"She started singing, or wanting to sing, at the age of 8," says her mom, Karen Musgraves, over the phone from Texas, where she runs a copy shop with Kacey's dad, Craig. "That was right around the time that LeAnn Rimes came out with 'Blue,' and all the kids wanted to learn to yodel.""It's like poking a bear with a stick," says Karen Musgraves of her daughter's bolder lyrics. "There are people that aren't gonna like it. . . . I know that's scary for me, and I could just imagine how scary it is for her."