EIGHT TIME GRAMMY® WINNING SUPERSTAR KACEY MUSGRAVES RELEASES HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
01 MAY 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, eight-time Grammy® winning singer and songwriter, Kacey Musgraves releases her highly anticipated sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere (Lost Highway). Middle of Nowhere, produced by Kacey alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, exhales with a dust-blown clarity that feels both evocative and sure. The album draws from the sounds, stories, and sensibilities that shaped the Golden, Texas native. A literal sign in Musgraves’ tiny, unincorporated, no-stoplight hometown, population under 300, that reads “Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere” sparked the idea for the title track and symbolic throughline of the album, speaking to something deeper and more nuanced.
Written during a period of post-breakup reflection, this album finds Musgraves leaning intentionally into open space and traditional western elements, and as always, earnestly examining the human experience. 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 Norteño and Zydeco. It feels both fresh, familiar, and classically Kacey. Honest, fearless, immersive, and always ready to wink at life’s twists, turns, and troubles.
The album’s first single, “Dry Spell”, along with its accompanying video, co-directed by Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis, is boldly hilarious and self-aware. The track blazes with sharp wit while delivering tight turns of phrase and a modern blend of classic sounds. It is joined by the title track "Middle of Nowhere" and new single, “Loneliest Girl” which received a Country Radio World Premiere this week. The album also features collaborations with Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov, further highlighting its deep Texas roots and genreless spirit.
“The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life,” says Musgraves, “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. Middle of nowhere is a place as much as it is a state of mind. I had a lot of time for creative ambling and leaning into my roots in different ways; horses, humor, writing with my early collaborators again, and living out my very simple, inspired life between Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico.”
Kacey will mark the release of Middle of Nowhere with three very special shows at storied Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, TX, the oldest continually-operating dancehall in Texas. The dates are Sunday, May 3, Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, with The Mariachi Brothers opening. Additionally, Kacey has been confirmed as a performer on the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) which airs live on Prime Video Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT.
On the heels of her recent surprise Coachella performance, Musgraves also just announced the dates of her upcoming “Middle of Nowhere” arena tour promoted by AEG Presents. The tour kicks off Friday, August 21st (Kacey’s birthday) in Chicago, IL at the United Center. The run includes multiple nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and closes with two nights at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena October 26th and 27th. Support acts on the tour include Midland, Flatland Cavalry, Carter Faith, Estevie, Charles Wesley Godwin, William Beckmann, Gabriella Rose and The Brudi Brothers. See below for a full listing of tour dates.
Middle of Nowhere follows 2024’s Deeper Well, which marked Musgraves’ biggest debut sales week, landing at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart and her fifth No. 1 debut on the Top Country Albums chart. She launched the Deeper Well World Tour with sold-out shows globally, and the album’s single “The Architect” won Best Country Song at the Grammys.
In 2023, Musgraves achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with “I Remember Everything,” her duet with Zach Bryan. The song became the first country duet in 40 years since “Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers to top the chart and went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo or Group Performance.
Over the course of her career, Musgraves has earned eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Golden Hour. She has been recognized by Time as one of its “Women of the Year”, honored with the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards, celebrated by Billboard’s “Women in Music” and Variety’s “Power of Women”, the recipient of the Songwriter Icon Award by the National Music Publishers’ Association, and was the subject of a comprehensive Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit, Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors.
Middle of Nowhere Track List
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, TX feat. Willie Nelson
11.Rhinestoned
12.Mexico Honey
13.Hell on Me
Middle of Nowhere North American Tour Dates:
Friday, August 21, 2026 Chicago, IL United Center Midland
Monday, August 24, 2026 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena Midland
Friday, August 28, 2026 Boston, MA TD Garden Midland
Monday, August 31, 2026 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Flatland Cavalry
Tuesday, September 01, 2026 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Flatland Cavalry
Friday, September 04, 2026 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena Flatland Cavalry
Saturday, September 05, 2026 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena Flatland Cavalry
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena Flatland Cavalry
Wednesday, September 09, 2026 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center Midland
Friday, September 11, 2026 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum Midland
Saturday, September 12, 2026 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center Midland
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Carter Faith
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center Charles Wesley Godwin
Friday, September 25, 2026 Louisville, KY Bourbon & Beyond FESTIVAL
Sunday, September 27, 2026 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Flatland Cavalry
Monday, September 28, 2026 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Flatland Cavalry
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena Charles Wesley Godwin
Friday, October 02, 2026 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center Estevie
Monday, October 05, 2026 Houston, TX Toyota Center William Beckmann
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 Austin, TX Moody Center William Beckmann
Saturday, October 10, 2026 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center William Beckmann
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Denver, CO Ball Arena Carter Faith
Thursday, October 15, 2026 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center Gabriella Rose
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Phoenix, AZ Mortgage Matchup Center Gabriella Rose
Sunday, October 18, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena Gabriella Rose
Monday, October 19, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena Estevie
Friday, October 23, 2026 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena Estevie
Monday, October 26, 2026 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena The Brudi Brothers
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena The Brudi Brothers
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