Kacey Musgraves Breaks Her ACM Awards ‘Dry Spell’ With Cheeky First-Ever Performance
Kacey Musgraves made her debut performance at the 2026 ACM Awards, breaking a notable dry spell. She performed her single 'Dry Spell' with a playful stage setup that included cheeky visuals. Musgraves recently released her seventh studio album, 'Middle of Nowhere,' which showcases her country roots.
- ▪Kacey Musgraves performed at the 2026 ACM Awards for the first time.
- ▪Her performance featured cheeky double entendre and playful visuals.
- ▪Musgraves released her seventh studio album, 'Middle of Nowhere,' earlier this month.
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.country-cls-1{fill:#fff}.country-cls-2{fill:#a57d53}.country-cls-4{fill-rule:evenodd} blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'inlineoop', 'gpt-rslogo-140-article-dsk-tab-uid3' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', 'rslogo140' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("music\/article\/logo") .addSize([[1,1]]) ; }); Kacey Musgraves Breaks Her ACM Awards ‘Dry Spell’ With Cheeky First-Ever Performance The seven-time ACM Award winner loaded up on sausage and double entendre as she performed the lead single from her latest album, Middle of Nowhere By Maya Georgi, Jon Blistein May 17, 2026 Kacey Musgraves performing at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.
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