Oscar buzz, “Out of Oklahoma” marks Lainey’s next meteoric rise. Follow her journey as this country hurricane sweeps through awards season; because when Lainey Wilson sings about storms, even Hollywood stops to take cover. The Twisters soundtrack drops July 19th, but this track’s already spinning up a cultural phenomenon.