Texan musician Kacey Musgraves has just paid tribute to one of the genre’s greats by going undercover as Ronnie Dunn for a brief performance in Nashville.
The performance, which took place on Sunday, March 22nd at Robert's Western World in Nashville, saw Musgraves offering up a cover of Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Moon.
Originally released on the pair's 1992 debut Brand New Man, it became their third consecutive hit atop the US Country charts, and has since been venerated as one of country's most iconic songs.
Following a five-year split, Dunn and Kix Brooks reformed in 2015, releasing their 2019 album Reboot, which saw them revisiting their extensive back catalogue by collaborating with other country acts. For Neon Moon, it was Musgraves who joined the pair in the studio.
For Musgraves’ Nashville performance, she was decked out in the full Dunn get-up, ranging from the sunglasses, goatee, and brown hair, with fake tattoos applied to further add legitimacy to the outfit.
Musgraves also posted a clip to Instagram showing off the outfit, captioning her self-assured costume with the phrase “omw to end your dry spell” in reference to her newly-released single.
Dunn himself commented on the post, quipping, “Damn, I look good!”
Musgraves' recent performance was her first for the year, having wrapped up her 2025 touring plans with a show in Japan after a run of Australian dates in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. Those shows also featured a rendition of Neon Moon, but didn’t feature a performance of Dry Spell, her latest single.
Released on March 11th, Dry Spell is the first taste of Musgraves’ Middle Of Nowhere record, which is set to arrive on May 1st.
“The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life”, Musgraves explained in a statement. “I found that for the first time, it actually felt incredible being alone and existing in a space not defined by anyone else. I became fascinated with the concept of liminal space, both geographical and emotional.
“We don’t linger in these transitional, empty spaces long enough and rush to define where or whatever is next.”
“I became so at ease with being in the ‘middle of nowhere’ in many senses, and sitting in the un-comfort of the undefined,” she added. “I had a lot of time for creative ambling and leaning into myself in different ways; horses, humor, writing with my early collaborators again, and living out my very simple, inspired life between Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico.”
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