With star-crossed […} Musgraves takes the idea of Shakspearean writing much more literally: the album follows a three-act structure. Kacey Musgraves, with 2018’s Golden Hour, solidified herself as one of the very best songwriters of our time, though - and after such an immaculate album, all eyes were on the follow-up. When it comes to great writing, the word Shakespearean often gets tossed around, and it’s rare that a person is able to amass a body of work worthy of it. Writing for Consequence, Mary Siroky said: “star-crossed” Q&Aīased on 15 reviews from mainstream sources, it received generally favorable reviews and an average Metacritic rating of 77. The second single, “justified,” was released a few days later, on August 27, 2021. That same day, Kacey revealed the album title and release date, as well as the fact that there would be a companion piece film. The song was released as the lead single on August 23, 2021. On August 21, 2021, Kacey teased a portion and some of the lyrics of the title track on Instagram. It would be strange if I didn’t acknowledge what happened in my life creatively, but it is scary to be like, ‘I’m about to share my most personal thoughts about me, about this other person, about a union that I had with someone.’ I mean, I’m not a ruthless person. I haven’t spoken much about this chapter, and I don’t feel like I owe that to anyone, but I owe it to myself as a creator to flesh out all these emotions that I’ve felt, and I do that through song. It’s daunting to put your emotions about something really personal on display. In a 2021 cover story for Elle, Kacey discussed her anxiety regarding how the album is going would be received: I also want to honor the relationship we had and the love we have for each other. I want to honor the huge range of emotion that I’ve felt over this past year, past six months. I can’t help but to write about what I’m going through. A little over two years later, the two got a divorce, with Kacey saying she felt sad, lonely, broken and “dying inside.” In regards to how the divorce and the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the album, she said: The album follows 2018’s critically acclaimed and Grammy-winning album Golden Hour, which was a collection of dreamy, lush and romantic love songs dedicated to her former new husband, Ruston Kelly. It includes “15 of the 40 songs she wrote during the pandemic.” Kacey also released star-crossed: the film, which acts as a companion piece to the album. Star-crossed is Kacey Musgraves' fourth studio album and was released on September 10, 2021.
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