Star-Crossed (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Star-Crossed
| type = studio
| artist = Kacey Musgraves
| cover = Kacey Musgraves - Star-Crossed.png
| alt =
| caption = Standard physical cover
| released = September 10, 2021
| recorded = 2019–2021
| studio = Watershed (Nashville)
| genre = * Pop
| length = 47:32
| language = {{flatlist|
- English
- Spanish
}}
| label = * MCA Nashville
| producer = * Ian Fitchuk
- Daniel Tashian
- Kacey Musgraves
| prev_title = The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2021
| next_title = Deeper Well
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Star-Crossed
| type = studio
| single1 = Justified
| single1date = August 27, 2021
| single2 = Camera Roll
| single2date = January 24, 2022
}}
}}
Star-Crossed (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by American singer Kacey Musgraves. It was released on September 10, 2021, by MCA Nashville and Interscope Records. Musgraves co-wrote and co-produced the album with American musicians Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, with whom she collaborated on her fourth studio album, Golden Hour (2018), as well.
The album's subject matter was inspired by Musgraves' personal journey of heartache and healing following her divorce from American singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly. She described Star-Crossed as chronicling a "modern tragedy", taking influences from Romeo and Juliet, the famous play by English playwright William Shakespeare, and cited Bill Withers, Daft Punk, Sade, Eagles, and Weezer as her musical references for the album. In contrast to her earlier albums, Star-Crossed is primarily a pop record, infusing elements of folk, dance, rock, and psychedelic music while retaining some of the country poise of its predecessor. It consists of mellow ballads, propelled by steady tempos, analog synthesizers, looped drums, and layered harmonies.
The album was preceded by the promotional single "Star-Crossed" on August 23, 2021, followed by "Justified" as the lead single a few days later. "Camera Roll" was released to adult alternative radio as the album's second single on January 24, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|title=Future Releases on Triple A|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=January 6, 2022}} A companion film titled after the album and featuring its music, directed by Bardia Zeinali, was exclusively released to Paramount+ alongside the album's release.
Star-Crossed received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who regarded it the "divorce album" of Musgraves' discography, in contrast to the celebration of marriage in Golden Hour. Most of the reviews of complimented its genre-blending production and Musgraves' intimate storytelling, while the rest viewed Musgraves' pivot towards pop as uninspired and felt it was an inferior work to Golden Hour. Star-Crossed placed on many year-end best albums lists of 2021. Commercially, the album arrived inside the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States; and topped the country genre charts in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. One of the album's tracks, "Camera Roll", was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background and recording
In March 2018, American singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves released her fourth studio album, Golden Hour, which received widespread critical acclaim and won in all four of its nominated categories at the 61st Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/2019-grammys-winners-list-1203131935|title=Grammy Awards Winners: The Complete List|date=February 10, 2019|author=|work=Variety|access-date=August 22, 2021}} It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart and at number one on the Top Country Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8301233/kacey-musgraves-clocks-no-1-debut-on-top-country-albums-chart|title=Kacey Musgraves Clocks No. 1 Debut on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Golden Hour'|magazine=Billboard|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=August 22, 2021}} To support the album, Musgraves embarked on two concert tours: the Oh, What a World: Tour and the Oh, What a World: Tour II.{{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=2021-08-22}}
In March 2021, Musgraves was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In the cover story, she delves into self-care and the personal work she has done during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/02/11/kacey-musgraves-new-album-divorce-rolling-stone-story|title=Kacey Musgraves details new album, divorce for Rolling Stone story|work=the Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=February 11, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}} Musgraves also revealed that as of January 2021, she had written 39 songs for the project, and she's once again working with Golden Hour co-producers Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian.{{cite web|url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/02/11/kacey-musgraves-new-album-set-arrive-2021/6723268002/|title=Kacey Musgraves' new album set to arrive in 2021, inspired by 'tragedy'|work=Tennessean|last=Paulson|first=Dave|date=February 11, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}
