{"id":2323746,"date":"2026-03-11T21:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2323746"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:17:28","slug":"kacey-musgraves-unveils-new-album-middle-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kacey-musgraves-unveils-new-album-middle-of-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Kacey Musgraves unveils new album &#8216;Middle of Nowhere&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_83\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Kacey Musgraves will release new studio album \u2018Middle of Nowhere&#8217; on 1st May 2026, it has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The album&#8217;s first single, \u2018Dry Spell&#8217;, is out now alongside the video co-directed by Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis. The song is bold and self-aware, showcasing Musgraves&#8217; trademark sharp wit. Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlohfwTunwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For \u2018Middle of Nowhere&#8217; Musgraves has produced alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. The album draws from the sounds, stories, and sensibilities that shaped the Texas native. Written during a period of reflection and post-breakup clarity, this collection of songs finds Musgraves leaning intentionally into open space and traditional western elements. Pedal steel, accordion, and Texas dancehall rhythms provide a nostalgic framework that she flips on its head in signature fashion. It is a sonic love letter to the musical borders of Country, echoing influence from adjacent genres such as bluegrass, pop, and even bits of Norte\u00f1o and Zydeco. The album features collaborations with Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings and Gregory Alan Isakov. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life\u201d, says\u00a0Musgraves,\u00a0\u201cand 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\u2019t 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 \u201cmiddle of nowhere\u201d 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Lost Highway \/ Polydor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Middle of Nowhere&#8217; is the follow-up to Musgraves&#8217; 2024 album \u2018Deeper Well&#8217;. The track listing for the album is:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Middle of Nowhere<\/li>\n<li>Dry Spell<\/li>\n<li>Back on the Wagon<\/li>\n<li>I Believe in Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Abilene<\/li>\n<li>Coyote feat. Gregory Alan Isakov<\/li>\n<li>Loneliest Girl<\/li>\n<li>Everybody Wants To Be a Cowboy feat. Billy Strings<\/li>\n<li>Horses and Divorces feat. Miranda Lambert<\/li>\n<li>Uncertain, Texas feat. Willie Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Rhinestoned<\/li>\n<li>Mexico Honey<\/li>\n<li>Hell on Me<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source entertainment-focus.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kacey Musgraves will release new studio album \u2018Middle of Nowhere&#8217; on 1st May 2026, it has been announced. The album&#8217;s first single, \u2018Dry Spell&#8217;, is out now alongside the video co-directed by Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis. The song is bold and self-aware, showcasing Musgraves&#8217; trademark sharp wit. Watch the video below: For \u2018Middle of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2323747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[37041],"class_list":["post-2323746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-kacey-musgraves"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kacey-Musgraves-unveils-new-album-Middle-of-Nowhere.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2323748,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323746\/revisions\/2323748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}