“We’re texting all the time. We have a lot of songs that nobody’s heard yet that we’d love for them to one day,” Monroe says. “We can’t have our last record we make be a Christmas record. Even though ...

Suddenly, though, she’s facing some strong competition for that title from … herself. Just two months before she jumps back into the fray on her own, Lambert has released “Hell on Heels,” the debut ...