Kacey Musgraves blew critics away with her debut album Same Trailer, Different Park. The effort peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy Award for best country album. Earlier this month, she shared the first taste from her upcoming sophomore effort, called "Biscuits." In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, she revealed a potential, yet-unconfirmed, release date -- "Early June. Maybe June 9"-- among other details.
Musgraves explained that her voice has improved since Same Trailer, Different Park and that the new album's cover art has a vintage vibe.
"It's really cool! It's kind of retro," she told them. "My sister shot it. It's got a lot of muted tones. I'm always inspired by '60s fashion and music. That plays a part into everything I do. I'll say two words: big hair."
With mainstream country still churning out bro-country hit after bro-country hit, Musgraves says she sees herself in "my own lane" when it comes to her place in the genre.
"I'm kind of in my own little corner, you know? I'm inspired by traditional country music," she said. "I love Willie Nelson. A lot of this record was inspired by Glenn Campbell, Roger Miller, he was really humorous. I'm just trucking along in my own lane."
She also gave her two cents on the current controversy facing Little Big Town and their song "Girl Crush" with radio stations pulling it because listeners were complaining that it "promotes a gay agenda."
"I just found out about it yesterday, and I'm a little confused by everything about it," she explained. "They're saying it was promoting a lesbian agenda, which doesn't even make sense. It's like, get with the times! Haven't you ever heard of Man Crush Monday or Woman Crush Wednesday? I mean, that's just simply a girl crush, they're just singing about being jealous of another woman who is in love with the man that they're in love with - and how is that not the most country thing you've ever heard? That's every country song! People are always going to find something to b*tch about."
Elsewhere in the interview, she talked about her songwriting inspirations, dealing with critics, adjusting to fame, her beauty routines, and more. Read the full interview here.
