Interscope, UMG Nashville To Market Musgraves
• Interscope Records and UMG Nashville announced a unique partnership under which the two labels will jointly release the forthcoming new album by six-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves. Under the new agreement, both labels will collaborate together on marketing, radio promotion and international marketing for Musgraves’ upcoming release, scheduled for later this year.
“Kacey is one of the most powerful storytellers in music today, a true albums artist who creates potent song collections that are timeless,” says Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman & CEO John Janick. “We are truly delighted to have her as part of our Interscope Records family and look forward to working alongside the UMG Nashville team and her manager Jason Owen to deliver this important project to audiences around the world.” Interscope Geffen A&M Vice Chairman, Steve Berman commented, “Kacey’s unique approach to making music and her overall boundless creative presentation is innovative and absolutely exciting. We are so happy to welcome her into our Interscope family.”
UMG Nashville CEO & Chairman, Mike Dungan remarked, “I have never worked with anyone whose cultural reach is so vast. This artist and her music have thrived in so many diverse environments. Kacey, the music, and the career deserve the broadest base of experience and expertise. We have discussed some type of cross label partnership for her music for a couple of years now and this is the perfect fit. We’re excited to partner with our friends at Interscope on the next chapter of Kacey Musgraves.” UMG Nashville President, Cindy Mabe commented, “Kacey’s music has never had boundaries. Her clever songwriting, adept storytelling, vulnerable and real emotional delivery, and her overall ‘take me or leave me’ spirit have translated through genre, time, space and culture. She simply connects. As we begin to set up her new music, it made sense to once again push the boundaries to reach more fans around the world as we continue to serve the fans who have been here from the beginning.”
Musgraves’ 2018 album Golden Hour (MCA Nashville) earned her third No. 1 debut on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart and distinguished her as the third artist ever to take home Album of the Year honors at the GRAMMY Awards, CMA Awards and the ACM Awards. [Photo credit: Catherine Powell]
