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When Miranda Lambert headlines the Music City Rodeo at Bridgestone Arena on May 28, she\u2019ll return to a world that helped shape her long before she became one of country music\u2019s most decorated artists.<\/p>\n
The three-night event, running May 28 \u2013 30, marks Nashville\u2019s official Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo and combines country music with classic rodeo competition, including bronc riding, bull riding, team roping, and barrel racing. Lambert joins Charley Crockett and Jon Pardi as headliners for the 2026 event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love a rodeo,\u201d Lambert says. \u201cThose are my people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That grounded authenticity has defined Lambert\u2019s career for more than two decades \u2014 and now it\u2019s shaping the next phase of her life.<\/p>\n
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lambert launches a bold new chapter May 15 with the infectious new single \u201cCrisco,\u201d her first release under a newly announced label partnership with MCA.<\/p>\n
Blending classic country soul with a shimmering \u201970s disco glow, \u201cCrisco\u201d delivers a feel-good anthem driven by lush strings, jangly piano keys, and an irresistible groove, with Lambert exploring sonic textures she\u2019s admired for years but never fully embraced until now.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Lambert is increasingly focused on producing, mentoring, and creating opportunities for other artists \u2014 especially women in country music.<\/p>\n
Her most recent album, Postcards from Texas, became her 10th consecutive Top 10 on Billboard\u2019s Top Country Albums chart, while her duet with Chris Stapleton, \u201cA Song to Sing,\u201d delivered the biggest streaming debut of her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But some of her proudest recent accomplishments involve helping other artists find their footing.<\/p>\n
Lambert co-wrote and co-produced Ella Langley\u2019s breakout hit \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d and also co-produced Langley\u2019s sophomore album, Dandelion. The partnership began after Langley approached Lambert on the red carpet at the Academy of Country Music Awards to ask about producing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut she\u2019s got that fire in her eyes, and when she says something, you listen,\u201d Lambert says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two eventually began writing together in a Nashville Airbnb, creating \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2014 a song neither expected would become such a phenomenon.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us are on a group text constantly sending the mind-blown emoji,\u201d Lambert says, laughing. \u201cWe just can\u2019t believe it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For Lambert, the success means more than chart positions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud to branch out and become a producer and mentor,\u201d she says. \u201cTo push a female forward like that \u2014 I\u2019ve been doing that my entire career.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That mission stretches beyond individual collaborations. In 2023, Lambert co-founded Big Loud Texas with longtime collaborator Jon Randall and Big Loud Records, creating a label and publishing venture designed to nurture Texas-rooted artists and preserve the independent spirit of the Texas music scene that launched her own career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really important to me that we keep Texas music alive and hold space for the next generation,\u201d she says. \u201cBecause that\u2019s what started me on this journey in the first place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The roster includes Dylan Gossett, Jake Worthington, The Droptines, and Coleman Jennings \u2014 artists Lambert believes embody authenticity, grit, and strong storytelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her entrepreneurial reach also includes Nashville\u2019s Casa Rosa, her Idyllwind fashion line, and her nonprofit MuttNation Foundation, which has raised more than $13 million supporting shelters, animal adoption, and disaster relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Lambert says the most fulfilling part of this stage of her career may be helping other artists navigate the pressures she once faced alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t really have that coming up,\u201d she says. \u201cI was kind of head down, plowing ahead in a man\u2019s world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, as she prepares to return to the rodeo stage in Nashville, Lambert says she finally feels something she never fully expected after years of relentless momentum.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly,\u201d she says, \u201cI feel fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n