Country Rivals Hit Pause on Feud With Surprise Collaboration [WATCH]

Country music artists Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert have collaborated on a new duet after years of reported tension, marking a shift in their relationship as they prepare to release a track together on Musgraves’ upcoming album, as reported by Fox News.

Musgraves, 37, addressed the history between the two performers in an interview with Variety, describing their past disagreements while discussing their new collaboration, “Horses and Divorces.”

When asked about previous reports of conflict, Musgraves said their “beef” was “grass-fed, grade A.”

Kacey Musgraves says she teamed with Miranda Lambert on her upcoming album despite past beef because “we have two things in common: horses and divorces.”

“We’ve come together after years of really, honestly, not being friends. I had this idea one day when I saw her on Instagram,… pic.twitter.com/qlN5MQJxCM— Variety (@Variety) April 29, 2026

“I mean, it’s real, and that’s why I love this song, because it’s not coming from some contrived place in a writing room,” she said about the duet, which will appear on her album “Middle of Nowhere.”

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“We’ve come together after years of really, honestly, not being friends.”

The collaboration came together after Musgraves said she was inspired by a post she saw on social media featuring Lambert.

“I had this idea one day when I saw her on Instagram, riding one of her horses, and I thought, ‘Well, I guess we have two things in common: horses and divorces,'” Musgraves said.

“And I was like, ‘Wait, that’s a song.’ Then I took it a step further: ‘What if I write it with her? What if it’s a duet? F*ck it, I’m gonna reach out.’”

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Musgraves said she contacted Lambert despite not having spoken to her in years.

“I hadn’t spoken to her in years and was like, ‘Hey, I have this idea. If anybody would get it, it would be you. We’ve had our s— over the years, but this would be really funny.’ And she was like, ‘I’m down.’”

She added, “I was like, ‘Look, I’m not trying to be your friend, but we should write this song at least.’ So, it was a late addition, the last song added to the album, which wrapped up in January.”

Musgraves has previously discussed the origins of tension between the two artists in an interview with NPR. She referenced the song “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which Lambert recorded for her 2013 album “Four the Record.”

“It was gonna be my first single, and I loved the song so much. I had been a staff writer for years at that point, writing for other people, and had finally felt like I was collecting songs that felt like me that I didn’t wanna pitch to anyone else,” Musgraves said.

She explained that the song was pitched to Lambert without her “consent or knowledge,” which she described as a “tricky situation.”

“She ended up loving the song, and she really wanted it. And I had other co-writers to consider,” Musgraves said.

The new duet, “Horses and Divorces,” is included on Musgraves’ sixth studio album, which is scheduled for release on May 1.

.@KaceyMusgraves says she reached out to Miranda Lambert after years of “soft tension” with a song idea inspired by the two things they had in common: “Horses and divorces.”

She tells @AnthonyMasonCBS that the moment felt like one of life’s unexpected “plot twists.”… pic.twitter.com/ldWwI7hSXp— CBS Sunday Morning (@CBSSunday) April 30, 2026

The collaboration represents a rare moment of cooperation between two prominent figures in country music who have previously acknowledged a strained relationship, now coming together on a track that reflects shared experiences.

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