Singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson’s success is reflective of a change in Nashville, which after years of largely neglecting female artists is starting to make more room for women.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lainey Wilson’s first paying gig as a singer was the grand opening of a convenience store in her tiny hometown of Baskin, Louisiana. She was 9 years old, and the job paid 20 bucks. “My daddy took me up there — no guitar, no microphone, no nothing