Ella Langley earned three nominations at the 38th annual MusicRow Awards, putting her in the Song of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year races. The nominations arrive as she heads out on her Dandelion Tour and extend a year that has already pushed her higher on both the charts and the awards circuit.
The timing matters because MusicRow subscribers voted on the winners, and those results will be announced on Sept. 2. Langley has already had a record-setting stretch in 2026: Dandelion debuted at No. 1, Choosin' Texas spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later logged a 16th consecutive week atop the chart, and she won seven ACM Awards earlier in the year.
Her Song of the Year nomination underscores how much ground she has covered in a short time, but the specific song behind that nomination was not identified in the available details. That leaves one part of the story open even as the rest looks crowded with proof of momentum: MusicRow has put her in three of its biggest categories, yet the awards still have to be decided.
The background helps explain why her name keeps surfacing. Langley moved to Nashville in 2019 after playing bars and festivals throughout Alabama, then built toward a 2025 MusicRow run that brought Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and a tie for Song of the Year. Earlier in 2026, Dandelion was executive produced by Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West, and included Choosin' Texas and Be Her.
For now, the simple answer is that Langley is not just part of the conversation — she is one of the clearest contenders in it. The only question left is whether the votes already cast by MusicRow subscribers will turn those three nominations into a sweep when the winners are announced on Sept. 2.
