Women are having a moment in country music, and Ella Langley is leading the charge. After sweeping all five categories she was nominated in at last year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, the 26-year-old Alabama native recently celebrated her first-ever Hot 100 chart-topper, “Choosin’ Texas.” Taking note of her undeniable talent, 11-time Grammy nominee Eric Church invited Langley along on his Free the Machine Tour. After opening Saturday’s (Feb. 13) show at Keybank Center in Buffalo, New York, the CMA Award-winning artist joined Church onstage for an incredible tribute to the legendary Billy Joel.
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Together, the two performed “New York State of Mind,” off Joel’s 1976 album Turnstiles. Although never released as a single, the song is a fan favorite and among the most covered of the five-time Grammy winner’s catalog…