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Chris Willman
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Chris Willman/Variety Somehow, the word mania still seems wrong to apply to anything about Ella Langley, whose entire appeal is predicated on a kind of laid-back country modesty. But by any commercial standard, if the term fits, wear it.
As you know — unless you’re one of those people who likes to brag on socials about being unaware of the hottest things going, in which case: please stop being irritating — “Choosin’ Texas” has shattered records for the longest-running No. 1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history. Her “Dandelion” album is a phenomenon in its own right, as the second-biggest album of 2026 to date. But that still left her power as a touring draw somewhat untested, since she’s done more dates opening for other country powerhouse’s stadium shows than going out as a headliner. Will she still count as the Ellaphant in the room (sorry) when the focus shifts from Billboard’s primary domain to Pollstar’s?
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