In April 2021, it was reported that the album would be released via Interscope Records and UMG Nashville.{{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=August 22, 2021}} In May, during a cover story for Elle magazine, Musgraves revealed that the album sees her tackling her divorce from country singer Ruston Kelly after two and a half years of marriage.{{Cite news|last=Yahr|first=Emily|title=Kacey Musgraves has joined country's long tradition of divorce albums — familiar refrains that help listeners wallow and heal|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/09/10/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-new-album/|access-date=2021-09-11|issn=0190-8286}} The two were married in October 2017,{{Cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly's Charming Tennessee Wedding|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/7871158/kacey-musgraves-ruston-kelly-tennessee-wedding-n-barrett-photography|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Martha Stewart|language=en}} and filed for divorce in July 2020.{{Cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves teases new single she says was inspired by her divorce|url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/kacey-musgraves-teases-single-she-154421901.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=www.yahoo.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824125435/https://www.yahoo.com/gma/kacey-musgraves-teases-single-she-154421901.html|url-status=dead}} Musgraves also revealed that the record contains 15 of the now 40 songs she wrote during the pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kacey-musgraves-says-her-new-album-is-inspired-by-daft-punk-weezer-sade-and-more-2946127|title=Kacey Musgraves says her new album is inspired by Daft Punk, Weezer, Sade and more|work=NME|last=Clarke|first=Patrick|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}
In August 2021, during a cover story for Crack Magazine, it was revealed that the project would be released before the end of the year, feature jazz flute and a kato, and have "more of a foot in country than Golden Hour". During an appearance on Dr. Maya Shankar's podcast A Slight Change of Plans, Musgraves sang snippets of two of the songs from the album, "Camera Roll" and "Angel".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kacey-musgraves-previews-two-new-songs-podcast-3013385|title=Kacey Musgraves previews two new songs in new podcast appearance|work=NME|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}} On August 21, to celebrate her birthday, Kacey shared a snippet of the title track, which was released as the lead single two days later.{{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|work=NME|last=Doria|first=Matt|date=August 21, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}} The album was recorded in Nashville in early 2021, in under three weeks. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Musgraves elaborated on what to expect sonically from the album, noting that although the album would be more country than Golden Hour, it would be combined with more musical influences.
Influences
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Musgraves cited Bill Withers, Daft Punk, Sade, Eagles, and Weezer as inspirations for the album. Regarding her status as country musician, she said "I feel like I don't belong to country in any way on one hand, but on the other hand, I'm deeply rooted in that genre. So I'm not owned by it." The album's lyrics were conceived by Musgraves following her divorce from Kelly.{{Cite web|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album 'Star-Crossed'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kacey-musgraves-announces-album-star-162134016.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=yahoo.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824184313/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kacey-musgraves-announces-album-star-162134016.html|url-status=dead}} In the Rolling Stone interview, the singer explained that as she was conceptualizing the album earlier this year, she kept coming back to Greek tragedies, and their three-act structure.{{Cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=2021-02-11|title=Kacey Musgraves' Next Album Is Inspired by Greek & Shakespearean Tragedies|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/kacey-musgraves-details-new-album-in-rolling-stone-interview|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Nylon|language=en-US}} The album is also inspired by William Shakespeare's popular tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
Music and lyrics
Star-Crossed is a pop and country pop album{{Cite web|date=2021-09-09|title=Kacey Musgraves's Star-Crossed: clichéd, overproduced country pop|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2021/09/kacey-musgravess-star-crossed-cliched-overproduced-country-pop|access-date=2021-09-16|website=New Statesman|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Schaak|first=James|title=Kacey Musgraves attempts further country innovation on "star-crossed"|url=https://mndaily.com/268763/arts-entertainment/kacey-musgraves-attempts-further-country-innovation-on-star-crossed/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Minnesota Daily}} with folk, dance, disco, soft rock,{{Cite web|last=Harvilla|first=Rob|date=2021-09-10|title=Kacey Musgraves's Divorce Album Is a Quiet Eff You|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/9/10/22666078/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-review-breadwinner|access-date=2021-09-11|website=The Ringer|language=en}} alternative rock, and R&B elements. It is characterized by ballads,{{Cite web|last=Barnabe|first=Dylan|date=September 10, 2021|title=Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow, but Kacey Musgraves Finds Peace on 'star-crossed'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kacey_musgraves_star-crossed_album_review|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}} layered with harmonies, analog synths, and drum loops. Slate critic Carl Wilson said the album expands on the "mellow psychedelic-country-synth sound" Musgraves discovered on Golden Hour with co-producers Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian.{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Carl|date=2021-09-10|title=Kacey Musgraves Is Here to Help You Through Your Divorce|url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-review.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}} The country music committee of the Recording Academy ruled Star-Crossed and its singles ineligible for the country categories at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, saying they are "not sufficiently country"; Variety said Musgraves' submissions would presumably move "over to pop categories."{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=2021-10-12|title=Kacey Musgraves' Label Protests Grammys' Decision to Exclude Her From Country Categories|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-excluded-grammys-country-categories-1235087158/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
