{"id":3087,"date":"2025-07-08T08:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2025-07-08T08:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:17:46","slug":"why-bring-him-up-again-thats-the-question-buzzing-all-over-nashville-after-miranda-lambert-took-the-stage-at-the-acm-honors-with-a-fiery-performance-of-loretta-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3087","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhy bring him up again?\u201d That\u2019s the question buzzing all over Nashville after Miranda Lambert took the stage at the ACM Honors with a fiery performance of Loretta Lynn\u2019s provocative anthem \u201cRated X.\u201d Though the 1973 classic was once banned from country radio for being too bold, Miranda embraced it fully\u2014and fans are convinced it was a not-so-subtle nod to her past with Blake Shelton. Dressed in a dazzling outfit and singing with raw emotion, Miranda\u2019s performance didn\u2019t just honor Loretta\u2014it reignited years of unresolved tension. Whispers backstage suggest she handpicked the song specifically to reflect her past heartbreak and to send a pointed message to her ex. As soon as the curtain fell, the internet exploded with speculation, and Blake\u2019s name trended once more. Did Miranda cross a line\u2014or simply reclaim her story? Watch the full performance below!\ud83d\ude2f\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the song says \u2018you\u2019re gonna be talked about\u2019, so this country star is giving everyone a conversation topic.<\/p>\n

Miranda Lambert has hardly laid low, nor should she have, since the split from her husband Blake Shelton.<\/p>\n

So it can come as little surprise that on Tuesday night, the 31-year-old picked a once very controversial song about divorce to show things have not changed all that much.<\/p>\n

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Singing it out: Miranda Lambert performed Loretta Lynn\u2019s classic song Rated X at the ACM Honors in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday evening<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The country star performed Loretta Lynn\u2019s classic song Rated X at the ACM Honors in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Miranda was there to honor the envelope pushing country icon and did so with the 1973 track which was considered so scandalous at the time many country DJs would not play it.<\/p>\n

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The song encourages women to divorce but be prepared for the unfair judgments of others and to stand strong despite these.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Five decade career: Miranda was there to honor the envelope pushing country icon with a Crystal Milestone Award and also celebrated her with the 1973 track which was considered so scandalous at the time many country DJs would not play it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Appropriate message: The song encourages women to divorce but be prepared for the unfair judgments of others and to stand strong despite these<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While its subject matter might not be so controversial these days, clearly its lyrics still resonated with Miranda \u2013 who split from husband Blake in July.<\/p>\n

The song\u2019s lyrics include: \u2018Well if you\u2019ve been a married woman and things didn\u2019t seem to work out\/\u00a0Divorce is the key to bein\u2019 loose and free so you\u2019re gonna be talked about\/\u00a0Everybody knows that you\u2019ve loved once so they think you\u2019ll love again.\u2019<\/p>\n

It continues: \u2018You can\u2019t have a male friend when you\u2019re a has been of a woman you\u2019re rated X\/\u00a0And if you\u2019re rated X you\u2019re some kind of goal every man might try to make\/\u00a0But I think it\u2019s wrong to judge every picture if a cheap camera makes a mistake.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Single suits her: The newly blonder singer wowed in a pink dress whit a fun A-line skirt which perfectly complimented made her platinum bob pop<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The blonde beauty belted out the track on the ACM stage in front of Loretta herself ahead of presenting the 83-year-old\u00a0with the Crystal Milestone Award to mark her five decade-long career.<\/p>\n

The star thanked the country icon for provided fight songs from strong women.<\/p>\n

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Ex files: Miranda and husband Blake Shelton (pictured 2014) split in July<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to\u00a0ABC, Miranda said as she gave Loretta her award: \u2018She sang songs that were not necessarily appropriate to sing at times like this for me. So, I\u2019m so thankful for women empowerment.\u2019<\/p>\n

Accepting her award the 83-year-old spoke of the song that once got tongues wagging so much.<\/p>\n

Loretta said: \u2018That was one that I sang and a lot of the disc jockeys banned because they thought it was going to be really bad.<\/p>\n

\u2018And as they listened to it, they thought, \u201dHey, This is not as a bad as I thought it was.\u201d So it was a big record for me.\u2019<\/p>\n

While no doubt it has been a tough few months for Miranda, the Automatic singer looked happy and singledom is certainly suiting her.<\/p>\n

The newly blonder singer wowed in a pink dress whit a fun A-line skirt which perfectly complimented made her platinum bob pop.<\/p>\n

It is no wonder Miranda found the track so empowering as the Grammy-Award winning artist recently faced plenty of negative publicity due to her split after four years of marriage to Blake, with reports claiming that she didn\u2019t want to start a family as soon as he did.<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s official joint separation statement read: \u2018This is not the future we envisioned. And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Really resonated: The 31-year-old appeared to really be feeling the lyrics of the 1973 track<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thank you: The singer said as she gave Loretta her award, \u2018She sang songs that were not necessarily appropriate to sing at times like this for me. So, I\u2019m so thankful for women empowerment\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It continued: \u2018Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter.\u2019<\/p>\n

Romance rumors of a cheating escapade with Chris Young were also first sparked in February 2015 as they were spotted getting close at a Nashville bar.<\/p>\n

Chris later said the pair was just friends.<\/p>\n

Perhaps fittingly another line in X Rated is: \u2018You can\u2019t have a male friend when you\u2019re a has been of a woman you\u2019re rated X\/\u00a0And if you\u2019re rated X you\u2019re some kind of goal every man might try to make.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Country cluster: Backstage the star caught up with Holly Williams, Chris Isaak and someone\u2019s pup<\/div>\n<\/div>\n