Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Lee Musgraves was born August 21, 1988,{{cite web |date=August 21, 2012 |title=Hello, 24. Just try and top 23..I dare ya. |url=https://www.facebook.com/KaceyMusgravesOfficial/posts/356107464464036 |url-status=dead |work=Kacey Musgraves Official |publisher=Facebook |access-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101195958/https://www.facebook.com/KaceyMusgravesOfficial/posts/356107464464036 }}{{cite web |last=Geddie |first=Tom |date=October 27, 2012 |title=Musgraves: Country Music Future |url=http://www.countylinemagazine.com/November-2012/Musgraves-Called-Country-Music-Future/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913005923/https://www.countylinemagazine.com/arts/musgraves-country-music-future/article_8ae5870b-422c-5104-982e-617ff1db8ffa.html |archive-date=2021-09-13 |work=County Line Magazine |quote=Musgraves turned 24 in August}}{{cite web | url = http://www.usanetwork.com/series/nashvillestar/theshow/characterprofiles/kacey/index.html | title = Kacey Musgraves | work = Nashville Star: Season 5 (2007) | publisher = USA Network | date = January 11, 2007 | quote = Age: 18, Hometown: Golden, TX | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061217063731/http://www.usanetwork.com/series/nashvillestar/theshow/characterprofiles/kacey/index.html | archive-date = December 17, 2006 | df = mdy-all }}{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/merry-go-round-20121002 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005235702/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/merry-go-round-20121002 | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 5, 2012 | title = Reviews: Kacey Musgraves: "Merry Go Round" | magazine = Rolling Stone | first = Jody | last = Rosen | date = October 2, 2012 | quote = The 24-year-old Texan}} in Golden, Texas,{{Cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kacey-musgraves-mn0002077491/biography|access-date=January 29, 2022|website=AllMusic|language=en|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129204456/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kacey-musgraves-mn0002077491/biography|url-status=live}} to Karen (née Abrams), an artist, and Craig Musgraves, owner of a small printing business, M-Prints Printing, Inc., in Mineola, Texas. Kacey said that she was born six weeks prematurely and weighed only five pounds. She has a younger sister, Kelly Christine Sutton (née Musgraves), who is a photographer and at times has photographed some of Kacey's work including in the Cotswolds in South West England.{{cite web |url=http://www.countylinemagazine.com/March-April-2016/Musgraves-Continues-Family-Gift-of-Creativity/ |title=Musgraves Continues Family Gift of Creativity |publisher=County Line Magazine |date=February 23, 2016 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011502/http://www.countylinemagazine.com/March-April-2016/Musgraves-Continues-Family-Gift-of-Creativity/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/kacey-musgraves-surprise-nashville |title=Kacey Musgraves Has A Surprise For Nashville |publisher=Texas Monthly Magazine |date=March 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304061255/https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/kacey-musgraves-surprise-nashville/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.kaceymusgraves.com/news/138981 |title=Pop Desperately Needs Women Artists Like Musgraves |publisher=Kacey Musgraves' Official Website |date=March 10, 2013 |access-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105155333/http://www.kaceymusgraves.com/news/138981 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/mineolas-own-kacey-musgraves-is-well-on-her-way-to-becoming-a-country-music-superstar.html/ |title=Mineola's own Kacey Musgraves is well on her way to becoming a country music superstar |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424005247/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/mineolas-own-kacey-musgraves-is-well-on-her-way-to-becoming-a-country-music-superstar.html/ |archive-date=April 24, 2013 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.kaceymusgraves.com/about | title = Kacey Musgraves tells it like it is. | publisher = Kacey Musgraves | year = 2014 | access-date = April 7, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140208013719/http://kaceymusgraves.com/about | archive-date = February 8, 2014 | url-status=dead | df = mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/Bg4HwiTHgTK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/spaceykacey/1745178977294484682 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Kacey Musgraves on Instagram: "I was born 6 weeks early, under 5 lbs. 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Kacey Musgraves started writing songs at age eight. Her first song, "Notice Me", was for her elementary-school graduation. She first learned to play music on the mandolin, then at age 12 started taking guitar lessons from a local musician named John DeFoore, which she later described as "one of the most important things that ever happened to me." DeFoore also taught guitar to Miranda Lambert and Riley Thompson. Musgraves learned harmonica too.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kacey-musgraves-new-album-grammy-psychedelics-1125201/ | title=The Cosmic Journey of Kacey Musgraves | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 11, 2021 | access-date=April 26, 2023 | archive-date=April 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426101049/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kacey-musgraves-new-album-grammy-psychedelics-1125201/ | url-status=live }}

Musgraves' mother took her to local music festivals to sing western swing music.{{cite web|last=Musgraves|first=Kacey|title=Get to Know Kacey Musgraves|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXUOh8XWb4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/KSXUOh8XWb4| archive-date=October 30, 2021|publisher=YouTube|access-date=February 26, 2013|date=February 26, 2013}}{{cbignore}} She and co-student Alina Tatum formed country-music duo Texas Two Bits, toured through Texas, and released an independent album in 2000,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/6688860-Texas-Two-Bits|title=Texas two Bits in Discogs|website=Discogs|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913005910/https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/6688860-Texas-Two-Bits|url-status=live}} and earned an invitation to perform at President George W. Bush's "Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball".{{cite web|url=https://www.kltv.com/story/30126978/proud-of-east-texas-kacey-musgraves-early-years/|title=Proud of East Texas: Kacey Musgraves' early years|website=KLTV|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913005911/https://www.kltv.com/story/30126978/proud-of-east-texas-kacey-musgraves-early-years/|url-status=live}} Musgraves also won yodeling national championships and was selected to sing the national anthem at the 2002 Winter Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/03/09/kacey-musgraves-on-the-verge-merry-go-round/1967271/ | title=On the Verge: Country goes crazy for Kacey Musgraves | access-date=April 26, 2023 | archive-date=October 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009042630/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/03/09/kacey-musgraves-on-the-verge-merry-go-round/1967271/ | url-status=live }} At age 14, her family funded her first solo, self-released album. She graduated from Mineola High School in Mineola, Texas northwest of Tyler in 2006 and moved to Austin at 18. In 2007, Musgraves competed on Season 5 of the singing competition reality TV series Nashville Star, where she placed seventh.{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2014 |title=Kacey Musgraves: From 'Nashville Star' to Grammy Star |url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/our-country/kacey-musgraves-nashville-star-grammy-star-030023292.html |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=Yahoo! Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017201029/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/our-country/kacey-musgraves-nashville-star-grammy-star-030023292.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Hess |first=Amanda |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Kacey Musgraves's Expanding Universe |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/arts/music/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed.html |access-date=October 14, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013191615/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/arts/music/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed.html |url-status=live }} To sustain herself she took various jobs, including performing as Hannah Montana for children's birthday parties.{{cite web | url=https://eu.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/music/2013/03/19/album-places-singer-kacey-musgraves/23510606007/ | title=Album places singer Kacey Musgraves on brink of stardom | access-date=April 26, 2023 | archive-date=October 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009042631/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/music/2013/03/19/album-places-singer-kacey-musgraves/23510606007/ | url-status=live }}