The album's subject matter discusses themes of marriage, divorce, and post-breakup emotional healing,{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=2021-09-10|title=Kacey Musgraves Further Divorces Expectation on star-crossed|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}{{Cite news|last1=King|first1=Noel|last2=Harrel|first2=Phil|last3=Haney|first3=Taylor|date=September 10, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves: 'Star-Crossed' And Thriving|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035553570/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-and-thriving|access-date=2021-09-11|website=NPR|language=en}} whereas its track-list is divided into three sections, which Musgraves dubbed as "three acts". Variety{{'s}} Chris Willman differentiated Star-Crossed as her "divorce album" while Golden Hour was her "honeymoon record".{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=September 10, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Star-Crossed' Is the Rare 'Divorce Record' That Boldly Embraces Mixed Emotions: Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-is-the-rare-divorce-record-that-boldly-embraces-mixed-emotions-album-review-1235060747/|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
{{Blockquote|text=I think it's interesting that we're all taught that the success of a relationship has to somehow correlate with the length of it – in that it could be a friendship, a business relationship, a marriage or whatever. I just don't think that that's fully accurate. You can easily say [Star-Crossed] is a post-divorce album, which yes, it is factually on paper. But this album is full of a lot of love and gratitude for that person, for Ruston, for my life and my ability to explore all the emotions as a songwriter.|author=Musgraves on the album's theme|source=NPR}}
=Songs=
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"Star-Crossed" is a psychedelic and country song, driven by a Spanish guitar and heartbeat-like percussion, about Musgrave's personal journey.{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Margaret|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New LP "star-crossed," Shares Title Track and Film Trailer|url=https://floodmagazine.com/92639/watch-kacey-musgraves-star-crossed/|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=Flood magazine|language=en-US}} The song opens with a bed of harmonized "ooh" vocals, before the singer sings, "Let me set the scene."{{Cite web|last=Hogan|first=Marc|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves "Star-Crossed"|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed/|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}} What follows is the recounting of a divorce, with papers signed, possessions divided, and names changed. Musgraves described the title track as "a pared back, Latin-inflected ballad about resigning from a relationship and accepting fate without bitterness", noting that it "swells into a pattern of guttural electric guitar, spectral strings and a chorus of voices". The track is inspired by the history of Romeo and Juliet.
Promotion and release
Star-Crossed was released on September 10, 2021.{{Cite news|last=McKenna|first=Lyndsey|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves, 'star-crossed'|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/08/23/1030318267/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=NPR|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Ackroyd|first=Stephen|date=2021-08-24|title=Kacey Musgraves has announced her new album, 'star-crossed' {{!}} Dork|url=https://readdork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Dork|language=en-US}} On August 23, 2021, Musgraves announced that her fifth album will be called Star-Crossed and revealed the release date.{{Cite magazine|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album 'Star-Crossed'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-new-album-1215633/|access-date=August 23, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} On the same day, she revealed the track list across her social media.{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves to Get Spacey on New Album star-crossed|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/kacey-musgraves-new-album-star-crossed-details.html|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-US}}
Star-Crossed released on September 10, 2021. On October 2, Musgraves appeared on Saturday Night Live and performed "Camera Roll" and "Justified," the latter wearing only a guitar and cowboy boots.{{Cite web |last=Royce |first=Aaron |date=2021-10-03 |title=Kacey Musgraves Bares All in Cowboy Boots for 'SNL' Performance |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kacey-musgraves-bares-cowboy-boots-205941033.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH5ETqehrKhNIfAxAePOHcrWVTsUaTavre-X_VfcDKjAUGPEY6WHr0kikzoOvVw0ZqzYyh6Xyyg1hivDDtM0ONakyPD3lm60Wbb-tiRg58NNuuKN8Vi1g7JewZop43-Jf3SzgJnlO66rGPzLpPWpJTJBQvTjFwgNRDp_pXRmJgXr |access-date=2021-10-03 |website=Yahoo! Life}}
=Film=
{{Main|Star-Crossed: The Film}}
