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KACEY MUSGRAVES AND KATY PERRY TEAM UP FOR ‘CMT CROSSROADS.’ (NEWS)

KACEY MUSGRAVES AND KATY PERRY TEAM UP FOR ‘CMT CROSSROADS.’ (NEWS)

Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry are a musical match made in Heaven. Not only will they hit the road together on the Pop singer’s Prismatic Tour later this summer, but they’ve now been announced as the latest pairing for CMT Crossroads. The show takes a country artist and teams them up with an act from a different genre, frequently trading vocals on each other’s songs.

The invitation-only event – CMT’s 50th episode – will tape in Los Angeles later this month and air on CMT June 13th.

“From the moment I heard ‘Merry Go Round’ by Kacey Musgraves, I knew we were cut from the same songwriter’s cloth,” Perry tells Billboard in a statement. “I have been a fan and a friend of hers from the beginning, always championing her prolific songs every opportunity I get. To me, Kacey Musgraves is an artist that should be a household name because she offers a unique perspective with her writing style.  It’s going to be a BLAST to play on each other’s songs this Crossroads. It will be a preview to our Prismatic World Tour road trip this summer WHICH I CAN’T WAIT FOR!”

Musgraves adds in a statement, “I’ve been such a HUGE fan of Katy and her vision since I found out about her. And since she’s found out about me she’s been an amazing light and friend to me. So, joining forces with her for Crossroads is going to be incredible. In some ways we’re on opposite ends of the spectrum, but in a lot of ways our music makes total sense together. Her songs, while having grit, are so fun and it’ll be a cool challenge to throw a little country on ’em. I love her brain and her heart and I can’t wait for our two musical worlds to collide!”

The two singer-songwriters have already been collaborating on stage and off, with Kacey appearance at Katy’s We Can Survive charity concert last October to a handful of writing sessions.

For the first time, Crossroads will air on CMT’s sister Viacom networks — VH1, MTV, MTV Hits and Palladia — at later dates to be announced soon. 

Previous Crossroads pairings include Dierks Bentley and One Republic, Lady Antebellum with Stevie Nicks, Keith Urban and John Mayer, Luke Bryan and The Doobie Brothers and Sugarland with Bon Jovi.

Kacey, who is up for several ACM Awards, is currently making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “Keep It To Yourself.”

NOTE: Kacey tweeted the news, as well.

“SAVE THE DATE, Y’ALL! @katyperry & I are going to be on #CMTcrossroads June 13 sangin each other’s songs on @CMT!” pic.twitter.com/kwjuKJrf0N