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Ella Langley turns 63-year-old former NFL head coach into 'Ella Fella'
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Ella Langley discusses releasing a series of singles and building momentum toward her sophomore album while at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. It’s no secret that Ella Langley is one of the biggest music stars on the planet. The country artist is set to join the likes of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as "Choosin’ Texas" is set to spend 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Her popularity is only rising higher and she’s turning 63-year-old former NFL coaches into "Ella Fellas." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Ella Langley performs onstage during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on May 17, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Reuters) Rex Ryan posted on social media that Langley’s performance at M&T Bank Stadium blew him away. "Look, I've been around football my whole life. I've coached in Baltimore, won a lot of games, and seen some incredible performances But let me tell you something…Ella Langley had Baltimore in the palm of her hand tonight. As the kids say, I'm officially an Ella Fella. I don't make the rules," he wrote on X. Langley, along with fellow country star Morgan Wallen, have had a great first half of 2026. Billboard reported this week that Wallen's "I’m the Problem" and Langley's "Dandelion" are the top two albums in America for the first half of 2026, according to Luminate data. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Former NFL coach & ESPN analyst Rex Ryan of 'ESPN's Sunday's NFL Countdown' speaks onstage during the ESPN portion of the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) "I'm the Problem" is number one with 2.035 million album units and Langley's "Dandelion" is number two with 1.638 million units. Luminate defines an album unit as "one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album, or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official and audio streams generated by songs from an album," according to the same report. Bad Bunny, who did the Super Bowl halftime show this year, is third with "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" at 1.543 million units. If Langley could hold the attention of a crowd in Baltimore, imagine what she could do at the halftime show of a Super Bowl. Ella Langley performs during CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on June 4, 2026. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Someone get Apple on the phone. Fox News' David Hookstead contributed to this report. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox Subscribed You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!