The music industry is constantly evolving at a rapid pace, with new artists often claiming they are the "first" to achieve significant milestones, but these claims often aren't fact-checked due to short memories. Senior Music Writer Jewly Hight has found that artists are connecting their work to musical and cultural lineages that were around before them. Examples include Veronique Medrano, a Mexican-American singer and songwriter from Texas, who combined Tejano and other Mexican regional music styles with country and Americana. Kacey Musgraves, who is non-Hispanic but proudly claims Texas, has also begun paying tribute to Latin country performers. Meanwhile, Megan Moroney, a new generation of country stars, credits her influence on the influence of older artists.