Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves performing at The Royal Albert Hall in London, England on November 18, 2015
Background information
Birth name Kacey Lee Musgraves
Born August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21) (age 27)[1][2]
Golden, Texas, United States[3][4]
Origin Mineola, Texas
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
  • mandolin
  • harmonica
  • banjo
Years active 2002–present
Labels Mercury Nashville
Associated acts
Website kaceymusgraves.com

Kacey Lee Musgraves (born August 21, 1988)[1][2][5][6] is an American country singer and songwriter. She self-released three albums[7][8] before appearing on the fifth season of the USA Network's singing competition Nashville Star in 2007, where she placed seventh. She signed to Mercury Nashville in 2012 and has released two critically acclaimed albums on the label, Same Trailer Different Park (2013) and Pageant Material (2015).[9][10] Musgraves later announced dates for her new tour 'The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue' which began August 27, 2015 in Atlanta and wrapping in Amsterdam on November 22. Many tour stops were sold out so on January 11, 2016 Musgraves announced the 2nd leg of the tour which begins January 21, 2016 through April 22, 2016 respectively.

Early life

Musgraves was born in Golden, Texas.[11] She began songwriting at the age of eight, when she wrote a song called "Notice Me" for her elementary school graduation.[11] 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."[11] Musgraves first got her start in the country music industry at the age of 18, when she would record demos to make money.[11] Her mother would take her to local music festivals to sing western swing music.[12]

Career

While living in Austin in 2008, Kacey was discovered by independent record label Triple Pop, for whom she recorded two songs, "Apologize" and "See You Again", both of which are available on a digital EP online.[13]

Musgraves joined Lady Antebellum on their Own the Night 2012 tour in the United Kingdom.[14] She also signed with Mercury Records in 2012 and released her solo debut single "Merry Go 'Round". The song is included on her album Same Trailer Different Park, which was produced and co-written by Shane McAnally and Luke Laird and released on March 19, 2013.[15] She also co-wrote Miranda Lambert's 2013 single "Mama's Broken Heart". Same Trailer Different Park produced additional hit singles in "Blowin' Smoke" and "Follow Your Arrow". Rolling Stone magazine listed "Follow Your Arrow" at number 39 of their 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."[16]

"Undermine", a song co-written by Musgraves and Trent Dabbs, was featured in the ABC television series Nashville on October 17, 2012.[17][18] Musgraves was nominated for four awards at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year. Kacey's fourth studio album, Same Trailer Different Park, debuted at number 2, selling 42,000 copies.[19] 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".[20] "Merry Go 'Round" won the Best Country Song Grammy award, and Same Trailer Different Park won in Best Country Album.[21] Kacey 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.[22]

In April 2014, Musgraves won the Academy of Country Music award for album of the year for Same Trailer Different Park.[23] In June 2014, she released a new song called The Trailer Song, which she debuted on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.[24]

Same Trailer Different Park was certified gold in August 2014 for selling over 500,000 copies.[25] Musgraves' single "Follow Your Arrow" was also certified gold, while "Merry Go Round" was certified platinum.[25]

Musgraves announced in late August 2014 that she would perform a ten-show headlining tour, dubbed "Same Tour Different Trailer" starting on September 25 and ending on October 19.[26]

In September 2014, Musgraves said that she had begun writing songs for her second major label album, and planned to begin work in earnest with Luke Laird and Shane MacAnally later in the year after her touring schedule finished.[27] "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).[28][29][30][31]

Musgraves was featured on a remix of Miguel's single "Waves", which was released on February 26, 2016.[32]

Artistry

Influences

Musgraves lists Alison Krauss as one of her career role models. "I mean, how many Grammys does she have? She's just remained solid and true and great, and I respect that".[33] Musgraves' favorite artist is John Prine because of his amazing songwriting.[34] Musgraves also 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."[35]

Lyrical themes and style

Musgraves is known for her controversial lyrics in the conservative country music genre. Common controversial topics in her music are homosexuality acceptance, safe sexual intercourse, recreational marijuana use, and questioning-religious sentiment. 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."[35]

