Star-Crossed (album)
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Released | September 10, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2019–2021 | |||
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Star-Crossed (stylized in
The album's subject matter was inspired by Musgraves' personal journey of heartache and healing following her divorce from American singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly. She described Star-Crossed as chronicling a "modern tragedy", taking influences from Romeo and Juliet, the famous play by English playwright William Shakespeare, and cited Bill Withers, Daft Punk, Sade, Eagles, and Weezer as her musical references for the album. Star-Crossed is primarily a pop record, infusing elements of folk, dance, rock, and psychedelic music, while retaining the country poise of its predecessor. It consists of mellow ballads, propelled by steady tempos, analog synthesizers, looped drums, and layered harmonies.
The album was preceded by the
Star-Crossed received generally favorable reviews from
Background and recording
In March 2018, American singer-songwriter
In March 2021, Musgraves was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In the cover story, she delves into self-care and the personal work she has done during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Musgraves also revealed that as of January 2021, she had written 39 songs for the project, and she's once again working with Golden Hour co-producers Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian.[6]
In April 2021, it was reported that the album would be released via
In August 2021, during a cover story for
Influences
Musgraves cited
Music and lyrics
Star-Crossed is a
The album's subject matter discusses themes of marriage, divorce, and post-breakup emotional healing,[30][31] whereas its track-list is divided into three sections, which Musgraves dubbed as "three acts".[31] Variety's Chris Willman differentiated Star-Crossed as her "divorce album" while Golden Hour was her "honeymoon record".[20]
I think it's interesting that we're all taught that the success of a relationship has to somehow correlate with the length of it – in that it could be a friendship, a business relationship, a marriage or whatever. I just don't think that that's fully accurate. You can easily say [Star-Crossed] is a post-divorce album, which yes, it is factually on paper. But this album is full of a lot of love and gratitude for that person, for Ruston, for my life and my ability to explore all the emotions as a songwriter.
Songs
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"Star-Crossed" is a psychedelic and country song, driven by a
Promotion and release
Star-Crossed was released on September 10, 2021.[33][34] On August 23, 2021, Musgraves announced that her fifth album will be called Star-Crossed and revealed the release date.[35] On the same day, she revealed the track list across her social media.[36]
Star-Crossed released on September 10, 2021. On October 2, Musgraves appeared on Saturday Night Live and performed "Camera Roll" and "Justified," the latter wearing only a guitar and cowboy boots.[37]
Film
On August 23, 2021, Musgraves posted a trailer across her social media for a 50-minute companion film, titled after the album.
Tour
The album was supported by the Star-Crossed: Unveiled tour, the seventh
This set list is from the concert on January 19, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.[43]
- "Star-Crossed"
- "Good Wife"
- "Cherry Blossom"
- "Simple Times"
- "Breadwinner"
- "Golden Hour"
- "Butterflies"
- "Lonely Weekend"
- "Space Cowboy"
- "High Horse"
- "Camera Roll"
- "Hookup Scene"
- "Merry Go 'Round"
- "No Scrubs"
- "Justified"
- "There Is a Light"
- "Gracias a la Vida"
- Encore
- "Slow Burn"
- "Rainbow"
The following covers were performed by Musgraves in place of "No Scrubs":
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[40] [44] | ||||||
January 19, 2022 | St. Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | MUNA
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January 20, 2022 | Chicago | United Center | 12,083 / 12,083 | $1,301,656 | ||
January 21, 2022 | Kansas City | T-Mobile Center | — | — | ||
January 23, 2022 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | — | — | ||
January 26, 2022 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 6,672 / 10,872 | $560,703 | ||
January 27, 2022 | Boston | TD Garden | 10,639 / 11,486 | $1,120,462 | ||
February 3, 2022 | Washington D.C.