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Musgraves recorded three self-produced albums in 2002, 2003, and 2007. While living in Austin in 2008, she recorded two songs for independent record label Triple Pop. She collaborated with the Josh Abbott Band in 2010 on the song "Oh, Tonight".{{cite web|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/02/before-universal-kacey-musgraves-and-triple-pop.html|title=Before Universal: Kacey Musgraves And Triple Pop|website=hypebot|access-date=2019-03-06|date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113140320/https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/02/before-universal-kacey-musgraves-and-triple-pop.html|url-status=live}} Musgraves' two acoustic recordings for Triple Pop (covers of OneRepublic's "Apologize" and Miley Cyrus' "See You Again") are available on a digital EP released in 2012.{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.com/Apologize-Again-Acoustic-Deluxe-Single/dp/B00CF65Z5C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_5 | title = Kacey Musgraves: Apologize / See You Again (Deluxe Single) | publisher = Amazon | access-date = April 10, 2013 | archive-date = October 9, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231009042631/https://www.amazon.com/Apologize-Again-Acoustic-Deluxe-Single/dp/B00CF65Z5C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_5 | url-status = live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a26134073/best-kacey-musgraves-songs/|title=Required Listening: The Best Kacey Musgraves Songs of All Time|first=Rachel|last=Epstein|date=February 7, 2019|website=Marie Claire|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330172644/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a26134073/best-kacey-musgraves-songs/|url-status=live}} "Apologize" (Acoustic Version) charted in the Billboard Hot Singles Chart at No. 23 on February 15, 2014, and racked up over 31,000,000 streams on Spotify. To commemorate the 10-year anniversary on March 30, 2018, Triple Pop released the "Acoustic Remixed" digital EP, which featured newly remixed and remastered versions of the same recordings.{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Triple-Pop-Announces-ACOUSTIC-REMIXED-EP-from-Kacey-Musgraves-20180315|title=Triple Pop Announces ACOUSTIC REMIXED EP from Kacey Musgraves|author=|work=Broadway World|language=en|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619164901/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Triple-Pop-Announces-ACOUSTIC-REMIXED-EP-from-Kacey-Musgraves-20180315|url-status=live}}

Musgraves joined Lady A on the European leg of their Own the Night Tour in 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.musicrow.com/2012/06/kacey-musgraves-to-open-for-lady-antebellum-in-europe/ | title = Kacey Musgraves to Open for Lady Antebellum in Europe | publisher = MusicRow | first = Eric | last = Parker | date = June 12, 2012 | access-date = September 3, 2012 | archive-date = October 25, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141025055545/http://www.musicrow.com/2012/06/kacey-musgraves-to-open-for-lady-antebellum-in-europe/ | url-status = live }} In 2012, she signed with Mercury Nashville and released her solo debut single "Merry Go 'Round". The song is included on her major-label debut album Same Trailer Different Park, produced and co-written by Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird and released on March 19, 2013.{{cite web | url = http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/musgraves__kacey/bio.jhtml | title = Kacey Musgraves – Biography | publisher = Country Music Television | access-date = September 3, 2012 | archive-date = October 30, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121030164322/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/musgraves__kacey/bio.jhtml | url-status = dead }} The album debuted at number 2, selling 42,000 copies.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09335m01 |title=News |publisher=HITS Daily Double |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907013101/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09335m01 |url-status=dead }} It produced additional hit singles in "Blowin' Smoke" and "Follow Your Arrow". Rolling Stone magazine listed "Follow Your Arrow" at number 39 of its list of 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time, and said that Musgraves was "one of the loudest symbols of young country musicians embracing progressive values."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/100-greatest-country-songs-of-all-time-20140601/39-kacey-musgraves-follow-your-arrow-2013-0247618|title=100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|year=2014|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021202128/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/100-greatest-country-songs-of-all-time-20140601/39-kacey-musgraves-follow-your-arrow-2013-0247618|url-status=dead}} "Undermine", a song co-written by Musgraves and Trent Dabbs, was featured in one of the first episodes in the first season of the television series Nashville on October 17, 2012.{{cite web | url = http://abc.go.com/site/music-lounge/nashville-on-the-record?ThemeGallery=1027161 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016220932/http://abc.go.com/site/music-lounge/nashville-on-the-record?ThemeGallery=1027161 | url-status=dead | archive-date = October 16, 2012 | title = Nashville: One The Record, Part 2 | publisher = ABC | year = 2012 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/10/local-songwriter-trent-dabbs-gets-a-boost-from-abcs-nashville/ | title = Local Songwriter Trent Dabbs Gets A Boost From ABC's Nashville | work = American Songwriter | first = Evan | last = Schlansky | date = October 17, 2012 | access-date = November 3, 2012 | archive-date = February 3, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203224249/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/10/local-songwriter-trent-dabbs-gets-a-boost-from-abcs-nashville/ | url-status = live }} Musgraves co-wrote Miranda Lambert's 2013 single "Mama's Broken Heart" and sang harmony on the song.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Gayle |title='Mama's Broken Heart' Was a Reluctant Gift to Miranda Lambert |url=https://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-mamas-broken-heart/ |website=The Boot |access-date=December 1, 2019 |date=January 30, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208090318/http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-mamas-broken-heart/ |url-status=live }}

