Kacey Musgraves is having the time of her life in the 'Middle of Nowhere'

About this episode

Kacey Musgraves discusses her new album influenced by her Texas roots and collaborations with notable artists.

Following a trip back to her Texas hometown, Musgraves imbued her new album with a traditional country sound, plus features from Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert and more. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guest: Kacey Musgraves

Topics covered

• country music
• album release
• Texas hometown
• collaborations
• traditional sound

Keywords

• Kacey Musgraves
• country music
• album
• Willie Nelson
• Miranda Lambert
• Texas
• traditional sound

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Places: Texas

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