Kacey Musgraves goes into this year’s CMA Awards with six nominations, including Album of the Year for Same Trailer, Different Park, and a win in that category would mean the world to you. “If you can take that home, then I feel like your entire body of work is rewarded. It’s not just the songs or the singer, it’s the band. It’s the package. It’s the photography that’s on the album cover, which my sister did. So, I’m just excited. I really got to pour my heart and soul into making Same Trailer, Different Park, and I was very lucky in being able to just do what I want to do and say what I want to say and take my time making it,” says Kacey. “If I got to take home that award, I would just melt into a puddle. [laughs]”

Kacey, who has hit the airwaves with her latest single “Follow Your Arrow,” is also nominated for Female Vocalist and New Artist of the Year, as well as Single of the Year for “Merry Go ‘Round,” which she co-produced with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. In the Song of the Year category (which is presented to songwriters), she is nominated twice, once for “Merry Go ‘Round” with songwriters Josh Osborne and McAnally and for the hit that Miranda Lambert took up the country charts, “Mama’s Broken Heart,” with songwriters Brandy Clark and McAnally.

The 47th Annual CMA Awards air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena next Wednesday (November 6th) at 8pm ET on ABC.

Kacey Musgraves (CMA 2013 album) OC: …melt into a puddle. [laughs] :53
“Album of the Year is a huge, huge honor. You know, if you can take that home, then I feel like your entire body of work is rewarded. It’s not just the songs or the singer, it’s the band. It’s the package. It’s the photography that’s on the album cover, which my sister did. So, I’m just excited. I really got to pour my heart and soul into making Same Trailer, Different Park, and I was very lucky in being able to just do what I want to do and say what I want to say and take my time making it. And I got to be a producer alongside Luke Laird and Shane McAnally, and I learned a lot, and I got to use some of my favorite musicians in the world. And I have some friends singing on the record too. Just the songs are near and dear to my heart, so it represents a time in my life that I’m really proud of. If I got to take home that award, I would just melt into a puddle. [laughs]”