Musgraves was nominated for four awards at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2012, including Female Vocalist of the Year.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Musgraves was also nominated for four Grammy Awards at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, tying Taylor Swift and Lorde for the most nominations received by a woman that year. Those nominations included Best New Artist, Best Country Album (Same Trailer Different Park), and Best Country Song for both "Mama's Broken Heart" and "Merry Go 'Round".{{cite magazine|title=Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5819883/grammy-awards-2014-full-nominations-list-complete-nominees|date=December 6, 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101183820/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5819883/grammy-awards-2014-full-nominations-list-complete-nominees|url-status=live}} "Merry Go 'Round" won the Best Country Song Grammy award, and Same Trailer Different Park won in Best Country Album.{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/kacey-musgraves-wins-big-grammy-awards |title=Kacey Musgraves Wins Big at Grammy Awards |publisher=Country Weekly |date=January 26, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025064826/http://www.countryweekly.com/news/kacey-musgraves-wins-big-grammy-awards |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Musgraves joined Katy Perry on the North American leg of her Prismatic World Tour as well as Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss on select dates during their tour. Musgraves provided backing vocals for "Bourbon in Kentucky", the lead single on Dierks Bentley's 2013 album Riser.{{cite magazine|last=Musacchio|first=Lauren|date=May 27, 2013|title=Dierks Bentley and Kacey Musgraves Share 'Bourbon in Kentucky'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dierks-bentley-and-kacey-musgraves-share-bourbon-in-kentucky-20130527|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 23, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911061529/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dierks-bentley-and-kacey-musgraves-share-bourbon-in-kentucky-20130527|url-status=dead}} In April 2014, Musgraves won the Academy of Country Music award for album of the year for Same Trailer Different Park.{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-2014-acm-album-of-the-year-same-trailer-different-park/ |title=Kacey Musgraves Wins 2014 ACM Album of the Year Award for 'Same Trailer Different Park' |publisher=The Boot |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025063020/http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-2014-acm-album-of-the-year-same-trailer-different-park/ |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }} In June 2014, she released a new song called The Trailer Song, which she debuted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/kacey-musgraves-debuts-witty-new-tune-the-trailer-song-20140613| title = Kacey Musgraves' Debuts Witty New Tune, 'The Trailer Song| publisher = Rollingstone Magazine| year = 2014| access-date = September 2, 2017| archive-date = April 13, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170413191328/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/kacey-musgraves-debuts-witty-new-tune-the-trailer-song-20140613| url-status = dead}} Same Trailer Different Park was certified gold in August 2014 for selling over 500,000 copies. Musgraves' single "Follow Your Arrow" was also certified gold, and "Merry Go Round" was certified platinum.{{cite web| url = http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-gold-platinum/| title = Kacey Musgraves Earns Gold and Platinum Certifications| publisher = The Boot| year = 2014| access-date = August 21, 2014| archive-date = August 26, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113529/http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-gold-platinum/| url-status = live}}

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Musgraves announced in late August 2014 that she would perform a 10-show headlining tour, titled Same Tour Different Trailer, which started on September 25 and ended on October 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kacey-musgraves-to-headline-fall-tour-20140811|title=Kacey Musgraves to Headline Fall Tour|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=August 11, 2014|first=Beville|last=Dunkerly|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182349/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kacey-musgraves-to-headline-fall-tour-20140811|url-status=dead}} In September 2014, she said that she had begun writing songs for her second major label album, and planned to write with Luke Laird and Shane MacAnally later in the year after her touring schedule wrapped.{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/16/kacey-musgraves-make-nd-album-songs/15756045/ |title=Kacey Musgraves to make 2nd album 'about the songs' |publisher=The Tennessean |date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141025041307/http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/16/kacey-musgraves-make-nd-album-songs/15756045/ |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }} "Biscuits", the lead single from the album, was released on March 16, 2015.

Pageant Material, Musgraves' second studio album, was released on June 23, 2015. To support the album, Musgraves performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (June 9, 2015), Late Night with Seth Meyers (June 10, 2015), Good Morning America (June 23, 2015), The View (June 24, 2015), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (September 14, 2015), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (January 8, 2016), and The Late Late Show with James Corden (April 6, 2016).{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|title=Kacey Musgraves Performing on Fallon's "Tonight Show," Meyers' "Late Night"|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2015/06/03/kacey-musgraves-performing-on-fallons-tonight-show-meyers-late-night/|publisher=Headline Planet|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113140319/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2015/06/03/kacey-musgraves-performing-on-fallons-tonight-show-meyers-late-night/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Carley|first=Brennan|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/09/kacey-musgraves-dimestore-cowgirl-jimmy-kimmel-live-video-watch/|title=Kacey Musgraves Brought 'Dime Store Cowgirl' All the Way to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'|work=Spin|date=September 15, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184510/https://www.spin.com/2015/09/kacey-musgraves-dimestore-cowgirl-jimmy-kimmel-live-video-watch/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|title=Kacey Musgraves Performs "Late To The Party" on Colbert's "Late Show" (Watch)|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/01/09/kacey-musgraves-performs-late-to-the-party-on-colberts-late-show-watch-now/|publisher=Headline Planet|date=January 9, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2016|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906190017/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/01/09/kacey-musgraves-performs-late-to-the-party-on-colberts-late-show-watch-now/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|title=Kacey Musgraves Performs "High Time" On James Corden's "Late Late Show"|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/04/07/first-look-kacey-musgraves-performs-on-james-cordens-late-late-show/|publisher=Headline Planet|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113140319/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/04/07/first-look-kacey-musgraves-performs-on-james-cordens-late-late-show/|url-status=live}}

Musgraves was featured on a remix of Miguel's single "Waves", released on February 26, 2016.{{cite magazine|last=Greenwald|first=Morgan|title=Miguel & Kacey Musgraves Invent New Genre on 'Waves' Remix|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6890462/waves-remix-miguel-kacey-musgraves|magazine=Billboard|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228041514/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6890462/waves-remix-miguel-kacey-musgraves|url-status=live}} On September 7, 2016, Musgraves announced the release of her first Christmas album, A Very Kacey Christmas. The album, which features eight traditional and four original songs, was released on October 28, 2016, through Mercury Nashville. In support of the album, Musgraves embarked on a Christmas-themed tour, complete with a strings section, an accordion, a bass, a saxophone, a clarinet, and backup singers.{{cite web|last=Tingle|first=Lauren|title=Kacey Musgraves Readies A Very Kacey Christmas Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1773841/kacey-musgraves-readies-a-very-kacey-christmas-tour/|publisher=CMT.com|date=November 25, 2016|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710234208/http://www.cmt.com/news/1773841/kacey-musgraves-readies-a-very-kacey-christmas-tour/|url-status=dead}} In September 2016, Musgraves was selected as one of 30 country music artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again", and "I Will Always Love You". The song celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Eliza|title=30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video, 'Forever Country'|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|publisher=ABC|date=September 16, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115165209/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|url-status=live}} and secured Musgraves her first number-one country single.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7519013/forever-country-artists-then-now-forever-charts|title='Forever Country' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs|author=Gary Trust|magazine=Billboard|date=September 26, 2016|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927123746/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7519013/forever-country-artists-then-now-forever-charts|url-status=live}}

