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Miranda Lambert’s refusal to follow a prescribed Nashville formula defined her career before it truly began. An early recording session in Music City left her dissatisfied with the suggested pop direction, so she returned to Texas determined to write her own material. She taught herself guitar with her father’s help and began writing songs that reflected her own voice. Raised in Longview, Texas, and later based in Lindale, she had already been performing since high school with “The Texas Pride Band” and working regular gigs at venues such as the Reo Palm Isle in Longview. By sixteen, she was appearing on the Johnnie High Country Music Revue in Arlington, and by 2001, she had independently released a self-titled debut album featuring ten tracks.
National exposure arrived in 2003 when she finished third on the television competition Nashville Star. The visibility led to industry interest and eventually to a deal with Epic Records. Her major-label debut, Kerosene, was released in 2005 and certified Platinum in the United States. The album produced four top-40 country singles: “Me and Charlie Talking,” “Bring Me Down,” “Kerosene,” and “New Strings.” The success established Lambert as a viable recording artist rather than simply a reality show alumnus.
She strengthened that position with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in 2007. The album delivered “Famous in a Small Town,” “Gunpowder & Lead,” and “More Like Her,” with “Gunpowder & Lead” becoming her first top ten hit on the country chart in 2008. In 2009, she released Revolution, which marked a commercial breakthrough. “The House That Built Me” and “Heart Like Mine” both reached number one on Hot Country Songs, and “The House That Built Me” became one of the defining singles of her career.
The momentum continued with Four the Record in 2011, which included “Baggage Claim,” “Over You,” “Fastest Girl in Town,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” and “All Kinds of Kinds.” During this period, she also formed the trio Pistol Annies with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, expanding her presence beyond solo work. In 2014, she released Platinum, which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album. The album’s lead single, “Automatic,” reached the top five on the country chart.
Her studio output remained steady through the next decade. The Weight of These Wings was released in 2016 and later achieved Platinum certification. Wildcard followed in 2019 and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2021. Its single “Bluebird” became her first number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as a solo artist since 2012. She released Palomino in 2022, and in 2024 she issued her tenth solo studio album, Postcards from Texas, after signing a joint deal with Republic Records and Big Loud and releasing “Wranglers” as the lead single.
Lambert’s awards profile is extensive. She has received multiple Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and Academy of Country Music Awards. She holds the record for the most Academy of Country Music Awards won by any artist. In 2024, she received the Country Icon Award at the People’s Choice Country Awards. In 2022, she was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time, reflecting her cultural reach beyond country radio.
Her work outside of music has been structured and specific. In 2009, she and her mother, Bev, founded MuttNation Foundation, which supports animal rescue efforts and shelters through initiatives including “Fill the Little Red Wagon,” “Mutts Across America,” “Ran’s Animal Care Express,” “Mutt March,” and the annual “Cause for the Paws” fundraiser. In 2014, she opened Redemption Ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. She launched the Idyllwind clothing line with Boot Barn, introduced a wine brand under the Red 55 Winery imprint, opened The Pink Pistol boutique in Lindale, and in 2021 became the first female artist to open her own bar on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, Casa Rosa. In 2023, she co-authored the cookbook Y’all Eat Yet? Welcome to the Pretty Btchin’ Kitchen* with Holly Gleason.
