Inside Kacey Musgraves Marriage to Ruston Kelly and How She Spends Her Massive Net Worth
Musgraves was once married to a fellow musician, Ruston Kelly. Kelly is a native of South Carolina who plies his trade as a singer/songwriter. He has written songs for artists such as Tim McGraw and also has an EP (Halloween), as well as a studio album (Dying Star) to his credit.
Musgraves and her hubby first met in March 2016 in a café known as the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. She was there to soak in some music while he was billed to perform. Subsequently, she was mesmerized by his performance and approached him after the show. They exchanged contacts and agreed to go on a song-writing date. Despite making the first move, Musgraves was reluctant to go on the date as she had recently broken up with a long-time boyfriend/band member, Misa Arriaga. She finally agreed to go on a date with Kelly and the rest is history.
They started dating in May 2016 and got engaged on Christmas Eve of the same year. Musgraves and her love tied the knot on the 14th of October 2017. The heart-warming ceremony was held in Tennessee.
The Two Have Resorted To Divorce
Kacey wrote several songs in honor of their relationship and her album Golden Hour was inspired by their love story. Ruston also released his debut album Dying Star and credited Kacey for helping him find peace and strength.
The couple appeared very much in love, attending most red carpet events hand in hand which made it come as a shock when they released a joint statement on the 3rd of July 2020 to announce their split and imminent divorce.
Details of what actually went wrong are unknown but they claim to have decided to split after a long period of trying and things weren’t working. Despite living their separate lives now, they hope to remain true friends for the rest of their days.
Estranged Or Not, Kacey Still Has Respect For Ruston
According to their joint statement released to People after a little over two years of living as husband and wife, Kacey and Dustin believe their marriage was not a mistake. They understand that there’s a divine reason for their relationship which has positively impacted their respective lives and career endeavors. For this reason, they have chosen to remain good friends after going their separate ways, holding no grudge whatsoever.
For what it’s worth, Ruston is credited as the inspiration behind her career-changing album Golden Hour. The musical piece is her fourth studio album which she dropped in 2018 to rave reviews, winning all four Grammys it was nominated for – the coveted Album of the Year and Best Country Album inclusive.
If her recent birthday wish is anything to go by, Musgraves still gushes over her ex without minding the audience. Four weeks after breaking the news of their divorce, Kacey Musgraves took to her Instagram stories to wish her ex-husband a happy birthday, reminding him how lucky the world is to have him in it.
This is not the first time she is showing support for her ex. The Grammy Award winner had earlier shared a link to Pressure – Ruston Kelly’s track which is due to be released in his anticipated album Shape & Destroy.
