Kacey Musgraves' Explicit 'Mexico Honey' Video
Kacey Musgraves Releases Cinematic 'Mexico Honey' Video Featuring Provocative Scenes
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The ‘Mexico Honey’ video includes explicit visuals, including Musgraves stripping down for a jungle river skinny-dip while holding a parrot, and a separate scene with a python in the ocean.
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The album Middle of Nowhere features collaborations with Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov.
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Musgraves is slated to receive the ACM Spirit Award at the Academy of Country Music’s ACM Honors in Nashville on August 19.
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Her North American arena tour opens August 21 in Chicago at the United Center and runs through October, including two Seattle shows at Climate Pledge Arena, with Midland among the opening acts.
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Kacey has spoken about the Mexican influence on her music, stating, 'The truth is Texas would not be Texas without Mexico in many ways.'
Kacey Musgraves dropped the official music video for "Mexico Honey" this week, a cinematic four-minute clip filmed on location in Mexico and directed by Running Bear. The video is the latest push for her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, and arrives just weeks before her North American arena tour kicks off Head Topics.
The clip follows Musgraves through neon-lit bars, jungle rivers, and coastal scenes — including a skinny-dip while holding a parrot and an ocean encounter with a python. It has already helped push "Mexico Honey" onto the Billboard Hot 100, adding momentum to one of country music's most anticipated tours of the fall That Eric Alper.
Sultry Visuals Bring Mexico Honey to Life
Director Running Bear shot the video entirely in Mexico, leaning into the country's landscapes and nightlife. The story follows a romance across several settings. Musgraves kisses a tattooed cowboy in a neon bar. She skinny-dips in a jungle river, parrot in hand. Later, she belts out karaoke before an ocean scene featuring a live python Head Topics.
Musgraves has been open about what drove the project. "The truth is Texas would not be Texas without Mexico in many ways," she said. The video serves as a visual tribute to that influence, drawing on Mexican vaquero and rodeo culture that runs through Middle of Nowhere's DNA That Eric Alper.
Middle of Nowhere Draws a Star-Studded Collaborator List
Middle of Nowhere is Musgraves' sixth studio album. It features a lineup of major collaborators: Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov all appear on the record. The album blends Musgraves' Texas roots with heavy Mexican cultural influence, making it one of her most personal projects yet That Eric Alper.
"Mexico Honey" has become a standout track from the album. Its placement on the Billboard Hot 100 shows the song is connecting with a wide audience, not just country fans. The video release is timed to build buzz just before her tour begins Head Topics.
Arena Tour Opens August 21 in Chicago
Musgraves launches her North American arena tour on August 21 at the United Center in Chicago. The run continues through October and includes two nights at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Midland is among the opening acts for the tour That Eric Alper.
Before the tour begins, Musgraves has one more milestone. On August 19, she will receive the ACM Spirit Award at the Academy of Country Music's ACM Honors ceremony in Nashville. The award recognizes artists who show outstanding humanitarian efforts, adding another honor to her already decorated career Head Topics.
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