It is hard to believe that it’s only been a few months more than a year since Ella Langley released her debut album, Hungover. With a voice that’s as warm as bonfire embers and eyes that reveal a spellbinding vulnerability, she feels like forever.
The breakout star was the most-nominated artist at this year’s ACM Awards. With a total of eight nods, she strutted away with an impressive five wins, including “New Female Artist of the Year.” A few days ago, Ella released a new single that she’s been teasing at live performances since last February. She co-wrote the track with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor, and produced it with the help of Ben West and Miranda. “Choosin’ Texas” is about a heartbreaking realization that the singer just put her lover back in the arms of his old flame.
Ella recalled the writing session: “I had the amazing opportunity to sit down in a room with Miranda, Luke, and Joybeth on a writing retreat about a year ago. We wrote a bunch of songs together, but the second one really stuck with me. Miranda, being from Texas, started telling us one of her wild stories about drinkin’ and doing something ridiculous, and I said, ‘Well, she’s from Texas, I can tell.’ As soon as I said that, we all just looked at each other like — yep, that’s it! That’s the next song. She’s from Texas, the girl he went with. And I thought well… you know I love a song like that.”
“Ella may have grown up in Alabama, but she has a rowdy, fiery side that us Texas women recognize and respect,” Miranda noted. “She’s an artist through and through, and it was important to me to let her artistry shine through at every stage of the process, from co-writing to co-producing. I’m so proud of how ‘Choosin’ Texas’ does that, and can’t wait to see the world continue to get to know Ella through this song.”
Ella Langley has a smoldering, dark-honey vibe that is intoxicatingly smoky and sweet. Her hugely successful Still Hungover tour only has a few dates left. If you miss her live show this year, you’ll have to wait until she joins Eric Church’s Free The Machine Tour in February 2026.
Remaining dates for Ella’s Still Hungover tour:
Friday, Oct. 24 at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach, FL
Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, TN
Friday, Oct. 31 at Rick’s Cafe in Starkville, MS
Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
Friday, Nov. 7 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
Special performance dates:
Monday, Nov. 10 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN
Thursday, Dec. 4 at The Eastern in Atlanta, GA
Featured photo: Caylee Robillard.
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