On August 23, 2021, Musgraves posted a trailer across her social media for a 50-minute companion film, titled after the album. The film was launched exclusively on Paramount+ the same day the album was released, September 10, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=2021-08-23|title=Kacey Musgraves Unveils New Album 'Star-Crossed,' Companion Film — Watch Trailer|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-release-date-track-list-1235046895/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Variety|language=en-US}} The film, characterized as having "a sense of heightened reality", was directed by Bardia Zeinali from a concept by Musgraves and Zeinali, and shot by cinematographer Matthew Libatique.{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Unveils New Album 'Star-Crossed', Companion Film — Watch Trailer|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-release-date-track-list-1235046895/|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}} The film was shot over 10 days in Los Angeles and features cameo appearances by actors Eugene Levy, Victoria Pedretti, and Diane Venora, RuPaul's Drag Race winner Symone, rapper Princess Nokia, and comedian Meg Stalter.{{Cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=August 23, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves Revealed 'Star-Crossed' Release Date & Movie Trailer|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-release-date-track-list-themes|access-date=August 23, 2021|website=Nylon|language=en-US}}
=Tour=
The album was supported by the Star-Crossed: Unveiled tour, the seventh concert tour by Musgraves.{{Cite magazine|date=2021-08-30|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces 'Star-Crossed' Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kacey-musgraves-announces-star-crossed-tour/|access-date=2022-01-19|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}} It began on January 19, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota and was intended to be concluded in Toronto, Canada on February 25. However, the Toronto concert was cancelled a few hours before the performance. {{Cite web|date=2022-02-25|title=CANCELLED: Star-Crossed: Unveiled|url=https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/kacey-musgraves/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Scotiabank Arena|language=en-US}} This tour comprised 14 shows.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-19|title=Kacey Musgraves Star-crossed:unveiled|url=https://starcrossedunveiled.com/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=starcrossedunveiled.com|language=en-US}} King Princess and MUNA served as opening acts.
This set list is from the concert on January 19, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.{{Cite magazine|date=2021-01-20|title=7 Things To Know About Kacey Musgraves' Star-Crossed Tour From Her Opening Minnesota Date|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-tour-recap-1235020907/|access-date=2022-01-20|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}
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- "Star-Crossed"
- "Good Wife"
- "Cherry Blossom"
- "Simple Times"
- "Breadwinner"
- "Golden Hour"
- "Butterflies"
- "Lonely Weekend"
- "Space Cowboy"
- "High Horse"
- "Camera Roll"
- "Hookup Scene"
- "Merry Go 'Round"
- "No Scrubs"
- "Justified"
- "There Is a Light"
- "Gracias a la Vida"
;Encore
- "Slow Burn"
- "Rainbow"
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The following covers were performed by Musgraves in place of "No Scrubs":
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- During the shows in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, and Oakland, "Dreams".
- During the show in Kansas City, "Killing Me Softly With His Song".
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|+List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Opening acts ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Attendance{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Revenue{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} |
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| January 19, 2022
| rowspan="14" |United States | rowspan="14" |King Princess |— |— |
| January 20, 2022
|12,083 / 12,083 |$1,301,656 |
| January 21, 2022
|— |— |
| January 23, 2022
|— |— |
| January 26, 2022
|6,672 / 10,872 |$560,703 |
| January 27, 2022
|10,639 / 11,486 |$1,120,462 |
| February 3, 2022
|12,890 / 15,285 |$1,280,951 |
| February 5, 2022
|14,370 / 14,370 |$1,703,117 |
| February 9, 2022
|— |— |
| February 11, 2022
|13,497 / 13,497 |$1,629,006 |
| February 14, 2022
|13,404 / 13,404 |$1,790,958 |
| February 16, 2022
|— |— |
| February 19, 2022
|11,568 / 12,558 |$1,094,096 |
| February 20, 2022
|— |— |
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 78/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/star-crossed/kacey-musgraves|publisher=Metacritic|title=Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves Reviews and Tracks|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-date=September 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910192124/https://www.metacritic.com/music/star-crossed/kacey-musgraves|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev5 = The Independent
| rev6 = NME
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev9 = Slant
| rev10 = Under the Radar
}}
Upon release, Star-Crossed received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 78 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Lauren Dehollogne, reviewing for The Line of Best Fit, lauded Star-Crossed as Musgraves' "most raw and honest album to-date" and hailed her as one of the best songwriters of her generation. He called the album a "near therapeutic experience", accentuated by its honeyed vocal performances and minimalistic "dreamy" melodies.{{Cite web|last=Dehollogne|first=Lauren|date=September 9, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves reckons with life's hurt and becomes an icon on star-crossed|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review|access-date=2021-09-10|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en}} Writing for NME, Hannah Mylrea called Star-Crossed an intricate, "powerfully honest depiction of heartbreak" with sonically diverse songs and "brutally honest" lyrics, finding Musgraves address uncomfortable emotions.