In 2017, Musgraves provided backing vocals on "All the Best", a John Prine cover, for Zac Brown Band's album Welcome Home.{{cite magazine|last=Crawford|first=Robert|date=April 21, 2017|title=Hear Zac Brown Band, Kacey Musgraves Cover John Prine's 'All the Best'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-zac-brown-band-kacey-musgraves-john-prine-cover-w478229|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424192713/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-zac-brown-band-kacey-musgraves-john-prine-cover-w478229|url-status=dead}} Also in 2017, Musgraves was featured on Outlaw: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings. Originally recorded for TV, it later was released on CD and DVD. During the broadcast, Musgraves performed Jennings' song "The Wurlitzer Prize".{{cite magazine|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=March 1, 2017|title=See Eric Church, Jamey Johnson's All-Star Singalong at Waylon Tribute|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-eric-church-jamey-johnsons-waylon-jennings-tribute-w469763|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517123842/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-eric-church-jamey-johnsons-waylon-jennings-tribute-w469763|url-status=dead}} Musgraves appeared on the June 21, 2017, episode of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry to receive a psychic reading and connect with her grandmother, Barbara Taylor, to learn more details about her death in a house fire.{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jess |title=Kacey Musgraves Learns How Her Grandma Might Have Died During Must-See Hollywood Medium Reading With Tyler Henry on Hollywood Medium |url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/861970/kacey-musgraves-learns-how-her-grandma-might-have-died-during-must-see-hollywood-medium-reading-with-tyler-henry |website=E! Online |access-date=July 25, 2018 |date=2017 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707130600/https://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/861970/kacey-musgraves-learns-how-her-grandma-might-have-died-during-must-see-hollywood-medium-reading-with-tyler-henry |url-status=live }} Musgraves has said that her song "This Town", from the album Pageant Material, is about her grandmother, and that her grandmother sings during the opening of the song.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1756065/kacey-musgraves-sweet-and-special-musical-helper/ |title=Kacey Musgraves' Sweet and Special Musical Helper |date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |work=Country Music Television |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173525/http://www.cmt.com/news/1756065/kacey-musgraves-sweet-and-special-musical-helper/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/861970/kacey-musgraves-learns-how-her-grandma-might-have-died-during-must-see-hollywood-medium-reading-with-tyler-henry |title=Kacey Musgraves Learns How Grandma Must Have Died During Must-See Hollywood Medium Reading With Tyler Henry |date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |work=E! Online |archive-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004304/http://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/861970/kacey-musgraves-learns-how-her-grandma-might-have-died-during-must-see-hollywood-medium-reading-with-tyler-henry |url-status=live }}

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In October 2017, Musgraves posted a picture of herself on Twitter indicating she was in the studio writing new songs for her upcoming third studio album.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KaceyMusgraves/status/915006874801655808|title=Back in the studio today|work=Kacey Musgraves|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184512/https://twitter.com/kaceymusgraves/status/915006874801655808|url-status=live}} On December 12, 2017, Musgraves announced the title of her third studio album Golden Hour through Entertainment Weekly.{{cite web|last1=Sodomsky|first1=Sam|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album Golden Hour|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-album-golden-hour/|website=Pitchfork|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215053818/https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-album-golden-hour/|url-status=live}} The songs "Butterflies" and "Space Cowboy" were released as the first singles from the album on February 23, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/84824395|title=Butterflies / Kacey Musgraves TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184508/https://listen.tidal.com/album/84824395|url-status=live}} In March, Musgraves headlined the 2018 C2C: Country to Country festival in London after playing the festival in 2016.

Musgraves premiered "High Horse", the third song from the album, on March 22, 2018, on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Apple Radio show.{{cite web|last1=Rossignol|first1=Derrick|title=Kacey Musgraves Debuts A New 'Golden Hour' Song, 'High Horse'|url=https://uproxx.com/music/kacey-musgraves-high-horse-new-song/|website=UPROXX|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117022037/https://uproxx.com/music/kacey-musgraves-high-horse-new-song/|url-status=live}} On March 29, 2018, she performed "Slow Burn" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.{{cite web|url=https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22141426?came_from=267&app_id=umg_UMGNashville_KaceyMusgraves|title=Kacey Musgraves @ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert|website=Bandsintown|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184509/https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22141426?came_from=267&app_id=umg_UMGNashville_KaceyMusgraves|url-status=live}} Golden Hour was released on March 30, 2018, on MCA Nashville.{{cite web|last1=Wicks|first1=Amanda|title=Kacey Musgraves Shares 2 New Songs: Listen {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-shares-2-new-songs-listen/|website=pitchfork.com|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=February 23, 2018|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130162330/https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-shares-2-new-songs-listen/|url-status=live}} On May 12, 2018, Musgraves was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "High Horse" and "Slow Burn". Through June and July, Musgraves was the opening act on the second North American leg of Harry Styles: Live on Tour.{{cite web|last1=Sodomsky|first1=Sam|title=Harry Styles Tour Openers: Warpaint, Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/74057-harry-styles-tour-openers-warpaint-kacey-musgraves-leon-bridges/|website=pitchfork.com|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=April 18, 2018|language=en|archive-date=June 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611071422/http://pitchfork.com/news/74057-harry-styles-tour-openers-warpaint-kacey-musgraves-leon-bridges/|url-status=live}} In September, Musgraves appeared on a rerecorded version of "There's No Gettin' Over Me" with Ronnie Milsap for his 2019 duet album.{{cite web |last1=Thanki |first1=Julie |title=Ronnie Milsap taps Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves for duets album |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/10/01/ronnie-milsap-willie-nelson-kacey-musgraves-duets-album/1488345002/ |website=The Tennessean |access-date=October 3, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009042632/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/10/01/ronnie-milsap-willie-nelson-kacey-musgraves-duets-album/1488345002/ |url-status=live }} On October 2, 2018, she appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as the musical guest.{{cite web |title=Jimmy Kimmel Live Schedule for the Week of 10/1/2018 {{!}} Jimmy Kimmel Live! |url=https://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/news/schedule/jkl-schedule-for-10012018 |website=ABC |access-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003181714/https://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/news/schedule/jkl-schedule-for-10012018 |url-status=live }} In October 2018, Musgraves embarked on the "Oh, What a World Tour" in support of Golden Hour.{{cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves Plots Oh, What a World Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1792082/kacey-musgraves-plots-oh-what-a-world-tour/|website=CMT News|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208030634/http://www.cmt.com/news/1792082/kacey-musgraves-plots-oh-what-a-world-tour/|url-status=dead}} The tour began in Oslo, Norway on October 13. In February 2019, Golden Hour won Album of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. In the same month, Musgraves released "Rainbow" as the fifth single from the album.{{cite magazine |last1=Asker |first1=Jim |title=Kacey Musgraves Is Golden Atop Top Country Albums After Grammy Wins, 'Rainbow' Shines |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8499245/kacey-musgraves-golden-hour-returns-no-1-top-country-albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928233213/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8499245/kacey-musgraves-golden-hour-returns-no-1-top-country-albums |url-status=live }} In April, Musgraves featured on a newly recorded version of "Neon Moon" with Brooks and Dunn for their duet album Reboot.{{cite magazine |last1=Reuter |first1=Annie |title=Brooks & Dunn Get a 'Reboot' With the Help Of Country Music's Up-and-Coming Talent |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8505609/brooks-dunn-interview-reboot |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404194554/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8505609/brooks-dunn-interview-reboot |url-status=live }} She also made a cameo appearance as herself in the country-music drama film Wild Rose, released in April.{{cite web |last1=Hallam |first1=Neil |title=Wild Rose Film Review – February 2019 |url=https://sixshootercountry.com/2019/02/25/wild-rose-movie-review/ |website=Six Shooter Country |access-date=April 19, 2019 |date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419163253/https://sixshootercountry.com/2019/02/25/wild-rose-movie-review/ |url-status=live }} In May, Musgraves made her Met Gala debut as a Barbie doll and afterwards announced she had signed with modeling agency IMG.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8510959/kacey-musgraves-signs-img-models|title=Kacey Musgraves Signs with IMG Models|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609174551/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8510959/kacey-musgraves-signs-img-models|url-status=live}} In August, Musgraves appeared at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, among her largest festival appearances to date.{{cite web |title=Lineup |url=https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/lineup/#/ |website=Outside Lands |publisher=Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival |access-date=September 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824062635/https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/lineup/#/ |url-status=live }} In October 2019, Musgraves revealed that she would cover the song "All Is Found" for Frozen II.{{cite tweet|user=KaceyMusgraves|number=1178721190824828933|title=I can't wait for y'all to hear my version of this stunning song on the @Disney Frozen 2 soundtrack. "All Is Found" can be heard 11/15 on the album and then 11/22 in theaters|first=Kacey|last=Musgraves|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2019}} The song plays over the end credits and is also included on the soundtrack album.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8531679/frozen-2-soundtrack-track-list|title='Frozen 2' Soundtrack Features Seven New Songs, End-Credits Cuts From Kacey Musgraves & Weezer|magazine=Billboard|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930143051/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8531679/frozen-2-soundtrack-track-list|url-status=live}}

