Kacey Musgraves announced her forthcoming fourth studio album, Star-Crossed, due 9/10 via Interscope/UMG Nashville. The title track dropped on Monday, along with the trailer for a 50-minute film accompanying the follow-up to Golden Hour, which took home Album of the Year at the 2019 Grammys.
The title track was co-written and produced by Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, who collaborated with Musgraves on Golden Hour. The trio worked on Star-Crossed during a three-week period in Nashville.
Bardia Zeinali directed the film, which will be available on Paramount+, from a concept by Musgraves and Zeinali. Matthew Libatique (A Star Is Born) is the cinematographer.
Shot in Los Angeles over a 10-day span, the film features cameos from Eugene Levy, Victoria Pedretti, Princess Nokia, Ru-Paul’s Drag Race winner Symone and comedian Megan Stalter.
The 15 songs on the album and in the film are “structured as a modern-day tragedy in three acts,” according to the press release. The songs are about “an extremely personal journey of heartache and healing.”
STAR-CROSSED TRACK LIST
1. Star-Crossed 2. Good Wife 3. Cherry Blossom 4. Simple Times 5. If This Was a Movie 6. Justified 7. angel 8. Breadwinner 9. Camera Roll 10. Easier Said 11. Hookup Scene 12. Keep Lookin’ Up 13. What Doesn’t Kill Me 14. There Is a Light 15. Gracias a la Vida
