Miranda Lambert has one big reason to celebrate right now: her current single “Bluebird,” from her latest Wildcard album, becoming a No. 1 hit. Although Miranda has won more country music awards than any other artist, it’s been eight years since she had a chart-topping song on Billboard, and she is celebrating the milestone, even while so much of her life, and the life of every other artist, has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

“2020 hasn’t offered a whole lot to celebrate, especially for musicians,” Miranda reflected on social media. “But I am celebrating this week. I’m celebrating happiness and the feeling of artistic freedom in a time where we all feel a little caged. I’m celebrating country music and all the joy it has brought to my life. I’m celebrating ALL the fans, the writers, the musicians, the crews, and bands, radio and streaming services, venues big and small for allowing me to have the most wonderful career for the last 17 years. ‘Bluebird’ is officially a number one song. It’s been eight years since I had a number 1 on the Billboard charts and six years on Mediabase.

“I have spent my life doing what I love and I feel more blessed and humbled than ever to have this song of hope resonate with you all,” she continued. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And thank you to Luke Dick for allowing me to write this beautiful idea with you and to Natalie Hemby (my Dean Dillon ) for bringing it home. Also Jay Joyce for bringing it to life and giving it wings, Trey Fanjoy for setting this bluebird free in the most beautiful video. And my management Marion Kraft / Shopkeeper MGMT and Sony Nashville for fighting for this song and for me. Turns out we did have a wildcard up our sleeve.”

 

Miranda recently revealed how she and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, are spending their time while off the road together.

“I haven’t been writing novels or songs, or getting in a fitness kick, or the things that you are supposed to do,” Miranda admitted to Taste of Country. “But I have been seeing my family a lot, and friends that come to the farm and hang out. I’ve gotten to have good quality time and not rushed time with people, and my animals — just being home. It’s different for me to be at home.”