On November 4, 2019, Musgraves announced The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show, a holiday special premiering through Amazon Amazon Prime Video on November 29.{{cite web |last1=Hegedus |first1=Eric |title=Kacey Musgraves stars in Amazon's first Christmas special |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/04/kacey-musgraves-stars-in-amazons-first-christmas-special/ |website=New York Post |access-date=November 4, 2019 |language=en |date=November 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104202245/https://nypost.com/2019/11/04/kacey-musgraves-stars-in-amazons-first-christmas-special/ |url-status=live }} On November 20, 2019, she debuted the song "Glittery" featuring Troye Sivan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=https://californiarocker.com/2019/11/20/dolly-parton-perfume-kacey-musgraves-glittery-tonight/|title=Dolly Parton and Jimmy Fallon Share a Sniff, Kacey Musgraves Gets 'Glittery' on 'Tonight' – California Rocker|language=en-US|access-date=November 21, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The soundtrack to the show includes collaborations with other artists, including a cover of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" together with singer Lana Del Rey.{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |title=Lana Del Rey and Kacey Musgraves Cover "I'll Be Home for Christmas": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-and-kacey-musgraves-cover-ill-be-home-for-christmas-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=November 29, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130160139/https://pitchfork.com/news/lana-del-rey-and-kacey-musgraves-cover-ill-be-home-for-christmas-listen/ |url-status=live }} The show also stars Kacey's grandmother Barbara (Nana) Musgraves.{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-her-nana-steals-the-show/|title=In Kacey Musgraves' Christmas special, her 'Nana' steals the show|agency=Associated Press|date=November 21, 2019|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209233458/https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-her-nana-steals-the-show/|url-status=live}} In April 2020, she appeared in the Together at Home virtual concert series and performed "Rainbow". That same month, she released an Earth Day inspired remix of "Oh, What a World".{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Kacey Musgraves Shares "Oh, What a World 2.0" for Earth Day |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-shares-oh-what-a-world-20-for-earth-day-listen/?verso=true |website=Pitchfork |date=April 22, 2020 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923024428/https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-shares-oh-what-a-world-20-for-earth-day-listen/?verso=true |url-status=live }}

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On May 29, 2020, Musgraves was featured on The Flaming Lips single "Flowers of Neptune 6"{{cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|title=The Flaming Lips and Kacey Musgraves Share New Song|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-flaming-lips-share-new-song-flowers-of-neptune-6-listen/|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Pitchfork|date=May 29, 2020|language=en-us|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203173743/https://pitchfork.com/news/the-flaming-lips-share-new-song-flowers-of-neptune-6-listen/|url-status=live}} and also provided vocals on two additional tracks ("Watch the Lightbugs Glow" and "God and the Policeman") on their album American Head, which was released on September 11, 2020.{{cite web|title=The Flaming Lips: American Head|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-flaming-lips-american-head/|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Pitchfork|language=en|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204123312/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-flaming-lips-american-head/|url-status=live}} Musgraves also provides backing vocals on several tracks on Ruston Kelly's second album Shape & Destroy, which was recorded before she and Kelly divorced. On December 10, 2020, Troye Sivan released a reworked version of his song "Easy" which features Musgraves and was produced by Mark Ronson.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-troye-sivan-kacey-musgraves-and-mark-ronsons-new-easy-video/|title=Watch Troye Sivan, Kacey Musgraves, and Mark Ronson's New "Easy" Video|date=December 10, 2020|website=Pitchfork|access-date=December 10, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210054910/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-troye-sivan-kacey-musgraves-and-mark-ronsons-new-easy-video/|url-status=live}} Musgraves' song "Oh, What A World" was used in the Paramount Network original Christmas movie Dashing in December.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} She voiced Earwig's mother in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film, Earwig and the Witch.{{cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=December 15, 2020|title='Earwig And The Witch': Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves & Dan Stevens Among Voice Cast For Goro Miyazaki's Gkids Film|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/earwig-and-the-witch-richard-e-grant-kacey-musgraves-dan-stevens-voice-cast-goro-miyazaki-1234656556/|access-date=December 15, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215142522/https://deadline.com/2020/12/earwig-and-the-witch-richard-e-grant-kacey-musgraves-dan-stevens-voice-cast-goro-miyazaki-1234656556/|url-status=live}}

In April 2021, Musgraves announced that her new album would be released later that year, in partnership with UMG Nashville and Interscope Records, her first release on the latter label. Golden Hour co-producers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk will return to work on the project.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-interscope-umg-nashville-partner-1234954439/|title=Kacey Musgraves' Next Album to Be Released Via Interscope, UMG Nashville Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|last2=Willman|first2=Chris|work=Variety|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903104151/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-interscope-umg-nashville-partner-1234954439/|url-status=live}} Musgraves began teasing her next album by releasing snippets of new music on her 33rd birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kacey-musgraves-celebrates-her-33rd-birthday-with-a-snippet-of-new-music-3025327|title=Kacey Musgraves celebrates her 33rd birthday with a snippet of new music|last=Doria|first=Matt|website=NME|date=August 22, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822055428/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kacey-musgraves-celebrates-her-33rd-birthday-with-a-snippet-of-new-music-3025327|url-status=live}} On August 23, Musgraves revealed that her fifth album, now titled Star-Crossed, would be released on September 10, along with an accompanying 50-minute film which will be available for streaming exclusively on Paramount+.{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album and Film Star-Crossed, Shares New Song|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-album-and-film-star-crossed-shares-new-song-listen/|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823234032/https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-album-and-film-star-crossed-shares-new-song-listen/|url-status=live}} Musgraves also released the album's title track.{{Cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves Teases Heartbreaking New Song Following Ruston Kelly Divorce|url=https://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-teases-new-heartbreaking-song-after-divorce/|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823213454/https://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-teases-new-heartbreaking-song-after-divorce/|url-status=live}}

