Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour celebrated its first year anniversary on Saturday (March 30th). Since its release, Golden Hour has collected numerous awards and accolades, including CMA Album of the Year and its share of Grammy Awards, including overall Album of the Year.

The collection, which Kacey co-produced with Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, is Kacey’s most intimate to date and featuring such songs as “Butterflies,” “Space Cowboy,” “High Horse” and her latest single, “Rainbow.”

“The title Golden Hour just seemed to sum up this chapter of my life perfectly,” she said. “I mean not only am I from a town called Golden, Texas, but leading up to making this record, there’s been a lot of beauty in my atmosphere and in my world. I love the picture that pops in my head when I hear that title. ”

Kacey is nominated for a handful of ACM Awards, including Album of the Year for Golden Hour, Single of the Year for “Space Cowboy” and for Female Artist of the Year.

Kacey Musgraves appears on the cover of the new issue of Glamour magazine on newsstands now. Check out the cover story here.

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Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae and Josh Turner are among the artists performing at CMT’s Sweetest Summer Celebration presented by DQ on Sunday (March 31st) at Nashville’s Cumberland Park.

Don’t forget to tune in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday. Brothers Osborne are set to perform their latest song, “I Don’t Remember Me [Before You]” on the show.

Lauren Alaina will perform at this year’s Nashville Meets London Music Festival July 27th.Nashville Meets London is an international entertainment brand providing opportunities and supporting the globalization of Americana and Country music. The brand’s mission is to expand on the cultural and economic exchange of music while driving more synergy between the recording and live performance industries in the United States and the United Kingdom. It takes place at Canary Wharf in London.

Kacey Musgraves picked up three awards — Female Artist and Album of the Year (Golden Hour) as both artist and producer — at this year’s ACM Awards.

This is the Texan’s second win in the ACM Album of the Year category. She first won in 2013 with Same Trailer Different Park.

“I don’t think I have the depth of words to describe just how exciting and fun and memorable and meaningful this entire album process has been for me. Of course, accolades are amazing, but this album is very personal for me. It was born out of finding the love of my life, my eyes and heart kind of opening to humanity and to the world and in turn, my songwriting changing a lot. Some wonderful people made this record with me, and my team and I have so much fun working together and working hard. I don’t know. I think when I’m an old lady someday I think with a rhinestone oxygen tank, it’ll probably, it’ll hit me, but I haven’t really had much time to stop and think about everything, you know.”

After taking home four Grammy Awards earlier this year, Kacey is the first artist to win Album of the Year at the CMA Awards, Grammy Awards and ACM Awards since Taylor Swift took home those honors in 2009/2010.

Kacey also picked up her first Female Artist of the Year Award at the ACM Awards.

Kacey takes Golden Hour and the rest of her songs to Indio, California for Coachella April 12th and 19th, before heading Down Under with her Oh, What a World Tour, which kicks off in Brisbane May 10th.

The track list has just been announced for the new edition of Now That’s What I Call Country, Volume 12. The collection includes 10 No. 1 songs, as well as several of today’s hottest country hits from some of your favorite country artists, including Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs and many more.

The latest installment in the popular NOW series will be available March 29th and can be preordered here.

Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 12 Track Listing:

1. Kacey Musgraves                               Space Cowboy
2. Luke Bryan                                         What Makes You Country
3. Luke Combs                                        She Got The Best Of Me
4. Kane Brown                                        Lose It
5. Keith Urban                                        Never Comin’ Down
6. Carrie Underwood                              Love Wins
7. Tim McGraw                                      Neon Church
8. Pistol Annies                                       Best Years Of My Life
9. Old Dominion                                     Hotel Key
10. Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne    Burning Man
11. Jordan Davis                                       Take It From Me
12. Russell Dickerson                               Blue Tacoma
13. Thomas Rhett                                     Sixteen
14. Chris Young                                       Hangin’ On
15. Dustin Lynch                                      Good Girl
16. Jon Pardi                                             Night Shift
17. Scotty McCreery                                 This Is It
18. Midland                                              Burn Out

NOW That’s What I Call Music is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. The multi-platinum NOW That’s What I Call Music! compilation series is the world’s best-selling multi-artist recorded music brand with sales topping 103 million in the U.S.  Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 12 is distributed by Universal Music Group.