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Capital One Arena | 12,890 / 15,285 | $1,280,951 | ||
February 5, 2022 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,370 / 14,370 | $1,703,117 | ||
February 9, 2022 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | — | — | ||
February 11, 2022 | Nashville
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Bridgestone Arena | 13,497 / 13,497 | $1,629,006 | ||
February 14, 2022 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,404 / 13,404 | $1,790,958 | ||
February 16, 2022 | Denver | Ball Arena | — | — | ||
February 19, 2022 | Oakland
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Oakland Arena | 11,568 / 12,558 | $1,094,096 | ||
February 20, 2022 | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | — | — |
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[45] |
Metacritic | 78/100[46] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [19] |
The A.V. Club | B+[24] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[47] |
The Guardian | [48] |
The Independent | [18] |
NME | [49] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[50] |
Rolling Stone | [51] |
Slant | [52] |
Under the Radar | 4.5/10[23] |
Upon release, Star-Crossed received generally positive reviews from music critics. On
Lauren Dehollogne, reviewing for
DIY's Ben Tipple observed, much like its predecessor, Star-Crossed "takes the storytelling of her country roots and presents it with pop grandeur", but this time with a darker tone. Tipple complimented the blend of both retrospective and contemporary pop production in the album, while also making space for Musgraves' "personal storytelling".[53] Gabrielle Sanchez of The A.V. Club said the album is her "least country" effort, leaning into the modern pop and disco influences that she began to incorporate in her music with Golden Hour.[24] Writing for Exclaim!, Dylan Barnabe highlighted that the album is an emotionally vulnerable, "ballad-heavy" record, divided into sections explaining the "exposition, climax, downfall, and resolution of Musgraves' love story".[27] David Smyth of Evening Standard recognized adulthood's aspirations and its harsh realities as the album's overarching motifs, and its sound "a less dramatic progression than that between Golden Hour and its more traditional predecessors."[54]
Other reviews were critical of the album. Pitchfork critic Sam Sodomsky found Musgraves "burrowing inward" in Star-Crossed, singing stark, simplistic lyrics, but amplifying her "obsessive self-reflection" for mainstream appeal. Sodomsky underscored the album's dichotomy between vulnerability and triumph, and regarded its best moments as "artful" while the rest "feel forced."[50] Paste writer Ellen Johnson said, while Star-Crossed "can't quite touch the otherworldly iridescence" of Golden Hour, it is "still a hell of a listen." Johnson commended the production by the Tashian/Fitchuk duo and Musgraves storytelling skills, but picked "Angel", "Easier Said", and "Keep Lookin' Up" as mid-tier tracks.[55] In his AllMusic review, senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote Star-Crossed offers "a full-blown song cycle" detailing the breakdown of Musgraves' marriage. He dubbed it a "quintessential divorce record" and admired its soothing production, but felt the lyrics suffer from "blunt literalism".[19]
Accolades
Year-end lists
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Billboard | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 13
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Complex | The Best Albums of 2021 | 22
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Flood Magazine | The Best Albums of 2021 | 10
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The Guardian | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 28
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The Line of Best Fit | The Best Albums of 2021 | 45
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NME | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 48
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PopMatters | The 75 Best Albums of 2021 | 7
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Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 28
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Vulture
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The Best Albums of 2021 | 9
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UPROXX
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The Best Albums of 2021 | N/A
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Variety | The Best Albums of 2021 | N/A
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Awards
Association | Year | Category | Result |
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People's Choice Awards[67] | 2021 | The Album of 2021 | Nominated |
Commercial performance
Star-Crossed debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart, earning 77,000 album-equivalent units, of which 47,000 copies were pure sales, from its opening week.[68] It became Musgraves' fourth number-one album on the chart.[68] The album also debuted at number three on the all-genre Billboard 200, and number one on the Americana/Folk Albums chart;[68] it became Musgraves' fourth top-ten album on the former and her second chart-topping debut on the latter.[68] In addition, the album also accumulated a total of 38.23 million on-demand streams of the album's tracks.[69] Six songs from Star-Crossed charted on the US Hot Country Songs chart, with "Justified" at number 22, "Simple Times" at number 31, "Breadwinner" at number 36, "Star-Crossed" at number 37, "Good Wife" at number 41 and "Cherry Blossom" at number 44.[68]
In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number ten, becoming Musgraves' second consecutive top-ten album on the UK Albums Chart.