In August 2021, Musgraves announced a 15-city star-crossed: unveiled tour for the album Star-Crossed.{{Cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces 'Star-Crossed' Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9622229/kacey-musgraves-announces-star-crossed-tour/|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831000846/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9622229/kacey-musgraves-announces-star-crossed-tour/|url-status=live}} On October 2, she became the first ever musical guest to perform nude on Saturday Night Live.{{Cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|title=Yes, Kacey Musgraves Was Really Naked on 'Saturday Night Live|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-nude-snl-naked-performance-1235080825/|date=October 4, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010013511/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-nude-snl-naked-performance-1235080825/|url-status=live}}

Musgraves collaborated with American country star Zach Bryan on the single "I Remember Everything" from his self-titled fourth studio album. The track debuted at the top position on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her first number 1 single on the chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Millman |first=Ethan |date=2023-09-05 |title=Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves Score Their First Ever Number One Songs on the Hot 100 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zach-bryan-kacey-musgraves-i-remember-everything-number-one-billboard-chart-1234816911/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} The single was nominated for two Grammy awards at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance winning the latter.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma country music star Zach Bryan is officially a Grammy Award winner |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2024/02/04/oklahomas-zach-bryan-wins-grammy-award-with-kacey-musgraves/72475001007/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=reports |first=Staff and AP |date=2023-11-10 |title=Zach Bryan's Grammy nominations include best country album, best country song |url=https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/music/zach-bryans-grammy-nominations-include-best-country-album-best-country-song/article_3716231a-7f42-11ee-8f20-4b19bd56efab.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Tulsa World |language=en}} On October 6, 2023 Musgraves collaborated with breakout artist Noah Kahan on a re-released version of the single "She Calls Me Back" from Kahan's album Stick Season.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2023-10-06 |title=Noah Kahan Is the Hot Folkie to Know. Even Kacey Musgraves and Olivia Rodrigo Think So |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/noah-kahan-kacey-musgraves-she-calls-me-back-duet-1234841364/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} In 2023, Musgraves also executive produced the country music competition show My Kind of Country with Reese Witherspoon.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reese-witherspoon-kacey-musgraves-my-kind-of-country-1234661051/ |title=Archived copy |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714021628/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reese-witherspoon-kacey-musgraves-my-kind-of-country-1234661051/ |url-status=live }}

In February 2024, Musgraves announced her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, which was released on March 15, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2024-02-08 |title=Kacey Musgraves Announces Deeper Well Project, Releases Fifth Album's Lilting Title Track |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-track-announces-1235902191/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} She performed two songs from the album on the March 2 episode of Saturday Night Live.{{Cite magazine |last=Vaillancourt |first=William |date=2024-03-03 |title='SNL': Watch Kacey Musgraves Perform 'Deeper Well,' 'Too Good to Be True' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-watch-kacey-musgraves-perform-deeper-well-too-good-to-be-true-album-1234979643/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} She was a guest and interviewed for two hours on March 18, 2024, on Howard Stern's SiriusXM show; she performed three songs live with her band at Sirius' Nashville studio.{{cite web | url=https://www.howardstern.com/news/2024/03/20/kacey-musgraves-performs-live-from-nashville-in-her-first-ever-interview-with-howard-stern/ | title=Kacey Musgraves Performs Live from Nashville in Her First-Ever Interview with Howard Stern | date=March 20, 2024 }} In April 2024, Musgraves collaborated with American alternative rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise on the single "Overtime," from the band's new album Love Hate Music Box. On August 10 2024, Musgraves and Sabrina Carpenter were in a duet singing a cover of Nancy Sinatra's These Boots are Made for Walkin' during Carpenter's headline set at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco.

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Musgraves lists Alison Krauss as one of her career role models, stating, "I mean, how many Grammys does she have? She's just remained solid and true and great, and I respect that".{{cite web | url = http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/11/08/kacey-musgraves-interview/ | title = CMA Awards breakout Kacey Musgraves talks Taylor, Dolly, and singing about weed | publisher = Entertainment Weekly | year = 2013 | access-date = April 6, 2014 | archive-date = February 14, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140214161820/http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/11/08/kacey-musgraves-interview/ | url-status = live }}

Musgraves' favorite artist is John Prine and, in a tribute performance to him after his death in April 2020, she said that "my favorite quality of John's would be his sense of humor and it really influenced my songwriting a lot" and proclaimed "that man singlehandedly influenced me and my songwriting more than anyone else on this planet".{{cite web|last=Musgraves|first=Kacey|title=Get To Know: Kacey Musgraves (VEVO LIFT)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcF3meixTA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/tGcF3meixTA| archive-date=October 30, 2021|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 10, 2012 |date=December 10, 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=Yhy43oToN0U&feature=emb_logo|title=Kacey Musgraves "Burn One With John Prine" "Spanish Pipedream" 6/11/20 John Prine Tribute

|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=June 21, 2020}}{{cbignore}} She lists Lee Ann Womack as one of her childhood influences: "Lee Ann Womack is from near where I grew up in East Texas, so I've always looked up to her."{{cite web| url = https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/13/kacey-musgraves-im-not-everyones-cup-of-tea/| title = Kacey Musgraves Follows Her Arrow to the Top| website = The Wall Street Journal| year = 2014| access-date = August 4, 2017| archive-date = October 24, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153019/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/13/kacey-musgraves-im-not-everyones-cup-of-tea/| url-status = live}} Musgraves spoke of both Prine and Womack, "if I could sing it like Lee Ann would and say it like John would, then I feel like I've gotten somewhere".