Kacey Musgraves is set to perform on the iHeart Music Awards airing this Thursday (March 14th) on FOX beginning at 8pm ET.

Jordan Davis, Adam Hambrick and Caylee Hammack have been announced to perform during the ACM Party for a Cause events leading up to this year’s ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 7th. They’ll be joined by Jimmie Allen, Brantley Gilbert, Scotty McCreery, Tracy Lawrence, Carly Pearce, AJ McLean and Cassadee Pope among others. Previously announced artists include Darius Rucker, Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae and many others. The events support ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the ACM. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, go to PartyForaCause.com.

Kacey Musgraves is among the honorees at Variety’s sixth annual Power of Women luncheon. She will be joined by CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, supermodel Gig Hadid, actress Taraji P. Henson, the iconic Bette Midler and hosted by comedian Michelle Wolf.

“Women continue to use the power of their voices to speak out about injustices of all kinds — and they are finally being heard,” said Claudia Eller, co-editor-in-chief of Variety. “Our honorees this year have used their influence and platforms to push for change and passionately advocate for others. We hope their work and dedication to social causes encourages future generations to do the same.”

The event, presented by Lifetime, will take place April 5th at Cipriani Midtown in New York. Each of the honorees will appear on the front cover of the New York Women’s Issue on April 2nd in Los Angeles and on April 3rd in New York.

Kacey, who recently took home four Grammy Awards and is nominated for three ACM Awards including Album of the Year for Golden Hour, is making her way up the country charts with “Rainbow.”

The Country Music Association awarded Kacey Musgraves with the 2019 CMA International Artist Achievement Award Wednesday night (February 27th), surprising her backstage prior to her performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a United States-based artist who has demonstrated the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the Country Music industry outside of the United States during the eligibility period.

Since her first visit to the U.K. in 2012, Musgraves has developed an international touring base, headlining C2C: Country to Country festival in 2018 and becoming the first Country artist to perform at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan before launching her own international headline tour in Oslo last fall, which included a performance at London’s Wembley Arena. This marks the second time Musgraves has received the CMA International Artist Achievement Award, previously winning in 2016.

“Thank you so much to the CMA for honoring me with the International Artist Achievement Award. I absolutely love experiencing new cultures and playing overseas,” said Musgraves.

“Kacey has made touring internationally a huge priority throughout her career,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve witnessed the international fanbase for Country Music expand immensely and we applaud Kacey for her continued engagement to reach Country fans around the globe.”

The CMA International Awards honor industry executives and artists who have supported and made a difference towards the growth and promotion of Country Music in the international market place. Nominees are recognized in five categories acknowledging their dedication and efforts in growing opportunities for Country Music in their local territories.

Winners for the four remaining 2019 CMA International Awards categories will be presented with their awards in March as CMA hosts several events in international territories including Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Kacey is making her way up the country charts with “Rainbow” from her award-winning album, Golden Hour.

Kacey Musgraves paid tribute to Selena at the Houston Rodeo on Monday (February 25th), singing “Como La Flor,” the last song the Queen of Tejano Music performed at her last show—the Houston Rodeo — almost exactly 24 years after Quintanilla-Pérez performed her last concert at the venue on February 26, 1995.

Luke Bryan will join his fellow American Idol judges on ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday (February 27th) and will follow that up with an appearance on Nightline on Thursday (February 28th) and Live with Kelly & Ryan on Friday (March 1st). They’ll stop by The View on Monday (March 4th). The new season of Idol premieres Sunday (March 3rd) at 8pm ET on ABC.

