The ultimate surprise for the Austin, Texas, crowd.
Last night, Kacey Musgraves headlined the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as part of her Middle of Nowhere tour in support of her album of the same name, which was released back in May.
Of course, that tracklist included the duet with Miranda Lambert called “Horses and Divorces.” It marked not only a huge moment in the country genre from a purely musical standpoint, but a turn around in their personal relationship, too.
The two had a years-long feud that stemmed from Miranda’s song “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which was released as the fourth single from Lambert’s 2011 Four the Record album in 2013, and was written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and of course, Kacey Musgraves. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart and has since been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA, which means it has moved over 1,960,000 units.
The simple version of the story goes that Miranda really wanted the song, and Kacey was reluctant to give it up, clearly knowing that it was a hit, and it was apparently pitched to Miranda without Kacey’s knowledge. Kacey wanted to use it as the lead single to her debut album, but she ended up giving it to Miranda (though she does sing background vocals on it), mostly for the sake of her co-writers because Miranda was the much bigger artist at the time. But being forced to give up her song created some resentment, understandably, that lasted for years.
Their beef also led to an iconic internet moment, which resulted from Miranda’s 2013 speech at the CMA Awards, when she won Female Vocalist of the Year, a category Kacey was also nominated in. That same year, Kacey won the CMA Awards for New Artist of the Year, and they were both also nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year with the aforementioned “Mama’s Broken Heart.”
The girls have known each other since 2000, being raised in towns not too far from each other and being into music from a young age, and their issues were very much real, as Kacey described their beef as “grade A, grass-fed,” so their making up and writing this song came from a very real place.
They were recently nominated for the CMA Awards Musical Event of the Year for the song, and Miranda says it was past time for them to get over their fight because Miranda said recently that they couldn’t even really remember what it was about:
“I think it’s important, and also it doesn’t matter, really. Like, what even was it? Some dumb girl drama. We don’t even remember.”
The two have performed it live once, at Kacey’s album release show at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas in May, and last night, they were back on stage together in their home state.
It’s still almost weird to see them together after thinking for so many years it would never happen, but Miranda has made comments recently that she wants them to set an example for the next generation of country ladies, and I, for one, couldn’t be happier that it’s all “whiskey under the bridge” now:
@moodycenteratx Cause we all love @kaceymusgraves & @Miranda Lambert ★ #kaceymusgraves #mirandalambert #middleofnowhere ♬ original sound – Moody Center ATX
Here’s another angle:
@honeywinehair Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves in Austin Texas! @kaceymusgraves @Miranda Lambert @Moody Center ATX #kaceymusgraves #middleofnowhere #mirandalambert #horsesanddivorces #austintexas ♬ original sound honeywinehair
The world is finally healing… turn it up:
“Horses and Divorces”
Middle of Nowhere Tour Dates:
Sep 30, 2026 State Farm Arena -Atlanta, GA
Oct 7, 2026 Moody Center – Austin, TX
Oct 10, 2026 American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Oct 13, 2026 Ball Arena – Denver, CO
Oct 15, 2026 Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 17, 2026 Mortgage Matchup Center – Phoenix, AZ
Oct 18, 2026 Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 19, 2026 Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 23, 2026 Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
Oct 26, 2026 Climate Pledge – Arena Seattle, WA
Oct 27, 2026 Climate Pledge – Arena Seattle, WA
