Miranda Lambert is among the GRAMMY® nominees for Best Country Album for her acclaimed collection, Four the Record — and the newest single from that hit-filled album is the song “Mama’s Broken Heart.” It’s a song that Miranda loves, but as she tells the story, it’s also a song that came to her accidentally, so before she could record it, she had to engage in a little friendly pleading with her old writing partner, rising star and “Mama’s Broken Heart” co-writer Kacey Musgraves. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Thanks to the kindness of Kacey, “Mama’s Broken Heart” made it onto Miranda’s Four the Record album, which also includes the hit singles “Over You,” “Fastest Girl in Town,” and “Baggage Claim.”
• The lyric video for “Mama’s Broken Heart” is online now! Take a look, right here!
• Look for Miranda on the cover of the February issue of Redbook, on stands now — and you can check out Redbook.com for Miranda’s cover interview, plus — perfect for Valentine’s Day! — Pistol Annies‘ “Rules for Romance”! Find it all online here!
• This weekend marked the premiere of GAC’s new Backstory: Miranda Lambert — and if you missed it, be sure to catch a re-airing this coming Saturday, January 26th, at 4pm, ET, or check out additional airings on this page of GACTV.com.
• All this month, the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music, ACM’s Lifting Lives, is spotlighting the great work of Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation. To learn more and see a video from Miranda, visit of ACMLiftingLives.org.
• On Thursday, Miranda and Dierks Bentley launched their 2013 Locked & Reloaded Tour! Look for a date near you on the tour page of MirandaLambert.com!

  Miranda Lambert shares how she came to record her new single, “Mama’s Broken Heart.” (:55)
“‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ is a song that I kind of had to ask for. Kacey Musgraves is a girl I grew up with back in Texas, and we used to write together a lot and kind of went our separate ways. She was on Nashville Star a couple years ago. And I was accidentally pitched the song. I don’t think I was supposed to be pitched the song, but her sister actually shot some pictures at mine and Blake [Shelton]‘s wedding, and she was there, too. And at our rehearsal dinner, I went over and asked her, I was like, ‘Are you gonna cut this song, or can I have it?’ And she was like, ‘I’ll think about it for a couple of days.’ And she e-mailed me, and said, ‘You can have it, if I can sing harmony.’ So that’s her singin’ the harmonies on it — and actually, Kacey Musgraves, she has a new single out called ‘Merry Go ‘Round,’ so she’s doin’ great on her own now, but I had to actually beg for this song, and so I’m thankful that she gave it to me ’cause I love ‘Mama’s Broken Heart.’ It’s an awesome song, and it’s been goin’ really well live, and I plan on makin’ an awesome video for it, as well, so we’re really excited.”