Adam Hambrick will hit the road with Brett Young next month. The trek kicks off in Denver, Colorado on March 14th.

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Lauren Alaina has been tapped as the only country artist as part of the new Pandora Stories, which allows artists of various mediums — musicians, actors, athletes, authors and more — a different way to connect with fans. John Legend, Daddy Yankee and Perry Farrell are also participating.

Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne will be featured on the cover of the April issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine.

Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry will be featured in a new half-hour American Idol special on ABC to air ahead of the 91^st Oscars on Sunday (February 24th). In American Idol: A New Journey Begins, Seacrest sits down with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to discuss the Season 2 return of the series and share a preview of this year’s crop of new talent. The panel also will answer fan questions and share behind-the-scenes secrets. It will air at 4pm ET Sunday. In addition, ABC will air a musical performance featuring some of the auditionees from the upcoming premiere episode to air during the live broadcast. The new season of American Idol will premiere March 3rd at 8pm ET.

Speaking of the Oscars, don’t forget to tune-in on Sunday to watch Kacey Musgraves present at this year’s Oscars. The 91st Academy Awards will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday (February 24th) at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ABC.

Kip Moore will be featured in a new special on the Audience Network on DirecTV/UVerse on March 1st, which will include performances from his show at L.A.’s Wiltern Theater, as well as footage from his Journey to Slowheart documentary. The special will air at 9pm ET/PT.

Darius Rucker has been announced as the recipient of the Music Business Association’s Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for his years of charitable contributions, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and MUSC Children’s Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina (Darius’ hometown). He will accept the honor during the annual Music Biz 2019 Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner May 7th in Nashville. Previous recipients of the Humanitarian Award include Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge, Annie Lennox and Bonnie Raitt, among others.

Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Lauren Alaina, Clare Dunn and Kassi Ashton are among the artists playing the first annual Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival September 14th and 15th in Louisville, Kentucky. Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam, Brett Young and Jake Owen will also perform. For ticket information, go to hometownrising.com.

Kassi Ashton, Travis Denning, Clare Dunn and Caylee Hammack are on the bill for the “Next From Nashville” stage at this year’s Country LakeShake Festival in Chicago June 21st-23rd.

The nominations for this year’s ACM Awards have been announced and the reigning Male Artist of the Year Chris Stapleton leads the list (ties with Dan + Shay) with six nods, including Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated twice, as both artist and producer, for Album of the Year for From A Room: Volume 2, which he won last year for From A Room: Volume 1. Plus, he’s nominated for Song of the Year twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Broken Halos.” He’s also up for Male Artist of the Year. He’s won numerous awards over the past few years, and while he’s grateful for every single trophy he takes home, he has a special affinity for the Album categories.

“They are all significant and if you get one award for anything it’s a treat. But any of the awards that awarded the album, the album awards, because I really wanted to make an album that was good,” says Chris. “I wanted that to be a thing, again, more than I wanted it to be, ‘Well here’s the single and eight other songs.’ So, the album awards for me were important in that we did our job in a good way, you know. Just I have such an affinity for albums that I don’t know if I want those more or if they mean more, but they are all meaningful.”

Kacey Musgraves earned five nominations in three categories, including a nod for Female Artist of the Year. Additionally, she is nominated in the Album of the Year Category twice, as both artist and producer, for Golden Hour, as well as in the Song of the Year category twice, as both artist and songwriter, for “Space Cowboy.” Kacey, who took home four Grammy Awards a couple of weeks ago, most recently won an ACM in 2016 in the Video of the Year category for “Forever Country” and previously won in the Album of the Year category in 2013 for Same Trailer Different Park.

Dierks Bentley received four nominations, including his fourth nod for Album of the Year for The Mountain. Dierks is also nominated for “Burning Man” (featuring Brothers Osborne) in both the Music Event of the Year category and Video of the Year category. He is also nominated for Male Artist of the Year. If he were to win for Video of the Year this year, it would mark his third win in this category.

