Alongside the likes ofMaren MorrisandCarrie Underwood, the Texas native is playing by her own rules.
With the release ofGolden Hour,Musgraves was everywhere, her star power shining brightly.
That chart-topping album also shone a spotlight on the singer-songwriter’s fairytale-like relationship with husband Ruston Kelly.

I was just sitting at this table, crying."
Musgraves approached Kelly to give him her number, telling the musician she was dying to write together.
We just talked, and talked, and talked.

He didn’t leave until like 3 a.m. Kelly proposed that very same Christmas and the couple married in October 2017.
The love we have for each other goes far beyond the relationship we’ve shared as husband and wife.
It’s a soul connection that can never be erased," they advised.

“We will remain true friends for the rest of our lives.