Lainey Wilson's New Song "4x4xU" Gives A Shoutout To Kalamazoo

New Music Friday is the standard day of the week to get hyped about songs from your favorite artists dropping, but this week a lot artists decided to celebrate America's birthday by dropping singles and albums on the fourth of July, to take advantage of the long weekend and road trip listening people will be doing.

One of the artists with new music this week is country superstar Lainey Wilson, whose new single "4x4xU" is an adorable ballad about being the passenger princess in his 4x4 (with you). From her upcoming album, Whirlwind, this single takes listeners on a long distance road trip filled with love.

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Throughout the song, Lainey names places they're driving between, and one of them is a very obvious nod to a city in West Michigan.

"NYC to L.A
City to the country
From here to Kalamazoo
Boy, after a long day
You know there ain't no wrong way
To drive my crazy crazy
In a 4x4 by you"

While I don't think Lainey Wilson will be coming to play a show in Kalamazoo anytime soon, since she's already outgrown venues in Grand Rapids like The Intersection. She will be back in Michigan later this year for Faster Horses on July 20th, which is fairly close to Kalamazoo, so maybe they'll get their moment then.

You can check out the video for the song below:

Thanks for giving a nod to West Michigan, Lainey. We love you, too.

Surprising Things We Learned Watching Lainey Wilson's Documentary

Lainey Wilson has taken the country music scene by storm! What most people don't understand though is that she's not an overnight sensation. In fact, Wilson spent 10 years in Nashville before gaining any traction in her career.

ABC's documentary Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country takes fans back to her small hometown of Baskin, La., where the seeds of her dreams of becoming a country singer were planted.

Here are some surprising things we learned while watching the documentary.

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