Kacey Musgraves has by no means shied away from singing about her love life. Whether or not it’s lovely ballads like “Butterflies” from 2018’s Golden Hour to heart-wrenching breakup songs on 2021’s star-crossed or duets with fellow celebrity Zach Bryan, the nation star, 35, has by no means shied away from singing about her emotions.
Most not too long ago, Kacey had been romantically linked to author Cole Schafer, however the pair reportedly break up not too long ago, in line with Web page Six. The breakup comes after about 2 years collectively for the couple. Following the information of their break up, have a look again on the nation star’s relationship with Cole and her previous romances.
Cole Schafer
Romance rumors about Kacey and Cole had been first sparked in June 2021, when the pair had been seen strolling round New York Metropolis collectively. The Golden Hour songwriter revealed that the 2 had first crossed paths in a restaurant within the Large Apple. “He didn’t know who I used to be, which I beloved,” she admitted in a New York Instances interview.
Whereas the couple largely saved their relationship non-public, Kacey did often gush concerning the poet, like when she wrote an attractive birthday tribute for him in January 2023. “You might be such a fixture within the lives of all of the people who find themselves fortunate sufficient to actually know you,” she wrote on Instagram. “So grateful for all of the laughs and adventures, deep talks, ego checks, clever recommendation, brow kisses, the books you advocate, your late night time ‘oh I simply whipped this up’ and someway it’s extraordinarily connoisseur pasta (like, truly Michelin star) conditions, the attractive means you observe the world and the phrases that comply with. And largely your unabashed, full-throttle vulnerability which is well the sexiest factor about you.”
Whereas neither Kacey nor Cole have posted publicly about their break up, sources advised Web page Six that they’ve been damaged up for “at the very least a month,” as of November 2023.
Ruston Kelly
Earlier than Kacey related with Cole, she was married to fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly from 2017 to 2020. The pair first met on the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville and obtained engaged in 2016. Kacey revealed that her hit track “Butterflies” was written shortly after assembly Ruston (per Genius). When Golden Hour gained the Album of the 12 months award on the 2019 Grammy Awards, the singer shouted out Ruston in her acceptance speech. “This album wouldn’t have been created with out you,” she stated.
Sadly, the pair ended up splitting up a yr after the Grammys. The pair launched a joint assertion asserting that they’d break up in July 2020. “With heavy however hopeful hearts we needed to place our personal ideas into the air about what’s occurring. These sorts of bulletins are all the time met with scrutiny and hypothesis and we need to cease that earlier than it even begins,” they stated. “We’ve made this painful choice collectively — a wholesome choice that comes after a really lengthy interval of making an attempt the very best we will. It merely simply didn’t work.”
Kacey opened up about how stunned she can be to study their break up on the Grammys in a 2021 interview with Elle. ““For those who would’ve advised me the night time of the Grammys, ‘Hey, in two years, you’re going to be divorced and have an entire ’nother album written,’ I might have been like, ‘F**okay off. No. No means,’” she stated.
After the break up, Kacey channeled her feelings into the breakup file star-crossed, which was launched in September 2021.
Misa Arriaga
Previous to assembly Ruston, Kacey was in a relationship with Misa Arriaga, who performed guitar in her band, per Bustle. Along with enjoying in her band, Kacey additionally sang a duet of “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” throughout a 2013 efficiency on the Grand Ole Opry. The Grammy-winner revealed that that they had been buddies earlier than relationship in a 2014 interview with ABC Information. “We had been buddies for a pair years at the very least earlier than seeing one another in that form of mild. It simply so occurs that we’re actually impressed by the identical issues,” she stated.