Anne Wilson announces ‘Rebel (Live From Lexington)’ album

Wilson will release a ten-track record of her Rebel album

Anne Wilson announces the release of her upcoming live album, Rebel (Live From Lexington), due October 25th via UMG Nashville. The ten-track live record features standouts from her genre-blending album Rebel, as well as her breakout hit “My Jesus.” The announcement of the live record comes just weeks after Wilson took home top honors with Rebel at the 55th annual GMA Dove Awards for Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year and performed to a sold-out audience during her Ryman Auditorium headline debut as part of her nationwide The Rebel Tour.

Recorded in June at the Lexington Opera House in her hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, the project showcases Wilson’s captivating live performance supported by a full band led by Chris Wrate.

Upon its release on April 19th, Rebel secured the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 spots on the Christian, country, and all-genre charts respectively – joining the ranks of superstars Carrie Underwood, Chris Tomlin, and Hillary Scott, who have previously held Top 10 positions on both Billboard Christian and country charts – further proving Wilson’s undeniable star power. Rebel also hit No. 10 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and notched more than 10.3 million total global streams in its first week, nearly doubling her Grammy-nominated album My Jesus‘ first week numbers of 5.6 million. To date, the Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch has garnered over one billion career streams.

Combining much-needed encouragement, vulnerability, and transparency into a perfect balance that footholds the space between the dead-end road paved in dirt and the church pew of redemption on Sunday morning, the Jeff Pardo and Jonathan Smith-produced record emerges as a powerful message of faith. Collaborations with some of Christian and country music’s biggest names bolster the album, enlisting reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson for “Praying Woman,” Grammy-Award winner Chris Tomlin for “The Cross,” currently in the Top 25 at Christian radio, and is rounded out with country superstar Jordan Davis on “Country Gold.” Rebel also earned Wilson her first CMT Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year for “Rain In The Rearview.”

Wilson will continue to bring her mesmerizing performance to her nearly sold-out 28-stop The Rebel Tour with special guest Jordan Rowe throughout the fall.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn