Ella Langley Covers Shania Twain Classic as ACM Wins Keep Climbing

Rising country star Ella Langley isn’t waiting around to savor her record-breaking moment—she’s already paying homage to the legends who paved the way. Fresh off a historic run with“Choosin’Texas,”which just notched 28 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Langley shared a piano cover of Shania Twain’s timeless 1998 hit“You’re Still the One”on June 10, proving that some songs never lose their grip.

What makes this cover moment particularly cool? Twain herself chimed in with genuine warmth, commenting that she was“so flattered”and loved“getting to connect at ACMs.”That connection is real—Langley swept the 2026 ACM Awards with wins in song of the year, single of the year (for“Choosin’Texas”), and female artist of the year. The ceremony was hosted by Twain herself, creating a full-circle moment between generations of country powerhouses.

Langley’s reverence for the classic isn’t performative either. Her caption—”I’ll never get over this song”—reflects a genuine appreciation that extends beyond TikTok snippets. The cover showcased a stripped-down piano arrangement that let the emotional weight of Twain’s lyrics breathe, a smart move for a song that climbed to No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and earned Grammys for best country song and best female country vocal performance back in the day.

This isn’t Langley’s first rodeo with cover songs. She regularly posts versions of classic hits on social media—everything from Freddy Fender’s“Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”to George Strait’s“Fool Hearted Memory.”On her Billboard 200 chart-topping album Dandelion, she even included a cover of Kitty Wells’s 1952 classic“It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,”adding her own voice to a song that once answered back to Hank Thompson’s“The Wild Side of Life.”

Langley brought her full arsenal of hits to CMA Fest on June 4, performing at Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville and even joining Gretchen Wilson for a version of Wilson’s“Here for the Party.”It’s a schedule that speaks to the momentum she’s built—not just as a hitmaker with chart records, but as an artist grounded in country music’s deeper catalog. In covering Twain, she’s reinforcing what her own success suggests: respect for legacy isn’t at odds with breaking new ground.