Miranda Lambert wants a 'ribbon' for surviving the country music business
Miranda Lambert has reflected on the challenges of the country music industry.
Miranda Lambert thinks she deserves a "ribbon" for surviving the country music industry in the 2010s.
The 42-year-old singer feels proud that the likes of herself, Carrie Underwood and a few other female artists were able to achieve sustained success in the country industry through the decade.
During an appearance on the Popcast podcast, Miranda explained: "In the 2010 era, it was like there were no females at all.
"Carrie Underwood and I made it through pretty much a solid, at least, seven years of only guy artists coming out of country music. It’s like, ‘Wow, this is really off-kilter a little bit.'"
On reflection, Miranda now recognises that the 2010s were a "hard" time for female artists in the country music industry.
She said: "We should get a ribbon for surviving that. That was a hard time, honestly."
Miranda feels a strong bond with Carrie, even though they've barely crossed paths during their careers.
Miranda shared: "Carrie and I went to each other’s residencies in Vegas, and it was a really cool bonding moment. We had never seen each other. You know why? There were only two girls for so long. We weren’t playing the same shows ever.
"It was kind of crazy that just three years ago, we finally saw each other’s show for the first time."
Meanwhile, Miranda previously claimed that her sudden rise to fame had a detrimental impact on her health.
The singer - who released her self-titled debut album in 2001 - said in her Y'all Eat Yet? cookbook: "I've had to deal with the ups and downs of [weight and body image] my whole life, and definitely the road makes it harder to find good food and find time to exercise and all of that. It took me a minute to adjust all of that."
Despite this, Miranda feels her fans helped her to overcome her insecurities.
She said: "It was the fans who helped me with that, because girls would come up to me and be like, ‘Thanks for just being normal-sized and confident in who you are, no matter what size you are.’ And that always saved me for my own self when I would get doubtful or worried about it."
