Her Texas roots run deep.
Last week, Kacey Musgraves released her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which Musgraves produced alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. It, of course, featured the highly anticipated duet with Miranda Lambert, “Horses and Divorces,” as well as the super-talented Billy Strings on the album. She also featured legendary Texan Willie Nelson on a song called “Uncertain, TX,” which she previously debuted solo at Coachella.
Since the record’s drop, Musgraves has done a Texas-sized promotional run, which includes a three-night stint at the historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas. We are currently in the middle of the run, and the content that’s coming out of the legendary dance hall is incredible. On the first night of her tour, Musgraves laid down many of her new tracks, but also paid homage to her Texas roots and pulled out a classic from the Texan and famed Latin artist, Selena.
Selena, born Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the “Queen of Tejano music,” was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, and her family later settled on the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was no stranger to historic Texas venues of the years, like the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas and Houston’s El Dorado Ranch. While there is no historical data that Selena took the stage at Gruene Hall, given that Musgraves is performing in South Texas, she chose to tip her hat to Selena during the show.
While the song is widely known for Selena’s version, the ranchera was penned decades earlier by Mexican composer Felipe Valdés Leal in 1949. Linda Ronstadt covered the tune in 1987 before Selena covered it in 1995, and appeared on her record Dreaming of You. The song that translates to “You, Only You” became Selena’s longest-running #1 hit, spending a total of 10 weeks at the top of the charts.
Musgraves tipped her hat to the Texas legend, laying down a stellar cover of the deep heartbreak tune. The ballad is filled with rich melodies while Musgraves croons lyrics of longing and despair over a former lover. The tune honestly fits right into the themes of Middle Of Nowhere, specifically relating to the tune “Back On The Wagon,” which highlights two quarreling lovers trying to mend the hurt they’ve caused each other and vowing to be good to each other again now that the man is back on the wagon.
Miss Musgraves blew this cover out of the water.
@wonderlandallison Tú Solo Tú – Selena cover by @kaceymusgraves at Gruene Hall (5/3/26) #kaceymusgraves #selena #cover #tusolotu #gruene ♬ Tú, Solo Tú – 30th Anniversary Remastered 2025 – Selena
Honestly, some of her fans were spot on with their comments on this post.
“Someone tell Ella this is why he chose Texas.”
“KASANDRA MUSGRAVEZ.”
“Tia Kacey.”
“One Texas girl singing for another.”
“She ain’t new to this, she true to this.”
“Mad respect for this chica in Texas! She knows how to step up!!”
I would not be opposed if a studio cut of this came from Musgraves one day. Of course, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy Musgraves’ version without those who recorded it before, so fire up Selena’s rendition while you’re here:
