Miranda Lambert is circling back to her country rodeo roots this spring, closing out opening night of the Music City Rodeo at Bridgestone Arena on May 28 and rolling out a new single called “Crisco” this Friday. The mash-up of full-scale rodeo competition and a marquee country set taps into a long Nashville tradition of bucking broncs by day and big-stage ballads by night. With a fresh label move and new music on deck, Lambert is lining up her cowgirl past with a pop-leaning next chapter.
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Music City Rodeo is set to run May 28–30 as Nashville’s Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) event, bringing bronc riding, bull riding, and barrel racing to Bridgestone Arena along with nightly headlining concerts. Organizers have Lambert closing out the very first night in the arena, according to Music City Rodeo. The compact three-night setup is designed to blend high-energy rodeo action with country shows that feel more like stadium tours than sideshows.
A Cowgirl at Heart
For Lambert, the booking is more than just another tour stop; it is a nod to how she grew up. “I love a rodeo,” she told Nashville Lifestyles, adding, “I’ve always wanted to be a cowgirl.” The profile traces that streak from singing anthems on county fair flatbeds to showing Gypsy Vanner horses and trying her hand at mounted shooting in Arizona, a résumé that makes a rodeo arena feel more like home turf than novelty gig.
New Music, New Label
Lambert is tying the Bridgestone appearance to a fresh musical rollout with the single “Crisco,” which label materials describe as classic country wrapped in a shimmering 1970s-style groove. According to a Universal Music Canada press release, the track arrives this Friday, May 15, and serves as her first release under a newly announced partnership with MCA. The announcement also lines up pre-save links and promo assets to get fans clicking ahead of release day.
Career Momentum
The stylistic shift comes on the heels of a strong run for Lambert. Her duet with Chris Stapleton, “A Song To Sing,” delivered the biggest streaming debut of her career, as reported by Nashville.com. Industry tallies show her album Postcards From Texas extending an unbroken streak of Top 10 appearances on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. MusicRow noted that the project marked Lambert’s tenth consecutive Top 10 record, the kind of consistency that gives a new single and a new label partnership extra weight.
More Than Music
Offstage, Lambert has built a parallel lane of philanthropy and business ventures. Her MuttNation Foundation reports raising more than $13 million to support shelter adoptions, spay and neuter programs, and disaster relief, per MuttNation. This month, her Lower Broadway cantina, Casa Rosa, marks its fifth anniversary, while her Idyllwind apparel and boot line is carried nationwide through Boot Barn, according to the retailer’s announcement. Taken together, hospitality, fashion, and charity help turn the Bridgestone date into something that reads as both a hometown celebration and a carefully timed career move.
Fans looking to catch it in person will find the May 28 Bridgestone Arena show listed through official schedules and primary ticket outlets; seating options and pricing are posted on Ticketmaster. Expect a crowd ready to yell for big rides and bigger choruses when Lambert steps into the Nashville spotlight later this month.