Musgraves listed albums by Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry, Marty Robbins, Charley Pride, Roger Miller, and Jim Croce as influences on her sophomore album{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/05/14/kacey-musgraves-pageant-material/|title=Kacey Musgraves reveals the classic influences of her hugely anticipated new album|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115192122/http://ew.com/article/2015/05/14/kacey-musgraves-pageant-material/|url-status=live}} and an interview of hers with Rolling Stone Country cited Ray Price, Julie Miller, and Loretta Lynn as being other influences.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kacey-musgraves-the-music-that-made-me-20150508|title=Kacey Musgraves: The Music That Made Me|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 6, 2018|date=May 8, 2015|archive-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113822/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kacey-musgraves-the-music-that-made-me-20150508|url-status=dead}} In a Billboard interview, Musgraves said that she is a Dolly Parton fan, saying "Beauty, sex appeal, brains, wit, humor, beautiful songwriting, meaningful songwriting, no apologies for who she is, LGBTQ advocate long before it was even a thing or trendy or whatever... She's fearless and I admire her spirit a lot and she's very kind. She's very present when you're talking to her and I just really love her so much."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8497460/kacey-musgraves-talks-new-music-ultimate-songwriter-dolly-parton-grammys|title=Kacey Musgraves Talks New Music & 'Ultimate Songwriter' Dolly Parton: Watch|last=Schiller|first=Rebecca|magazine=Billboard|date=February 9, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112152325/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8497460/kacey-musgraves-talks-new-music-ultimate-songwriter-dolly-parton-grammys|url-status=live}}

Noncountry artists whom Musgraves has mentioned as influences include Cher, Selena,{{cite magazine|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-icons-and-influences-1127708/|title = Kacey Musgraves Shares Her Icons and Influences|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = February 12, 2021|access-date = March 13, 2021|archive-date = March 16, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210316141151/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-icons-and-influences-1127708/|url-status = live}} Ryan Adams, Cake, Neil Young, Weezer, Imogen Heap, Bee Gees, Sade, and Electric Light Orchestra.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1704138/kacey-musgraves-mixes-her-musical-influences/|title=Kacey Musgraves Mixes Her Musical Influences|website=CMT|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214332/http://www.cmt.com/news/1704138/kacey-musgraves-mixes-her-musical-influences/|url-status=dead}}

Critics have said Musgraves is a soprano.{{Cite news |last=Sinha |first=Charu |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Kacey Musgraves and Lana Del Rey Are Our Christmas Queens on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/listen-kacey-musgraves-lana-del-ray-cover.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221235523/https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/listen-kacey-musgraves-lana-del-ray-cover.html |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |work=Vulture}}{{Cite news |last=Traxler |first=Grace |date=March 26, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves' "Deeper Well" floats along the surface |url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/03/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-floats-along-the-surface |access-date=August 14, 2024 |work=The Cavalier Daily}}{{Cite news |last=Laing |first=Sarah |date=August 10, 2015 |title=Kacey Musgraves: Country Music's Boundary-Pushing Queen Ascendant |url=https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/celebrity/kacey-musgraves-country-music-s-boundary-pushing-queen-ascendant |access-date=August 14, 2024 |work=ELLE Canada Magazine}} Her socially progressive lyrics draw attention in the generally conservative country music genre.{{cite news |last1=Kate |first1=Mossman |title=Kacey Musgraves: from liberal misfit to country's biggest star |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/20/kacey-musgraves-liberal-misfit-country-star-nashville-horse-microdosing-lsd |access-date=30 December 2023 |agency=Guardian |date=2019}}

Her music has tackled topics such as LGBT acceptance, safe sexual intercourse, recreational marijuana use, and questioning religious sentiment.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/kacey-musgraves-interview-country-music-golden-hour-gender-latest-a8657646.html|title=Kacey Musgraves: 'The whole gender discussion in country music is beyond tiresome to me'|date=December 3, 2018|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423154551/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/kacey-musgraves-interview-country-music-golden-hour-gender-latest-a8657646.html|url-status=live}} In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Musgraves talked about criticism she faced for her rebellious lyrics. "I think throwing the rebel card out there is really cheap," she said. "The things I'm singing about are not controversial to me, I don't push buttons to push buttons. I talk about things that have made an impression on me that a lot of people everywhere are going through."{{cite web|last1=Buerger|first1=Megan|title=Kacey Musgraves Follows Her Arrow To the Top|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/13/kacey-musgraves-im-not-everyones-cup-of-tea/|website=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=February 13, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153019/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/13/kacey-musgraves-im-not-everyones-cup-of-tea/|url-status=live}}

In 2014, in an interview with ABC Radio, Musgraves said she had been in a relationship with her bandmate Misa Arriaga for several years after first becoming friends and working together.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwgp1050.com/2014/03/01/kacey-musgraves-and-her-boyfriend-misa-mix-business-and-pleasure-on-the-road/|title=Kacey Musgraves and Her Boyfriend Misa, Mix Business and Pleasure on the road|date=March 1, 2014|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407072727/http://www.wwgp1050.com/2014/03/01/kacey-musgraves-and-her-boyfriend-misa-mix-business-and-pleasure-on-the-road/|archive-date=April 7, 2019|url-status=dead}}

Musgraves met Ruston Kelly in March 2016 at the Bluebird Café in Nashville. In May 2016, they had a songwriting date, and they began dating shortly after. Musgraves said that the song "Butterflies" from her album Golden Hour is about her courtship with Kelly; many other songs from the album were inspired by Kelly.{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/featured/kacey-musgraves-golden-hour-march-2018-cover-story/ |title=How Kacey Musgraves Found Her Golden Hour |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330083950/https://www.spin.com/featured/kacey-musgraves-golden-hour-march-2018-cover-story/ |url-status=dead }} On December 24, 2016, Musgraves and Kelly were engaged.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-engaged-ruston-kelly/|title=Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly Are Engaged: 'I Said HELL YESSSS!'|last=Adams|first=Char|work=People|date=December 25, 2016|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-date=June 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627060731/http://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-engaged-ruston-kelly/|url-status=live}} They married on October 14, 2017 in Tennessee.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-marries-ruston-kelly/|title=They're Married! Kacey Musgraves Weds Ruston Kelly in Tennessee Ceremony|last1=Michaud|first1=Sarah|last2=Pasquini|first2=Maria|work=People|date=October 14, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015001907/http://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-marries-ruston-kelly/|url-status=live}} The couple filed for divorce in July 2020{{cite web|date=July 3, 2020|title=Reps: Singers Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly file for divorce|url=https://apnews.com/article/a8974a1f092366423465c88f6237855b|access-date=April 6, 2021|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416151908/https://apnews.com/article/a8974a1f092366423465c88f6237855b|url-status=live}} and it was finalized in September 2020.{{cite web|date=May 20, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Says She Was 'Dying Inside' Before Split from Ruston Kelly: 'I Felt Broken'|first=Eric|last=Todisco|url=https://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-dying-inside-before-ruston-kelly-divorce/|website=People|access-date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823165555/https://people.com/country/kacey-musgraves-dying-inside-before-ruston-kelly-divorce/|url-status=live}}

From 2021 to 2023, Musgraves was in a relationship with Cole Schafer, a poet.{{cite web|date=November 29, 2023|title=Kacey Musgraves and Boyfriend Cole Schafer Split After 2 Years of Dating (Source)|first=Caitlyn|last=Somers|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kacey-musgraves-cole-schafer-split-after-2-years/|website=US Weekly|access-date=March 14, 2024}}