Awards ceremony controversy
Grammy Awards
On October 10, 2021,
As a prime stakeholder in country music, I would really like to frame what's happening in our genre right now and help you and the Grammy's fully understand the importance of Kacey Musgraves to country music and why this decision is so much more than an entry point for an awards show. Taking her out of the country category actually does harm to a format struggling with change and inclusivity overall. ... This decision from the country committee to not accept Star-Crossed into the country albums category is very inconsistent and calls into question the other agendas that were part of this decision. ... This short-sided, biased decision will send ripples throughout our format to continue to insure that the message is sent that country music can only be for the limited few that enjoy the same perspective
After Mabe's letter, Musgraves tweeted on
In conclusion, more than 60 academy members were involved in certifying the decision, with nearly all of them saying "it's a pop record." Variety also opined that, beyond the musical aspects of Star-Crossed, the letter by Musgraves' label to the Recording Academy is also due to the album's "business terms", as the pop field is highly competitive, compared to the country field, where Musgraves' chances of winning are higher. Aswad and Willman opined that Musgraves marketed Star-Crossed as a pop record, citing how it was jointly released with Interscope Records, which is primarily a pop label home to Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and many hip-hop artists, and none of the album's tracks were serviced to country radio stations, thus making it "hard to imagine that those moves went unnoticed by the [country] screening committee."[74]
The nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 22, 2021. "Camera Roll" received two nominations, for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.[75] However, Star-Crossed was not nominated in any of the album categories.[76]
Other country music awards ceremonies
Following the Grammy Award response regarding Star-Crossed's non-classification as country record, Billboard reported that the album "will be eligible in all appropriate categories" for both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards.[77] Although representatives from both ceremonies affirmed the eligibility of the record project, [77] Musgraves was not nominated at either the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards or the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards.[78][79]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Notes
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.
Personnel
Musicians
- Kacey Musgraves – vocals, background vocals (all tracks); percussion (12)
- Todd Lombardo – 12-string acoustic guitar (1), acoustic guitar (1–12, 14, 15), nylon-string guitar (1, 2), banjo (10), guitar (10, 14)
- Rhodes (2), drum programming (3, 4), electric guitar (3, 10, 13), programming (3, 4, 7), synthesizer (5, 6, 8–10, 13, 14), steel guitar (6, 10), horn, horn arrangement (9); timpani (12), guitar loops (13), Tibetan bells(13, 14)
- Fancy Hagood – background vocals (1)
- Ian Fitchuk – background vocals, piano (1); bass (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 12), drum programming (1–6, 8, 10, 14), keyboards (1, 3–8, 12), percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12), drums (2–7, 9, 12–14), string arrangement (2, 7), synth bass (2), synthesizer (2, 4, 7–9, 14), acoustic guitar (5–8, 10, 11), electric guitar (8, 13), guitar loops (13), conga (14)
- Jacob Bryant – background vocals (1)
- John Osborne – background vocals (1)
- Leisa Hans – background vocals (1)
- Lucie Silvas – background vocals (1)
- Natalie Osborne – background vocals (1)
- TJ Osborne – background vocals (1)
- Kirsten Agresta Copely – harp (1)
- Matt Combs – cello, viola, violin (2, 7)
- Josh Moore – keyboards (4, 5, 10), bass (5, 10, 13, 14), drum programming (5, 8, 13), synthesizer (13)
- Viktor Krauss – bass (10)
- Dewain Whitmore Jr. – background vocals (13)
- Jim Hoke – flute (14)
Technical
- Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian – producers
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
- Steve Fallone – mastering engineer
- Shawn Everett – mixer
- Craig Alvin – engineer
- Zack Pancoast – engineer
- Kristen Clark – production coordinator
- Ivan Wayman – assistant mixer
- Josh Moore – additional engineer
Charts
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