Ella Langley says Beyoncé and Cody Johnson both held her song "Speaking Terms" before she recorded it for her album Dandelion. She shared the story during the final show of her 2026 Dandelion Tour.
"Beyoncé had this song on hold for a second, believe it or not," Langley told the crowd, adding that other artists had held it too.
Langley did not write "Speaking Terms." Joybeth Taylor and Helene Cronin did. Langley says she called Taylor and asked to put the song on hold for herself, and Taylor agreed.
The ballad is about Langley's relationship with God. She has said it reflects her journey back to faith and the work of staying "on speaking terms" with Jesus. She now shares her faith testimony at her shows, and she thanked Jesus from the stage at the 2026 ACM Awards.
The timing is big for Langley:
- "Choosin' Texas" logged a 27th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending the record it took from Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in September.
- Her new song "Here Then We're Gone" arrives today on The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack. The film opens Nov. 20.
- She is set to perform at the 60th CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Nashville.
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