Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves
Musgraves in 2022
Born
Kacey Lee Musgraves

(1988-08-21) August 21, 1988 (age 35)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1999[1]–present
Spouse
(m. 2017; div. 2020)
Musical career
OriginMineola, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • mandolin
  • harmonica
  • banjo
  • guitar
  • piano
Labels
Websitekaceymusgraves.com

Kacey Lee Musgraves (born August 21, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began her career in the early 2000s, when she self-released three solo albums and recorded another album as a member of the duo Texas Two Bits. In 2007, Musgraves appeared on the fifth season of the USA Network singing competition Nashville Star, where she finished in seventh place.[2][3][4] In 2012, she signed with Mercury Nashville and released the hit single "Merry Go 'Round". Her major-label debut studio album, Same Trailer Different Park (2013), won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Musgraves' second studio album, Pageant Material (2015), debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded the critically and commercially successful singles "Biscuits" and "Dime Store Cowgirl". She also released a Christmas-themed album, A Very Kacey Christmas (2016).[5] Her fourth studio album Golden Hour (2018) was released to widespread critical acclaim and won all four of its nominated Grammy Award categories, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album.[6] The album's first two singles, "Space Cowboy" and "Butterflies", won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance, respectively.[7] Musgraves' fifth studio album, Star-Crossed (2021), became her fourth top-ten album on the Billboard 200. In 2023, she was featured on the single "I Remember Everything" by Zach Bryan, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, was released in 2024.

Throughout her career, Musgraves has won seven Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, and four Academy of Country Music Awards.

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  2. ^ "Kacey Musgraves – Album Discography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kacey Musgraves". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Guilbault, Kristy (September 7, 2016). "Kacey Musgraves Announces First Holiday Album, A Very Kacey Christmas". Paste. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Powers, Ann (February 23, 2018). "Kacey Musgraves, Champion Of New Nashville, Announces 'Golden Hour' With Two Songs". NPR. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Yglesias, Ana Monroy (February 10, 2019). "Kacey Musgraves Wins Best Country Solo Performance For "Butterflies" | 2019 GRAMMYs". www.grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

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