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Miranda Lambert grew up singing in Texas before catching Nashville’s attention as a teenager. But she didn’t like the pop direction they tried to push her in, so she learned guitar, began writing her own songs and self-released her self-titled debut album in 2001.
That auspicious start – taking charge of her own destiny – set the stage for what followed. Lambert’s sophomore album, and major label debut, Kerosene arrived in 2005, quickly topping Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and eventually going platinum.
It would take one more album, 2007’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for Lambert to earn her first Academy of Country Music Award – for Top New Female Vocalist.
Lambert has gone on to release a number of additional solo albums, including 2020’s best-selling album Wildcard, which won the Grammy for Best Country Album. She’s also co-formed the supergroup Pistol Annies, with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, recorded the campfire collaboration The Marfa Tapes with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
She even become the first female artist to open her own bar in downtown Nashville, appropriately called Casa Rosa (or Pink House).
A commercial and critical success, Lambert’s gutsy attitude comes across in her tell-it-like-it-is songwriting, which has garnered Grammys, CMA Awards for Album of the Year, and led to her being named Female Vocalist of the Year at the ACM Awards more times than any other female artist.
- Full name: Miranda Lambert
- Born: November 10, 1983
- Hometown: Longview, Texas
- Genre: Country
ESSENTIALS•The Best Miranda Lambert Songs
Revelling in all the heartbreak and happiness that a well-lived life throws at you, Lambert set the bar for a whole new generation of country singers.
STAFF PICKS•Miranda Lambert - Palomino
Palomino revels in the idea of how good it feels to not be tied down to anything or anyone, to always be passing through the world and all the possibilities it becomes rich with when you do.
ESSENTIALS•The Best Country Wedding Songs
A country wedding playlist that covers just about every minute of the day, leading up to the moment you’re pronounced married. These 15 songs could be the perfect soundtrack to your big day.
C2C Festival 2022 Line-Up
Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs and Darius Rucker are set to headline when the event returns in March 2022.
ACM Awards 2022: Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and Carly Pearce are the big winners
Miranda Lambert picks up her first Entertainer of the Year trophy, and Lainey Wilson bags the award for New Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, while Carly Pearce wins twice
ESSENTIALS•The Best Country Drinking Songs
Whether you’re celebrating with friends or drowning your sorrows, a drunk can always count on country music. So raise a glass to the songs that have stuck around, even when you ended up drinking alone. Here are 15 essential country songs to sip along to.
ACM Awards Announce 2022 Nominations
The event will livestream on March 7 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, exclusively on Prime Video
STAFF PICKS•Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall - The Marfa Tapes
The Marfa Tapes is the rawest – and some might say most real - recording you’ll get from this trio - and it's all the better for it. Its unembellished sound and scruffy methodology is a quality we don’t have enough of in today’s often excessively tweaked and overly polished fare.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Country Singers' Cocktails
Are we drunk or is he drunk? Are you drunk? We really don’t know what’s going on anymore. Time we called it a night. Happy World Cocktail Day!
GUIDE•A Guide To: The Troubled Relationship Between Fonts and Country Music
Florida Georgia Linotype? Chalkboard Psychopath? Holler investigates ten of the most widely used font styles in country music to discover the secrets behind the typefaces. Here are 10 fonts and the truth.
ALBUM REVIEW•Pistol Annies - Hell of a Holiday
With their first Christmas record, the Pistol Annies are barely containing their festive joy - and who are we to complain?
COUNTRY CLASSICS•Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels
To celebrate its 10-year "annieversary", we look back on the formation of the no-shit-taking trio, and the record's lasting effect on country music.
ESSENTIALS•Records of the Year 2021
The top 20 country, Americana and roots records from 2021, as voted for by Holler staff and contributors.
OPINION•Man, I Feel Like A Loser: The Decade-Long Wait for a Female Entertainer of the Year
Since 1967, only seven women have taken the Entertainer of the Year Award home in the 55 years since the CMA was created. Seven. In 55 years.
Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Gabby Barrett Lead CMA Awards 2021 Nominations
The 55th Annual CMA Awards take place live from Nashville on Nov. 10.
ESSENTIALS•Holler's Tracks of the Year
It's been quite a year, but thankfully the music never stopped.
INTERVIEW•Cuts The Deepest: Brittney Spencer
Brittney Spencer reflected on just a small selection of the albums that have inspired her – the five discussed highlighted as particularly powerful influences on who she is as an artist.
Favorite Performances from the 2021 CMT Music Awards
The night featured duets from Mickey Guyton and Gladys Knight, a new song from Kelsea Ballerini and Paul Klein, Miranda Lambert around a campfire and so much more.
Country Tours Round-Up: Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, Brothers Osborne and More!
More artists are heading back on the road this summer.
Miranda Lambert's New Song is Heartbreaking
She wrote 'They've Closed Down the Honky Tonks' in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Jack Ingram, Jon Randall and Miranda Lambert To Release The Marfa Tapes Film
The film will air on May 8th on Miranda Lambert’s facebook page and will be available for 24 hours.
Taylor Swift Makes Grammy Awards History: Full Report
Miranda Lambert, The Highwomen and Billy Strings all win big on the star-studded night.
Austin City Limits Announces It Will Return For Season 47
They have announced a list of stellar artists set to record new appearances, including a number of 2021 Grammy Nominees.
Miranda Lambert Has Announced A New Album With Jack Ingram and Jon Randall
Lambert took to social media today to announce that she’s been working on a project called ‘The Marfa Tape’ with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
Miranda Lambert Is Teasing A New Album
Lambert took to social media on Monday to hint to fans that she’s working on something new.
Miranda Lambert And Elle King Share New Duet ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’
An official music video for ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’ drops later today (February 26th).
Miranda Lambert Announces Three Socially-Distanced Live Shows
The country superstar will play 3 nights at Billy Bob's in Texas this April.
Miranda Lambert Shares Video for 'Tequila Does'
The track is taken from her seventh studio album Wildcard.
OPINION•Clearing Space for Sober Stories in Country Music
As country reckons with its need for greater diversity - across gender, race, and sexuality - the same goes for its storytelling. It’s time for new tales about alcohol and its aftermath.
