

The Love Junkies—Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, and Hillary Lindsey—are the writers responsible for some of modern country’s most emotionally nuanced hits. They live up to their moniker with Little Big Town’s swooning “Girl Crush,” but their range goes deep. Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty” tackles the reality of vulnerability, and McKenna’s own “You Can’t Break a Woman,” about the ravages of alcoholism on a relationship, could break the hardest of hearts.