{{cite web|last1=Mylrea|first1=Hannah|title=Kacey Musgraves – 'Star-Crossed' review: a powerfully honest depiction of heartbreak|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-review-3040734|website=NME|access-date=September 9, 2021|date=September 9, 2021}} Entertainment Weekly critic Leah Greenblatt stated Star-Crossed comprises themes covering both "the essence of country music (love hurts, life is hard) and an extremely 2021 refraction of it."{{cite magazine|last1=Greenblatt|first1=Leah|title=On Star-crossed, Kacey Musgraves goes it alone|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-review/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 9, 2021|date=September 9, 2021}} Slant reviewer Jeremy Winograd described the album as an intimate, eclectic, "effortlessly melodic and accessible" album far from country or pop radio tropes. Winograd stated even some of the album's less stripped-down tracks are arranged in a very simple fashion, emphasizing Musgraves' stylistic vision and eschewing formulaic pop.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review/|title=Review: Kacey Musgraves's Star-Crossed Is Effortlessly Eclectic and Surprisingly Direct|work=Slant Magazine|first=Jeremy|last=Winograd|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021}}
DIY{{'s}} Ben Tipple observed, much like its predecessor, Star-Crossed "takes the storytelling of her country roots and presents it with pop grandeur", but this time with a darker tone. Tipple complimented the blend of both retrospective and contemporary pop production in the album, while also making space for Musgraves' "personal storytelling".{{Cite web|last=Tipple|first=Ben|date=September 9, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed|url=http://diymag.com/2021/09/08/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review|access-date=2021-09-10|website=DIY Mag|language=en}} Gabrielle Sanchez of The A.V. Club said the album is her "least country" effort, leaning into the modern pop and disco influences that she began to incorporate in her music with Golden Hour.{{cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Gabrielle|title=Album review: Kacey Musgraves' star-crossed divorce record|url=https://www.avclub.com/kacey-musgraves-pens-a-modern-divorce-album-with-help-f-1847596794|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903230919/https://www.avclub.com/kacey-musgraves-pens-a-modern-divorce-album-with-help-f-1847596794|archive-date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021|website=The A.V. Club|date=2 September 2021 }} Writing for Exclaim!, Dylan Barnabe highlighted that the album is an emotionally vulnerable, "ballad-heavy" record, divided into sections explaining the "exposition, climax, downfall, and resolution of Musgraves' love story". David Smyth of Evening Standard recognized adulthood's aspirations and its harsh realities as the album's overarching motifs, and its sound "a less dramatic progression than that between Golden Hour and its more traditional predecessors."{{Cite web|last=Smyth|first=David|date=2021-09-10|title=Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed review: love, divorce and beyond|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review-b954338.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}
Other reviews were critical of the album. Pitchfork critic Sam Sodomsky found Musgraves "burrowing inward" in Star-Crossed, singing stark, simplistic lyrics, but amplifying her "obsessive self-reflection" for mainstream appeal. Sodomsky underscored the album's dichotomy between vulnerability and triumph, and regarded its best moments as "artful" while the rest "feel forced."{{cite web|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed/|title=Kacey Musgraves: star-crossed Album Review|work=Pitchfork|date=September 9, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021}} Paste writer Ellen Johnson said, while Star-Crossed "can't quite touch the otherworldly iridescence" of Golden Hour, it is "still a hell of a listen." Johnson commended the production by the Tashian/Fitchuk duo and Musgraves storytelling skills, but picked "Angel", "Easier Said", and "Keep Lookin' Up" as mid-tier tracks.{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|date=2021-09-03|title=Kacey Musgraves Crafts a New Kind of Breakup Album on star-crossed|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-album-review/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Paste magazine|language=en}} In his AllMusic review, senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote Star-Crossed offers "a full-blown song cycle" detailing the breakdown of Musgraves' marriage. He dubbed it a "quintessential divorce record" and admired its soothing production, but felt the lyrics suffer from "blunt literalism".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/star-crossed-mw0003578364?1631201565952|title=Star-Crossed - Kacey Musgraves {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=AllMusic|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911162224/https://www.allmusic.com/album/star-crossed-mw0003578364|archive-date=September 11, 2021|url-status=live}}
The Guardian{{'s}} Laura Snapes appreciated the album's acoustic, ambiguous songwriting, and "cosmic, retro-futurist" production, which she identified as stemming from Golden Hour. However, she felt some melodies, production elements, and "zoomed-out" lyrics are indistinct, inspired by "turn-of-the-millennium white pop."{{Cite web|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=September 10, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed review – a tragedy of wifely strife|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/10/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-review-interscope-mca-nashville|access-date=2021-09-10|website=The Guardian}} Reviewing for Rolling Stone, Jonathan Bernstein dubbed it a "consistently compelling, admirably idiosyncratic yet mildly disappointing" album, whose best moments were when Musgraves "put her own personalized spin on the well-worn cliches of the standard big-budget post-break-up purge-fest."