Complete List Of Miranda Lambert Songs From A to Z
- Actin’ Up – Palomino – 2022
- Airstream Song – Revolution – 2009
- Alimony – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- All Kinds of Kinds – Four the Record – 2011
- Armadillo – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Bad Boy – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Baggage Claim – Four the Record – 2011
- Better in the Long Run – Four the Record – 2011
- Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk) – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Bluebird – Wildcard – 2019
- Bring Me Down – Kerosene – 2005
- Carousel – Palomino – 2022
- Country Money – Palomino – 2022
- Covered Wagon – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Dammit Randy – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Dark Bars – Wildcard – 2019
- Dead Flowers – Revolution – 2009
- Dear Diamond – Four the Record – 2011
- Dear Old Sun – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Desperation – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Down – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Dry Town – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Easy From Now On – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Easy Living – Four the Record – 2011
- Famous in a Small Town – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Fastest Girl in Town – Four the Record – 2011
- Fine Tune – Four the Record – 2011
- Fire Escape – Wildcard – 2019
- For the Birds – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Geraldene – Palomino – 2022
- Getaway Driver – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Getting Ready – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Girl Like Me – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Good Ol’ Days – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Greyhound Bound for Nowhere – Kerosene – 2005
- Guilty in Here – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Gunpowder & Lead – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Heart Like Mine – Revolution – 2009
- Highway Vagabond – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Holy Water – Wildcard – 2019
- The House That Built Me – Revolution – 2009
- How Dare You Love – Wildcard – 2019
- Hurts to Think – Four the Record – 2011
- I Can’t Be Bothered – Kerosene – 2005
- I Don’t Love Here Anymore – Kerosene – 2005
- I Hate Love Songs – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- I Just Really Miss You – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- I Wanna Die – Kerosene – 2005
- I’ll Be Lovin’ You – Palomino – 2022
- If I Was a Cowboy – Palomino – 2022
- In His Arms – Palomino – 2022
- It All Comes Out in the Wash – Wildcard – 2019
- I’ve Got Wheels – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- January Heart – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Keeper of the Flame – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Kerosene – Kerosene – 2005
- Living on the Run – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Locomotive – Wildcard – 2019
- Look at Miss Ohio – Four the Record – 2011
- Looking Back on Luckenbach – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Love Is Looking for You – Kerosene – 2005
- Love Letters – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Love Song – Revolution – 2009
- Love Your Memory – Kerosene – 2005
- Maintain the Pain – Revolution – 2009
- Makin’ Plans – Revolution – 2009
- Mama, I’m Alright – Kerosene – 2005
- Mama’s Broken Heart – Four the Record – 2011
- Me and Charlie Talking – Kerosene – 2005
- Me and Your Cigarettes – Revolution – 2009
- Mess with My Head – Wildcard – 2019
- More Like Her – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Music City Queen – Palomino – 2022
- New Strings – Kerosene – 2005
- No Man’s Land – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Nobody’s Fool – Four the Record – 2011
- Oklahoma Sky – Four the Record – 2011
- Only Prettier – Revolution – 2009
- Over You – Four the Record – 2011
- Pink Sunglasses – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Pretty Bitchin’ – Wildcard – 2019
- Pursuit of Happiness – Palomino – 2022
- Pushin’ Time – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Run – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Runnin’ Just in Case – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Safe – Four the Record – 2011
- Same Old You – Four the Record – 2011
- Santa Fe – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Scenes – Palomino – 2022
- Settling Down – Wildcard – 2019
- Sin for a Sin – Revolution – 2009
- Six Degrees of Separation – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Smoking Jacket – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go – Revolution – 2009
- Strange – Palomino – 2022
- Take It Out on Me – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 2007
- Tequila Does – Wildcard – 2019
- That’s the Way That the World Goes ‘Round – Revolution – 2009
- That’s What Makes the Jukebox Play – Palomino – 2022
- There’s a Wall – Kerosene – 2005
- Things That Break – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Time to Get a Gun – Revolution – 2009
- Tin Man – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- To Learn Her – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Tomboy – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Tourist – Palomino – 2022
- Track Record – Wildcard – 2019
- Ugly Lights – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Use My Heart – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Vice – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Virginia Bluebell – Revolution – 2009
- Wandering Spirit – Palomino – 2022
- Way Too Good at Breaking My Heart – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Way Too Pretty for Prison – Wildcard – 2019
- Waxahachie – Palomino – 2022
- We Should Be Friends – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- Well-Rested – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
- What About Georgia – Kerosene – 2005
- White Liar – Revolution – 2009
- White Trash – Wildcard – 2019
- Wildfire – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- Wranglers – Postcards from Texas – 2024
- You Wouldn’t Know Me – The Weight of These Wings – 2016
Albums
Kerosene (2005): 13 songs
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007): 14 songs
Revolution (2009): 15 songs
Four the Record (2011): 15 songs
The Weight of These Wings (2016): 24 songs
Wildcard (2019): 14 songs
Palomino (2022): 15 songs
Postcards from Texas (2024): 14 songs
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