Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan has publicly declared himself a fan of country music artist Ella Langley, adopting the moniker "Ella Fella" after attending one of her recent performances.

Ryan, who previously coached in Baltimore, shared his admiration for Langley on social media, stating that her performance at M&T Bank Stadium "blew him away." He noted his extensive experience with live performances in Baltimore but asserted that Langley "had Baltimore in the palm of her hand." Ryan's endorsement gained attention as Langley's popularity continues to grow.

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Langley is currently experiencing a significant surge in her music career. Her song "Choosin' Texas" is projected to spend 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Additionally, according to Luminate data reported by Billboard, her album "Dandelion" ranks as the second best-selling album in the United States for the first half of 2026, with 1.638 million album units sold. This places it just behind Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem," which has achieved 2.035 million units.

Luminate defines an album unit as one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, 2,500 on-demand audio and video streams generated by songs from an album supported by advertising, or 1,000 paid or subscription on-demand audio streams generated by songs from an album. Bad Bunny's "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" is third on the list with 1.543 million units.

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Langley is scheduled to release a series of singles leading up to her sophomore album. Her engagement at M&T Bank Stadium has drawn comparisons to potential high-profile performance opportunities, such as a Super Bowl halftime show.

[Ella Langley performs onstage at Nissan Stadium. Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dickow, who is also known as Tina Dico, has announced her new album 'Fastland' will be released on April 17. The album is the follow-up to her 2017 album, 'Enlight'. Dickow announced the new album in an Instagram post on March 22, 2024, with the caption 'Fastland is coming April 17.' She also shared a picture of the album cover art, which features a black and white photo of a lighthouse on a rocky coast. 'Fastland' will be Dickow's sixth studio album. The album will be released on her own label, Fuck Cancer, which she launched in 2010. Dickow said she was inspired to create 'Fastland' after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. "I wanted to create an album that would be a message of hope and resilience," Dickow said. "I wanted to create an album that would be a message of hope and resilience, and that would give people the strength to fight for their lives."]