Ella Langley has brought her sensational single “Choosin’ Texas” to life. On Wednesday, the singer-songwriter revealed the video for the hometown heartache track, which stars Langley alongside Luke Grimes and Ava Phillippe with special appearances from Miranda Lambert and Kaitlin Butts.
Filmed in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Stagecoach Ballroom, the cinematic video opens with Langley and Grimes, who play a couple driving toward Abilene, Texas. When they arrive, Langley asks, “You ever wish you didn’t leave Texas?” Grimes replies, “sometimes,” before adding, “then I wouldn’t have met you.”
When the pair walk into his old stomping grounds for a drink, a story of old flames unfolds in between shots of a solo Langley singing the song while two-stepping couples dance around her. Eventually, Grimes runs into his Texas ex (Phillippe), while her friend (Butts) warns Langley that “Texas has a way of keeping what’s hers.” When a heartbroken Langley realizes he’s choosing his hometown, she hitches a ride back to Tennesse with none other than Lambert, who plays the band’s frontwoman.
The video also features cameos by Dale Brisby, JB Mauney, Shad Mayfield, Tyson Durfey, Shea Fisher Durfey, Leighton Berry, Casey Donahew, Tanner Usrey, Wade Bowen, Mike Ryan, Melinda Donahew, and members of the Texas A&M’s Aggie Wranglers dance team.
Langley is set to perform at this year’s CMA Fest, which will return to Nashville’s Nissan Stadium from June 4 through 7. The lineup also includes appearances from Bailey Zimmerman, Ella Langley, Shaboozey, Riley Green, Keith Urban, the Band Perry, Stephen Wilson Jr., and more.