{{Main|Kacey Musgraves discography}}

• Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
• Pageant Material (2015)
• A Very Kacey Christmas (2016)
• Golden Hour (2018)
• Star-Crossed (2021)
• Deeper Well (2024)

Headlining

• Same Trailer Different Tour (2013–2015){{cite press release |author= |title=Kacey Musgraves Gets Ready to Embark on Her 'Same Trailer, Different Tour.' (Audio) |url=http://pressroom.umgnashville.com/news/kacey-musgraves-gets-ready-to-embark-on-her-same-trailer-different-tour-audio/ |location=Nashville, Tennessee |publisher=Universal Music Group Nashville |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184512/https://pressroom.umgnashville.com/news/kacey-musgraves-gets-ready-to-embark-on-her-same-trailer-different-tour-audio/ |url-status=live }}
• The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue (2015–2016){{cite web |url=http://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-2015-country-and-western-rhinestone-revue/ |title=Kacey Musgraves Announces 2015 Country & Western Rhinestone Revue |last1=Vinson |first1=Christina |date=June 23, 2015 |website=The Boot |publisher=Townsquare Media |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184512/https://theboot.com/kacey-musgraves-2015-country-and-western-rhinestone-revue/ |url-status=live }}
• A Very Kacey Christmas Tour (2016){{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/kacey-musgraves-plots-christmas-tour-the-ram-report-w442417 |title=Kacey Musgraves Plots Christmas Tour: The Ram Report |author= |date=September 28, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213652/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/kacey-musgraves-plots-christmas-tour-the-ram-report-w442417 |url-status=dead }}
• Oh, What a World: Tour (2018–2019)
• Oh, What a World: Tour II (2019){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8508102/kacey-musgraves-adds-tour-dates|title=Kacey Musgraves Adds West Coast Dates to Oh, What A World: Tour II|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630125053/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8508102/kacey-musgraves-adds-tour-dates|url-status=live}}
• Star-Crossed: Unveiled (2022)
• Deeper Well World Tour (2024)

Opening act

• 50th Anniversary Tour for Loretta Lynn (2012){{cite web |url=http://raleighmusic.com/articles.asp?aid=5515 |title=Legendary, Loretta Lynn Charms at DPAC |last1=Richardson |first1=P.J. |date=April 2012 |website=Raleigh Music Industry Association |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213914/http://raleighmusic.com/articles.asp?aid=5515 |url-status=dead }}
• 2012 Spring Tour for John Mayer; canceled (2012){{cite web |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2012/02/17411-kacey-musgraves-to-join-john-mayer-on-his-2012-tour |title=Kacey Musgraves to Join John Mayer on his 2012 Tour |author= |date=February 28, 2012 |website=RoughStock |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906184511/http://roughstock.com/news/2012/02/17411-kacey-musgraves-to-join-john-mayer-on-his-2012-tour |url-status=live }}
• Own the Night Tour for Lady Antebellum (2012){{cite web |url=http://knue.com/kacey-musgraves-merry-go-round/ |title=RTX-clusive: Kacey Musgraves Talks Lady Antebellum Tour, Debut Album + More [Audio] |last1=Logan |first1=Buddy |date=June 26, 2012 |website=KNUE |publisher=Townsquare Media |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906233224/https://knue.com/kacey-musgraves-merry-go-round/ |url-status=live }}
• Tornado Tour for Little Big Town (2013){{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696499/little-big-town-announce-2013-tour-dates.jhtml |title=Little Big Town Announce 2013 Tour Dates |author= |date=October 31, 2012 |website=CMT |publisher=Viacom Media Networks |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222225956/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696499/little-big-town-announce-2013-tour-dates.jhtml |url-status=dead }}
• No Shoes Nation Tour for Kenny Chesney (2013){{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/news/kenny-chesney-announces-no-shoes-nation-2013-headlining-tour-dates-18994 |title=Kenny Chesney announces 'No Shoes Nation' 2013 headlining tour dates |last1=Kuchik |first1=Natalie |date=November 11, 2012 |website=AXS |publisher=Anschutz Entertainment Group |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213820/https://www.axs.com/news/kenny-chesney-announces-no-shoes-nation-2013-headlining-tour-dates-18994 |url-status=live }}
• Take Me Downtown Tour for Lady Antebellum (2013–2014){{cite web |url=http://news.radio.com/2013/07/29/lady-antebellum-announces-take-me-downtown-tour/ |title=Lady Antebellum Announces 'Take Me Downtown' Tour |last1=Reuter |first1=Annie |date=July 29, 2013 |website=Radio |publisher=CBS Radio |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213941/http://news.radio.com/2013/07/29/lady-antebellum-announces-take-me-downtown-tour/ |url-status=live }}
• Together in Concert for Willie Nelson and Family and Alison Krauss and Union Station (2014){{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alison-krauss-willie-nelson-go-on-the-road-again-for-summer-tour-20150224 |title=Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson Go on the Road Again for Summer Tour |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |date=February 24, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213656/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alison-krauss-willie-nelson-go-on-the-road-again-for-summer-tour-20150224 |url-status=dead }}
• Prismatic World Tour for Katy Perry (2014){{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/news/katy-perry-launches-prismatic-world-tour-with-kacey-musgraves-tegan-sa-12875 |title=Katy Perry launches Prismatic World Tour with Kacey Musgraves, Tegan & Sara |last1=Scott |first1=Jason |date=January 15, 2014 |website=AXS |publisher=Anschutz Entertainment Group |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215155913/https://www.axs.com/news/katy-perry-launches-prismatic-world-tour-with-kacey-musgraves-tegan-sa-12875 |url-status=live }}
• Strait to Vegas for George Strait (2016){{cite web |url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/may/05/kacey-musgraves-opening-george-strait-like-getting/ |title=Kacey Musgraves: Opening for George Strait like getting a royal seal of approval' |last1=Leach |first1=Robin |date=May 5, 2016 |website=Las Vegas Sun |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215175146/https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/may/05/kacey-musgraves-opening-george-strait-like-getting/ |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
• The Breakers Tour for Little Big Town (2018){{cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/20/little-big-town-reveals-tour-kacey-musgraves-midland/686217001/ |title=Little Big Town reveals tour with Kacey Musgraves, Midland |last1=Watts |first1=Cindy |date=September 20, 2017 |website=The Tennessean |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009042633/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/20/little-big-town-reveals-tour-kacey-musgraves-midland/686217001/ |url-status=live }}
• Harry Styles: Live on Tour for Harry Styles (2018)

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At the Grammy Awards Musgraves has received eight awards from seventeen nominations.

• Album of the Year - Golden Hour (2019)
• Best Country Song - "Merry Go 'Round" (2014), "Space Cowboy" (2019), "The Architect" (2025)
• Best Country Album - Same Trailer Different Park (2014), Golden Hour (2019)
• Best Country Solo Performance - "Butterflies" (2019)
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance - "I Remember Everything" with Zach Bryan (2024)

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