Kacey Musgraves found herself in the middle of a political firestorm this week after hosting Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at her Dallas concert. Kristi Noem responded on social media, writing that she’d take Ella Langley over Musgraves“any day”and endorsing Ken Paxton over Talarico in the Texas Senate race. It didn’t take long for Musgraves to respond.
The country star fired back on X with a line that immediately went viral:“I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.”The jab references Noem’s 2024 memoir, in which she recounted shooting and killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket. The comment set off a wave of reactions online, with fans and critics flooding both artists’mentions.
What makes this feud especially awkward is that neither Ella Langley nor Ken Paxton was directly involved in the exchange. Langley is having a breakout year with her album Dandelion, while Musgraves released Middle of Nowhere this year. Both artists have new music out and thriving careers, yet a political spat has suddenly pulled them into the same headline. So whose side are you on, or are you just here for the music?
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