{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kacey-musgrves-star-crossed-1218529/|title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Star-Crossed' Is a Divorce Album on Her Own Terms|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=August 30, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913053546/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kacey-musgrves-star-crossed-1218529/|url-status=live}} In mixed reviews, Helen Brown from The Independent opined the album is not Musgraves' "sharpest" work, delivering platitudes with subpar melodies, nevertheless, appreciated the honesty and relatability of her lyrics,{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Helen|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kacey-musgraves-review-star-crossed-b1916408.html|title=Kacey Musgraves review, star-crossed: divorce album doesn't show singer at her sharpest|newspaper=The Independent|date=September 9, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021}} while Mark Moody of Under the Radar considered it an inferior record to Golden Hour, criticizing the "cringe-worthy lyrics" of Star-Crossed and its "failed efforts" in transitioning to pop and dance genres.{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Mark|date=September 9, 2021|title=Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/star_crossed_kacey_musgraves|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Under the Radar|language=en}}
= Accolades =
== Year-end lists ==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Critics' rankings for Star-Crossed |
| scope="col"| Publication
! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Billboard
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|13}} |magazine=Billboard |date=6 December 2021 |access-date=7 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Complex
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|22}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2021 |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |work=Complex |date=2 December 2021 |access-date=4 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Flood Magazine
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|10}} |work=Flood Magazine |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=15 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| The Guardian
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|28}} |work=The Guardian |date=3 December 2021 |access-date=4 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| The Line of Best Fit
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|45}} |work=The Line of Best Fit |date=6 December 2021 |access-date=8 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| NME
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|48}} |work=Stereogum |date=10 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| PopMatters
| The 75 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|7}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/75-best-albums-of-2021 |title=The 75 Best Albums of 2021 |work=Stereogum |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=21 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Stereogum
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|28}} |work=Stereogum |date=13 December 2021 |access-date=14 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Vulture
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|9}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-albums-2021.html |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |work=Vulture |date=13 December 2021 |access-date=14 December 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| UPROXX
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|N/A}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-albums-2021-list/ |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |work=UPROXX |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Variety
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|N/A}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/lists/2021-best-albums/ |title=The Best Albums of 2021 |work=Variety |date=9 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}}} |
== Awards ==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations for Star-Crossed ! Association ! Year ! Category ! Result |
| People's Choice Awards{{Cite news|url=https://parade.com/1285430/kaigreen/peoples-choice-awards-2021/|title=What We Know About the 2021 People's Choice Awards, Including the Nominees (ScarJo! The Biebs!) and How to Watch|date=October 28, 2021|first=Kai|last=Green|work=Parade|access-date=November 26, 2021}}
| 2021 | The Album of 2021 | {{nominated}} |
Commercial performance
Star-Crossed debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart, earning 77,000 album-equivalent units, of which 47,000 copies were pure sales, from its opening week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9633233/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-tops-top-country-albums-chart/|title=Kacey Musgraves Brings 'Star' Power to No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|first=Jim|last=Asker|date=September 21, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2021}} It became Musgraves' fourth number-one album on the chart. The album also debuted at number three on the all-genre Billboard 200, and number one on the Americana/Folk Albums chart; it became Musgraves' fourth top-ten album on the former and her second chart-topping debut on the latter. In addition, the album also accumulated a total of 38.23 million on-demand streams of the album's tracks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9632441/drake-certified-lover-boy-number-1-second-week-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|first=Keith|last=Caufield|date=September 19, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2021}} Six songs from Star-Crossed charted on the US Hot Country Songs chart, with "Justified" at number 22, "Simple Times" at number 31, "Breadwinner" at number 36, "Star-Crossed" at number 37, "Good Wife" at number 41 and "Cherry Blossom" at number 44.
