When Miranda Lambert’s not on the highway, she likes to sit back along with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin — and the ever-growing menagerie of animals they carry on their farm.

Lambert, 40, bought the sprawling property (situated exterior Nashville) in 2016. Whereas a farm might seem to be a quiet place to retreat from the noise of a tour bus, the couple’s furry mates hold them fairly busy.

“I’ve obtained six horses,” the nation singer tells Us Weekly in her unique cowl interview. “Two mini horses, three shelter cats and two goats named Taco and Tuesday.”

The Grammy winner can be identified for holding plenty of canines, however proper now she has solely two, each of whom are seniors: a 14-year-old chihuahua named Cher and an 11-year-old retriever named Bellamy.

“I misplaced two within the final three months, so it’s a part of it,” she explains. “It’s not enjoyable in any respect, however the love is price it.”

McLoughlin and Lambert tied the knot in 2019 after a whirlwind romance. Whereas the previous police officer is initially from New York Metropolis, the nation star says he’s adjusted properly to life within the nation.

“We’re fairly chill. Once we’re off work, I’m in my patio hold vibe,” she explains. “We’ll make drinks and hearken to music. Generally we’ll have the very best events simply by ourselves. He loves what he calls ‘comfortable hour music’ — Matchbox Twenty and Goo Goo Dolls. So we now have completely different tastes, however we’ll sit there for hours and hear. Generally I say to him, ‘We sort of reside on a date,’ which is fairly superior.”

Settling right into a quieter life helped Lambert gear as much as work on her upcoming tenth studio album, Postcards From Texas, due out Friday, September 13.

“I made this with a brand new power, sort of just like the power I had at 19 making my first album,” she says of the LP, which she recorded in her native Texas. “This document feels such as you made it residence, and also you’re like, ‘I’m going to ship you some letters from residence for some time.’”

Shortly after the album debuts, Lambert will have a good time the fifteenth anniversary of her MuttNation Basis with a profit live performance in October.

“I’m actually excited when you’ll be able to combine your two passions, which for me is music and mutts,” she says. “It’s fairly magical, and I’ve obtained mates on board to come back have a good time with me. … Whenever you get to a sure place in your profession, you get to choose one thing that you just need to use your platform for. And it was at all times animals for me, simply rising up within the nation and having stray canines round on a regular basis, so I’m actually grateful to do this. All my friends too are at all times on board. Anytime I ask for something from MuttNation, they’re at all times comfortable to provide, and it’s given a voice to the unvoiced and that’s necessary.”

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