One of my personal heroes is the subject of this week's puzzle. I started listening to her music in 2006 when I fellow intern asked me if I had heard this song called "Tim McGraw"? I had not, but once I did, I was hooked. One of my biggest regrets in life is not attending a show she held at a small restaurant/bar in Herndon, VA. My girlfriend at the time wasn't 21 so she couldn't go and she thought the intern who introduced me to the subject of the puzzle liked me, ergo I could not go. I was a young pup at the time so I acquiesced. I'm wiser today and my wife wouldn't be so jealous as to deny me that experience. C'est la vie, I suppose.
Anyway, I know I'm technically a day late but I wanted to release this on the subject's birthday. I used to have a tradition where I would watch all of her music videos in chronological order every 12/13. My best man actually mentioned it in his speech at my wedding. I say I stopped doing that although we held a little get together this weekend and we did indeed play all of her music videos, so that was nice. Anyway, when today's subject release two albums that were both 8-letters, I knew I had something. I crafted this puzzle many months ago and scheduled it to drop during her birthday week. I couldn't fit in all the album titles, hence the name of today's puzzle. I didn't want to make any album feel slighted. Anyway, I've rambled enough. Enjoy.
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