In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number ten, becoming Musgraves' second consecutive top-ten album on the UK Albums Chart.
Awards ceremony controversy
= Grammy Awards =
On October 10, 2021, Universal Music Group Nashville record label president Cindy Mabe wrote a letter to Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. following the decision to place Musgraves' album in the pop music categories instead of the country music categories in regards to the forthcoming 64th Grammy Awards.{{Cite magazine|last=Moss|first=Marissa R.|date=2021-10-12|title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Star-Crossed' Excluded From Grammys Country Album Category|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-grammys-country-1240878/|access-date=2021-10-14|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Star-Crossed' Deemed Ineligible for Country Album Grammy|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9643952/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-grammy-country-ineligible|access-date=2021-10-14|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}
{{Blockquote|text=As a prime stakeholder in country music, I would really like to frame what's happening in our genre right now and help you and the Grammy's fully understand the importance of Kacey Musgraves to country music and why this decision is so much more than an entry point for an awards show. Taking her out of the country category actually does harm to a format struggling with change and inclusivity overall. ... This decision from the country committee to not accept Star-Crossed into the country albums category is very inconsistent and calls into question the other agendas that were part of this decision. ... This short-sided, biased decision will send ripples throughout our format to continue to insure that the message is sent that country music can only be for the limited few that enjoy the same perspective|author=Cindy Mabe, CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville, on the decision of the Recording Academy|source=Billboard}}
After Mabe's letter, Musgraves tweeted on Twitter: "You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can't take the country out of the girl."{{Cite web|date=2021-10-12|title=Kacey Musgraves' Star-Crossed Will Not Be Eligible for Best Country Album at 2022 Grammys|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-will-not-be-eligible-for-best-country-album-at-2022-grammys/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}} She also posted a collection of photos on her Instagram story, highlighting her ties to country music, such as pictures with Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Shania Twain, and George Strait.{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2021|title=KACEY RESPONDS TO GRAMMYS HUBBUB|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=328677&title=KACEY-RESPONDS-TO-GRAMMYS-HUBBUB&redirect=mobile|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=Hits|language=en}}
Variety reported that the country screening committee of the Recording Academy went through Star-Crossed "track by track", and decided that although there were some "country-leaning" songs on it, the album as a whole was not sufficiently country; however, the track "Camera Roll" was considered eligible for Best Country Song nominations. Music journalists Jem Aswad and Chris Willman stated Musgraves is not the first artist to face this situation, and highlighted how Taylor Swift's 1989 (2014) became her first album to be placed in pop categories when her previous efforts competed in country, Justin Bieber's Changes (2020) was rejected in the R&B field and moved to pop, and "Daddy Lessons" (2016) by Beyoncé was rejected in the country field as well. The country committee had sent Star-Crossed to its counterpart, the pop committee, as well, to see which genre the album fit, and would have reinstated the decision had the latter rejected it, but however, the pop committee agreed that pop is "the rightful home" for Star-Crossed. The album's genre placement issue was also raised in the core committee of the Recording Academy, which consists of artists from various genres and usually oversees only the "big four" general categories; the core committee upheld the decision that Star-Crossed is "primarily a pop album."{{Cite web|last1=Willman|first1=Jem Aswad,Chris|last2=Aswad|first2=Jem|last3=Willman|first3=Chris|date=2021-10-13|title=Why Was Kacey Musgraves' Album Disqualified From Grammy Country Nominations? Insiders Weigh In|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/why-kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-discqualified-grammys-country-1235088478/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
In conclusion, more than 60 academy members were involved in certifying the decision, with nearly all of them saying "it's a pop record." Variety also opined that, beyond the musical aspects of Star-Crossed, the letter by Musgraves' label to the Recording Academy is also due to the album's "business terms", as the pop field is highly competitive, compared to the country field, where Musgraves' chances of winning are higher. Aswad and Willman opined that Musgraves marketed Star-Crossed as a pop record, citing how it was jointly released with Interscope Records, which is primarily a pop label home to Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and many hip-hop artists, and none of the album's tracks were serviced to country radio stations, thus making it "hard to imagine that those moves went unnoticed by the [country] screening committee."
The nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 22, 2021. "Camera Roll" received two nominations, for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.{{Cite web|author=|date=November 23, 2021|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|access-date=November 26, 2021|work=Grammy Awards}} However, Star-Crossed was not nominated in any of the album categories.{{Cite news|last1=Caramanica|first1=Jon|last2=Coscarelli|first2=Joe|last3=Pareles|first3=Jon|date=2021-11-23|title=Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Kacey Musgraves, Jon Batiste and Abba|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/arts/music/snubs-surprises-grammy-awards.html|access-date=2021-11-26|issn=0362-4331}}
= Other country music awards ceremonies =
Following the Grammy Award response regarding Star-Crossed
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves and Daniel Tashian, except where noted
| total_length = 47:32
| title1 = Star-Crossed
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Good Wife
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Cherry Blossom
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = Simple Times
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = If This Was a Movie...
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = Justified
| note6 = writers: Musgraves, Fitchuk, Ilsey Juber, BJ Burton
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Angel
| writer7 =
| length7 = 2:20
| title8 = Breadwinner
| note8 = writers: Musgraves, Fitchuk, Juber, Burton
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = Camera Roll
| writer9 =
| length9 = 2:39
| title10 = Easier Said
| length10 = 3:07
| title11 = Hookup Scene
| length11 = 3:21
| title12 = Keep Lookin' Up
| length12 = 2:46
| title13 = What Doesn't Kill Me
| note13= writers: Musgraves, Andrew Neely, Dante Jones, Dewain Whitmore Jr.
| length13 = 2:17
| title14 = There Is a Light
| length14 = 3:52
| title15 = Gracias a la Vida
| note15 = {{translation|Thanks to Life}}, writer: Violeta Parra
| length15 = 4:32
}}
=Notes=
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.
Personnel
Musicians
{{div col}}
- Kacey Musgraves – vocals, background vocals (all tracks); percussion (12)
- Todd Lombardo – 12-string acoustic guitar (1), acoustic guitar (1–12, 14, 15), nylon-string guitar (1, 2), banjo (10), guitar (10, 14)
- Daniel Tashian – background vocals (1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14), baritone guitar, harp (1); keyboards (1, 3, 5), bass (2, 4, 6), Rhodes (2), drum programming (3, 4), electric guitar (3, 10, 13), programming (3, 4, 7), synthesizer (5, 6, 8–10, 13, 14), steel guitar (6, 10), horn, horn arrangement (9); timpani (12), guitar loops (13), Tibetan bells (13, 14)
- Fancy Hagood – background vocals (1)
- Ian Fitchuk – background vocals, piano (1); bass (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 12), drum programming (1–6, 8, 10, 14), keyboards (1, 3–8, 12), percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12), drums (2–7, 9, 12–14), string arrangement (2, 7), synth bass (2), synthesizer (2, 4, 7–9, 14), acoustic guitar (5–8, 10, 11), electric guitar (8, 13), guitar loops (13), conga (14)
- Jacob Bryant – background vocals (1)
- John Osborne – background vocals (1)
- Leisa Hans – background vocals (1)
- Lucie Silvas – background vocals (1)
- Natalie Osborne – background vocals (1)
- TJ Osborne – background vocals (1)
- Kirsten Agresta Copely – harp (1)
- Matt Combs – cello, viola, violin (2, 7)
- Josh Moore – keyboards (4, 5, 10), bass (5, 10, 13, 14), drum programming (5, 8, 13), synthesizer (13)
- Viktor Krauss – bass (10)
- Dewain Whitmore Jr. – background vocals (13)
- Jim Hoke – flute (14)
{{div col end}}
Technical
{{div col}}
- Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian – producers
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
- Steve Fallone – mastering engineer
- Shawn Everett – mixer
- Craig Alvin – engineer
- Zack Pancoast – engineer
- Kristen Clark – production coordinator
- Ivan Wayman – assistant mixer
- Josh Moore – additional engineer
{{div col end}}
Charts
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Star-Crossed ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2021-09-20|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021}}
| 9 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2021-09-20|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021}}
| 1 |
| {{album chart|Flanders|156|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|185|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|9|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|89|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|55|id=484285|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|16|date=20210917|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2021-09-17|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 18, 2021}}
| 30 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20210917|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|52|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/album/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed?list=top-100-albums|title=Álbum: Star-Crossed|publisher=Promusicae|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|98|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Star-Crossed|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|10|date=20210917|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20210917|rowheader=true|access-date=September 18, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardFolk|1|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2021}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2022 year-end chart performance for Star Crossed ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2023}}
| 73 |
|---|
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References
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