Lainey Wilson's Hannah Montana Dreams & Judge's Gift

0:00It's April 23rd. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI powered in spotlight ready. I'm Cory with the story. Country star Lenny Wilson just dropped a wild story from her teen days. At 15, she got busted going 75 in a 45-mile zone. But instead of a ticket, the judge who turned out to be her next-door neighbor gave her a pass as she wrote a song about it. She spilled the details on Sirius XM's life with John Mayer's show this past Tuesday, April 21st. That judge's leniency sparked her creativity early on. And now her Netflix documentary, Lenny Wilson, keeping country cool, is streaming. It dives into her rise in country music and even touches on her childhood dreams. Wilson grew up idolizing Hannah Montana, the Disney pop star played by Miley Cyrus. She used to impersonate the character, performing everywhere from Tennessee to Louisiana, even before she could legally drive. Fast forward, and its full circle. Both 33 now, Wilson joined Cyrus at the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special premiere

1:04in Los Angeles back in March. Cyrus loves hearing about those impersonation days and how they pushed Wilson to chase her own path. They even teamed up on a fresh take of Younger You for the Special. Wilson's story shows how those wild kid moments build legends in music.