Kacey Musgraves’ Gay-Affirming Song “Follow Your Arrow” Wins Country Song of the Year
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By J. Bryan Lowder
NASHVILLE---“Oh my goodness! Do y’all know what this means for country music?!” That’s what the charming Kacey Musgraves said when she won the prize for Song of the Year for her controversial hit “Follow Your Arrow” at last night’s Country Music Awards. And she’s right—that the Country Music Association recognized a song with such a progressive (or at least libertarian) message is a big deal. Since its release on the album Same Trailer Different Park back in March 2013, the song—which champions personal choice, including on conservative bugaboos like homosexuality, church-going, and marijuana use—has garnered both praise and condemnation. [link]
By J. Bryan Lowder
NASHVILLE---“Oh my goodness! Do y’all know what this means for country music?!” That’s what the charming Kacey Musgraves said when she won the prize for Song of the Year for her controversial hit “Follow Your Arrow” at last night’s Country Music Awards. And she’s right—that the Country Music Association recognized a song with such a progressive (or at least libertarian) message is a big deal. Since its release on the album Same Trailer Different Park back in March 2013, the song—which champions personal choice, including on conservative bugaboos like homosexuality, church-going, and marijuana use—has garnered both praise and condemnation. [link]
