The GRAMMY Museum was thrilled to welcome 7x GRAMMY Award-winning artist Kacey Musgraves to the Museum’s Ray Charles Rooftop Terrace for an evening discussing her album, Deeper Well, and her creative process and career. The conversation will be moderated by Melena Ryzik of The New York Times.
Kacey Musgraves released her critically acclaimed fifth studio album Deeper Well in March 2024. Deeper Well is Kacey’s biggest selling debut landing at #1 on the Top Album Sales chart and her fifth #1 debut on the Top Country Album chart. Deeper Well is the first release since her critically acclaimed 2021 album star-crossed, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart. star-crossed was the follow up to Musgraves’ groundbreaking 2018 album Golden Hour which earned Kacey her third No 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and distinguished her as only the third artist to ever take-home Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Awards and Academy of Country Music Awards.
In 2022 Musgraves was honored by Time Magazine as one of their ‘Women of the Year,’ and GLAAD Media Awards as their prestigious Vanguard Award recipient. Musgraves has also been honored as part of Billboard’s ‘Women In Music, and Variety’s ‘Power of Women’ as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame hosting a comprehensive exhibit of the artist’s life titled Kacey Musgraves: All of the Colors. In 2023 Musgraves achieved her first Hot100 #1 for “I Remember Everything,” a duet with Zach Bryan. “I Remember Everything” is the first country music duet in 40 years since Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream” (1983) to reach this feat. “I Remember Everything” won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song by a Duo or Group at the 66th annual ceremony in February 2024. With this win, Musgraves became the only artist ever to receive a GRAMMY Award for Best Country Album, Best Country Song, Best Country Solo performance and Best Country Duo or Group performance.