MTV today revealed six-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves will make her long awaited debut at this year’s 2021 MTV VMAs with a world premiere performance of her new title track “star-crossed” live from Barclays Center New York on Monday, 13 September at 8.30am on MTV.
“Kacey Musgraves is an unstoppable entertainer and we are thrilled to have her partner with MTV Entertainment Group!” said Bruce Gillmer, Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+ and President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, ViacomCBS. “From what will be an unforgettable first-time “VMAs” performance to orchestrating a cross-brand premiere of her new single tied to her highly-anticipated “star-crossed” album and film, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ this September, we’re excited to be part of her next chapter as both an artist and creative.”
The global premiere of star-crossed the film, starring Musgraves, will exclusively debut on Friday, 10 September At 8pm on MTV and CMT and Saturday, 11 September on Paramount+. MTV Entertainment Studios, star-crossed is directed by Bardia Zeinali and produced by Interscope Films and MCA Nashville, in association with Anonymous Content and Sandbox Entertainment.
star-crossed the film takes the music from the studio to the screen with gorgeous visuals and a sense of heightened reality envisioned by Musgraves and Zeinali and shot by Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique (A Star Is Born, Black Swan). The 50 -minute movie was filmed over a 10 day shoot in Los Angeles and features cameos from Emmy Award-winner Eugene Levy, Victoria Pedretti (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, You), singer-songwriter Princess Nokia, Symone (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner) and comedian Megan Stalter.
MTV Video Music Awards.
Premieres Live Monday, 13 September At 8.30am.
On MTV.
star-crossed.
Premieres Friday, 10 September At 8pm.
On MTV And CMT.
Saturday, 11 September On Paramount+.
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