GOLDEN, Texas — Editor's note: This video is from 2019.
East Texas native and country music star Kacey Musgraves is among 12 leaders who were recently selected to be on TIME Magazine's Women of the Year list.
Last week, TIME revealed its first Women of the Year list for women who are working toward a more equal world, according to the magazine. An invite-only gala will be held Tuesday, where Musgraves will give a special musical performance.
Other honorees include Tracy Chou, Allyson Felix, Amanda Gorman, Sherrilyn Ifill, Jennie Joseph, Amanda Nguyen, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kerry Washington, Amal Clooney, Adena Friedman, and Zahra Joya.
Musgraves, who grew up in Golden and graduated from Mineola High School in 2006, has won six Grammys and released five studio albums in her career, so far.
TIME Executive Editor Naina Bajekal and Senior Editor Lucy Feldman, who oversaw the project, said that the list includes women who have reached across communities, generations and borders for inclusivity and equality.
"The pandemic underscored the ways in which broken systems hurt women, from rising domestic violence to disproportionate job losses," Bajekal and Feldman said in a statement. "When we sat down last fall to conceive a version of this project that could become an ongoing tradition, we chose to spotlight leaders who are working to create a better future for women everywhere."