Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Fuels Stars' Playoff Run

0:00It's April 18th. This is Dallas News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. Country star Ella Langley's track, Choosing Texas is dominating the charts, sitting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. Straight in topping the country charts for 20 weeks now, the Dallas Stars hockey team has turned it into their unofficial anthem, blasting her music on plane rides just like the Rangers did with Creedback in the day. Stars forward Matt Dushane says he got hooked on Langley during her 2024 album hungover and they've been spinning her tunes for a couple years. Her latest album, Dandelion, dropped earlier this month, featuring the big hit, and she even filmed the music video in a Fort Worth ballroom with cameos. From Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes, and some pro bull riders. Back in March of 2026, the Stars jumped on social media calling themselves proud Ella Fellas, showing full team support. Fans and players alike are riding this wave, turning her sound into playoff fuel.

1:02Now heading into their first round Stanley Cup matchup against the Minnesota Wild, Langley hooked them up with custom stars themed Ella Fellas hoodies. As a surprise, Game 1 dropped Saturday at 4.30 pm. Central time in the American Airlines Center should be a Texas-sized showdown.