Veronique Medrano, Kacey Musgraves and Gillian Welch want to let their roots show

Veronique Medrano, Kacey Musgraves and Gillian Welch want to let their roots show

The music industry evolves at a dizzying pace. Senior Music Writer Jewly Hight is here to help you make sense of the “Key Changes” in these twice monthly roundups of music new analysis. “The audacity of this claim.” Not long ago I received that text from a fellow writer, accompanied by a screenshot of a performer proclaiming themselves the “first” to accomplish a particular milestone. People can be quick to make that type of grand statement, des…

Veronique Medrano, Kacey Musgraves and Gillian Welch want to let their roots show

Artists including Kacey Musgraves, Gillian Welch and Veronique Medrano are giving credit where they feel it’s due, and connecting their work to musical and cultural lineages.