Discography

Tours

Supporting

- Supporting Katy Perry alongside Ferras

- with Chris Stapleton, Andrew Combs (musician) and headliner Eric Church

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2013 ACM Awards Top New Female Artist Nominated
Top Female Vocalist
Music Video of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round" (two nominations: artist and director)
CMT Music Awards Female Video of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round"
Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round"
CMA Awards Single of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round"
Album of the Year – Same Trailer Different Park
Song of the Year – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Song of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round"
Female Vocalist of the Year
New Artist of the Year Won
American Country Awards
New Artist of the Year Nominated
Music Video by a New Artist – "Merry Go 'Round"
Song of the Year – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Song of the Year – "Merry Go 'Round"
2014 Grammy Awards Best New Artist
Best Country Song – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Best Country Song – "Merry Go 'Round" Won
Best Country Album – Same Trailer Different Park
ACM Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year – Same Trailer Different Park (two nominations: artist and producer) Won
Song of the Year – "Mama's Broken Heart" Nominated
Video of the Year – "Blowin' Smoke"
CMT Music Awards Video of the Year – "Follow Your Arrow"
Female Video of the Year – "Follow Your Arrow"
World Music Awards World's Best Female Artist
World's Best Live Act
World's Best Entertainer
World's Best Album – Same Trailer Different Park
CMA Awards Song of the Year – "Follow Your Arrow" Won
Video of the Year – "Follow Your Arrow" Nominated
Female Vocalist of the Year
American Music Awards Favorite Country Artist: Female
2015 CMA Awards[36] Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year – Pageant Material
Video of the Year – "Biscuits"
2016 Grammy Awards[37] Best Country Album – Pageant Material Nominated
ACM Awards[38] Female Vocalist of the Year
Video of the Year – "Biscuits"
CMA Awards[39] International Achievement Award Won

References

  1. 1 2 "Hello, 24. Just try and top 23..I dare ya.". Kacey Musgraves Official. Facebook. August 21, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Geddie, Tom (October 27, 2012). "Musgraves: Country Music Future". County Line Magazine. Musgraves turned 24 in August
  3. ↑ "Pop Desperately Needs Women Artists Like Musgraves". Kacey Musgraves' Official Website. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Mineola’s own Kacey Musgraves is well on her way to becoming a country music superstar". The Dallas Morning News. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves". Nashville Star: Season 5 (2007). USA Network. January 11, 2007. Age: 18, Hometown: Golden, TX
  6. ↑ Rosen, Jody (October 2, 2012). "Reviews: Kacey Musgraves: "Merry Go Round"". Rolling Stone. The 24-year-old Texan
  7. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves - Album Discography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves' discography". Billboard. January 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Reviews for Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Reviews for Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Kacey Musgraves tells it like it is.". Kacey Musgraves. 2014.
  12. ↑ musgraves, Kacey (Feb 26, 2013). "Get to knowkacey musgraves". YouTube. Retrieved Feb 26, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves: Apologize / See You Again (Deluxe Single)". Amazon. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ Parker, Eric (June 12, 2012). "Kacey Musgraves to Open for Lady Antebellum in Europe". MusicRow.
  15. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves - Biography". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  16. ↑ "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2014.
  17. ↑ "Nashville: One The Record, Part 2". ABC. 2012.
  18. ↑ Schlansky, Evan (October 17, 2012). "Local Songwriter Trent Dabbs Gets A Boost From ABC’s Nashville". American Songwriter.
  19. ↑ "News". HITS Daily Double. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  20. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 6, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Wins Big at Grammy Awards". Country Weekly. January 26, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  22. ↑ Musacchio, Lauren (May 27, 2013). "Dierks Bentley and Kacey Musgraves Share 'Bourbon in Kentucky'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Wins 2014 ACM Album of the Year Award for ‘Same Trailer Different Park’". The Boot. April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves' Debuts Witty New Tune, 'The Trailer Song". Rollingstone Magazine. 2014.
  25. 1 2 "Kacey Musgraves Earns Gold and Platinum Certifications". The Boot. 2014.
  26. ↑ "Kacey musgraves to headline fall tour". Rollingstone Magazine. 2014.
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  32. ↑ Greenwald, Morgan (February 26, 2016). "Miguel & Kacey Musgraves Invent New Genre on 'Waves' Remix". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  33. ↑ "CMA Awards breakout Kacey Musgraves talks Taylor, Dolly, and singing about weed". Entertainment Weekly. 2013.
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  35. 1 2 "Kacey Musgraves Follows Her Arrow To the Top". Wall street journal. 2014.
  36. ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (September 9, 2015). "2015 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed in Full: See the Complete List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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  39. ↑ Skates, Sarah (March 21, 2016). "CMA Announces International Award Recipients". MusicRow. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

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