Photo of the Day: July 27, 2025

Each day, we will bring you a photo of the day, showcasing the sights of Williamson County (and beyond). Whether it’s a photo of a local landmark, a park, a photo from an event or just a great photo from the area, we want to showcase our local communities throughout the next year.

Photo of the day: Lainey Wilson surprised the audience by joining two of her songwriting collaborators, Jon Decious and Aaron Raitiere, during their Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Wilson performed a few songs in the museum’s Ford Theater with Decious and Raitiere, including “4x4xU” and “Ring Finger.”

Decious and Raitiere co-wrote Wilson’s recent chart-topper “4x4xU” and “Ring Finger” from her 2024 album, Whirlwind. Decious also wrote another song from that album with Wilson, “Counting Chickens.” Additionally, the two friends have together written songs recorded by Miranda Lambert (“Armadillo”) and Ashley McBryde (“Jesus Jenny”). More of Decious’ songs have been recorded by Tyler Braden, Paul Cauthen, Lola Kirke, Ben Chapman, Lukas Nelson, the Oak Ridge Boys, Anderson East and Kylie Frey, among others. Raitiere — who released an album of his own, Single Wide Dreamer, in 2022 — won a Grammy for “I’ll Never Love Again,” one of three songs he wrote for the 2018 film “A Star Is Born,” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Brent Cobb, Ella Langley, Midland, Maren Morris, Muscadine Bloodline, Randy Rogers Band, Koe Wetzel and more have also recorded his songs.

The Songwriter Session program was presented in support of the museum’s newest exhibition Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails, which traces Wilson’s story from her upbringing on her family’s farm in Baskin, Louisiana, to her rise to global fame. The exhibit is open now until June 2026 and is included with museum admission.

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