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On Thursday, March 5, fans spotted posters and billboards<\/u><\/a> across New York, Los Angeles and Nashville featuring a photo of Musgraves with her back turned to the camera and a message that read: \u201cDry Spell? Call for a Real Good Time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Below it sat a phone number: (430) 789-9797<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Call it. What you\u2019ll hear is a pre-recorded message, a fake-out and a snippet of brand-new music that has the fan community buzzing about a potential sixth studio album.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After dialing (430) 789-9797, you\u2019ll hear a three-tone sequence \u2014 the kind that normally follows a misdialed number. It feels like a prank for a split second. Then Kacey\u2019s voice kicks in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis is Kacey Musgrave and you\u2019ve reached the middle of nowhere,\u201d Musgraves says in the pre-recorded message. \u201cNo service available. Please try again later or press 1 for a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then a song starts playing. New music. Here\u2019s what she sings:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a real long 335 days. And the last time it wasn\u2019t good anyway. I\u2019m so lonely. Lonely with a capital H if you know what I mean. I\u2019ve been sitting on the washing machine.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Those lyrics carry the playful, irreverent tone that has defined so much of Musgraves\u2019 songwriting \u2014 the tongue-in-cheek innuendo about loneliness \u201cwith a capital H,\u201d the washing machine line, the \u201cmiddle of nowhere\u201d framing the poster campaign promised.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The mention of \u201c335 days\u201d is the detail fans are already dissecting across social media.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musgraves\u2019 last album, Deeper Well<\/i>, dropped on March 15, 2024. Counting 335 days from that release lands somewhere in mid-February 2025, which could suggest when the lyrics were written or set.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It could also be a playful narrative device. Either way, fans are running the math.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the call ends, fans receive a text message: \u201cHi, it\u2019s Kacey. Click the link before you lose service.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The link allows fans to sign up with a phone number and email to receive future updates \u2014 a direct line to whatever KM6 turns out to be. New singles, album announcements, anything Musgraves has planned: this is the way in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A second text follows after signing up: \u201cWelcome to the Middle of Nowhere. Save my number. This is where the real ones get first word. XO, Kacey.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe real ones get first word.\u201d That\u2019s about as direct an invitation to dedicated fans as it gets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The motif extends well beyond the phone call. The bio on her Instagram<\/u><\/a> and X accounts now reads \u201csomewhere in the middle of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That level of coordinated branding across platforms points to something bigger than a one-off stunt. Whatever KM6 is shaping up to be, \u201cthe middle of nowhere\u201d appears to be central to its identity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fan community had already been buzzing about a potential sixth studio album when the posters appeared, and Musgraves herself has been playing into the speculation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On March 1, a fan asked Musgraves on X if she \u201ccares to share more about KM6.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musgraves replied to that post<\/u><\/a> on March 5 \u2014 the same day the posters went viral \u2014 with a cow face emoji, similar to the cow featured on the posters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She also shared a post<\/u><\/a> on X from April 14, 2025 that read: \u201cIs it possible to die of horniness? Asking for a friend.\u201d The post fits squarely within the \u201cDry Spell? Call for a Real Good Time\u201d energy of the poster campaign.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For fans who\u2019ve followed how Musgraves\u2019 personal life has always informed her songwriting, here\u2019s what\u2019s publicly known.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musgraves and Ruston Kelly<\/b> announced their divorce<\/u><\/a> in July 2020 after less than three years of marriage, with the divorce finalized in September 2020. They tied the knot in October 2017.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She was last connected to poet Cole Schafer<\/b>. They were together for more than two years before she confirmed their split<\/u><\/a> in March 2024 \u2014 right around the time Deeper Well<\/i> dropped.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Given the \u201cDry Spell\u201d theme and lyrics about loneliness, the personal timeline adds another layer to whatever this new era is shaping up to be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhat Happens When You Dial the Number?<\/h2>\n
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