Reigning Duo of the Year and Video of the Year winners, Brothers Osborne earned four nominations in three categories, including a nod for Duo of the Year. They are also nominated for Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley. Additionally, Brothers Osborne are nominated twice in the Video of the Year category for songs “Shoot Me Straight” and “Burning Man.” The guys tweeted, “Unreal. Beyond grateful. Love y’all.”

4 @ACMawards nominations. Unreal. Beyond grateful. Love y’all. pic.twitter.com/jAeAcwbyxC

— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) February 20, 2019

Luke Bryan has won a handful of ACM Awards over his career, including the New Artist of the Year Award in 2010 and following it up with two Entertainer Awards just a few years later. He tell us he is honored to be included in both the Entertainer and the Single of the Year categories. “The opportunity to go to the ACMs with two nominations – Entertainer of the Year and Single of the Year – is just a huge honor for me. When I was able to record ‘Most People Are Good,’ I just felt like it was a really, really important song for the world to hear, an important song for me to have in my live show and to put out on radio, and to have it nominated is so rewarding for me and I’m so happy for the songwriters. And also, to have an Entertainer of the Year nomination is a huge honor for me. It’s something that I really, really work hard at every year to try to be a better Entertainer, a better singer and a better performer.”

#ACMAwards pic.twitter.com/7dGVOgSriF

— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) February 21, 2019

Keith Urban has a pair of nominations at this year’s ACM Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Keith picked up the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year in November and says he is absolutely elated.”

PLAYED A SHOW IN VEGAS LAST NIGHT- GOT BACK TO NASHVILLE AT 4.30am THIS MORN- AND WOKE UP TO THESE INCREDIBLE ACM NOMS!!!!!!!!!!! THANK U THANK U ALL- #ELATED!!! – KU #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/EpGW9zEtPS

— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) February 20, 2019

Maddie & Tae are looking forward to being in Vegas for this year’s ACM Awards where they’re nominated for Duo of the Year.

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Jordan Davis, who was the most played new artist of 2018, is up for New Male Artist of the Year.

Pumped! Thanks for the support everybody. And congrats to @JimmieAllen, @lukecombs, @Michaelraymusic and @m10penny on the nomination! pic.twitter.com/xRnCdkOhOm

— Jordan Davis Music (@JordanCWDavis) February 20, 2019

The 54th Annual ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 7th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Album of the Year
Dan + Shay — Dan + Shay
Desperate Man — Eric Church
From A Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
The Mountain — Dierks Bentley 

Single of the Year
“Down to the Honky Tonk” — Jake Owen
“Heaven” — Kane Brown
“Meant to Be” — Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
“Most People Are Good” — Luke Bryan
“Tequila” — Dan + Shay

Female Artist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Male Artist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion

Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae

 Song of the Year
“Break Up in the End” (Cole Swindell) — Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite
“Broken Halos” (Chris Stapleton) — Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
“Meant to Be” (Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line) — David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha
“Space Cowboy” (Kacey Musgraves) — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila” (Dan + Shay) — Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
“Yours” (Russell Dickson) — Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling

Video of the Year
“Babe” — Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
“Burn Out” — Midland
“Burning Man” — Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
“Drunk Girl” — Chris Janson
“Shoot Me Straight” — Brothers Osborne
“Tequila” — Dan + Shay

Music Event of the Year
“Burning Man” — Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
“Drowns the Whiskey” — Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” — David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney
“Keeping Score” — Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson
“Meant to Be” — Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line

New Female Artist of the Year
Danielle Bradbery
Lindsay Ell
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce

New Male Artist of the Year
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Michael Ray
Mitchell Tenpenny

New Duo or Group of the Year
High Valley
LANCO
Runaway June

Songwriter of the Year
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne