Kacey Musgraves Announces 'Middle of Nowhere' Album, Teases Collaborations with Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert & More

Kacey Musgraves, the eight-time Grammy winner, is gearing up to release her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, on May 1st.

The album, released via Lost Highway/Interscope, promises exciting collaborations with legendary artists including Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov.

Musgraves has been playfully teasing the 13-song collection across social media, utilizing highway billboards to spark intrigue. Notably, her interactions with Lambert hinted at a potential collaboration after a playful exchange of 'trash talk.' The speculation proved correct, with the two country superstars uniting on a track titled “Horses & Divorces.”

The album's first offering, “Dry Spell,” is a humorous and twangy tune that cleverly addresses Musgraves’ period of abstinence. The lyrics are full of euphemisms. Musgraves co-directed the video with Hannah Lux Davis.

The song reflects a period where Musgraves experienced both the bliss and woes of being romantically unattached.

Musgraves shared in a statement: “The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life. And I found that for the first time, it actually felt incredible being alone, and existing in a space not defined by anyone else. I became fascinated with the concept of liminal space, both geographical and emotional. We don’t linger in these transitional, empty spaces long enough and rush to define where or whatever is next. I became so at ease with being in the ‘middle of nowhere’ in many senses, and sitting in the un-comfort of the undefined. I had a lot of time for creative ambling and leaning into myself in different ways; horses, humor, writing with my early collaborators again, and living out my very simple, inspired life between Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico.”

She co-produced the album alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. The album's title is inspired by a sign found in her small Texas hometown of Golden.

Middle of Nowhere marks Musgraves’ first album since 2024’s Deeper Well, which topped Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. That album featured the philosophical track “The Architect,” which secured the Grammy for best country song in 2025.

Middle of Nowhere tracklist:

1. “Middle of Nowhere”
2. “Dry Spell”
3. “Back on the Wagon”
4. “I Believe in Ghosts”
5. “Abilene”
6. “Coyote” feat. Gregory Alan Isakov
7. “Loneliest Girl”
8. “Everybody Wants To Be a Cowboy” feat. Billy Strings
9. “Horses and Divorces” feat. Miranda Lambert
10. “Uncertain, Texas” feat. Willie Nelson
11. “Rhinestoned”
12. “Mexico Honey”
13. “Hell on Me"

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