Maren Larae Morris was born on April 10, 1990 and is an American singer-songwriter.
While Maren Larae Morris is rooted in the country genre, her music also blends elements of pop, R&B, and hip-hop.
Born and raised in Arlington, Texas, Morris enjoyed singing as a child. She started publicly performing in her preteen years and toured throughout Texas.
Morris’s fourth studio album Hero (2016) was released on Columbia Nashville and blended country with R&B styles. Its lead single “My Church” became her breakout single at country radio and was followed by the commercially successful songs “80s Mercedes”, “I Could Use a Love Song” and “Rich.” In 2018, Morris collaborated with Grey and Zedd on the song “The Middle”. Released as a single, the track became a top ten pop success in various countries.
In addition to her solo work, she has recorded as a member of The Highwomen and in collaboration with her husband, Ryan Hurd.
Morris has had two albums certified for sales certifications in North America. She has scored three number one songs on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and eight top ten songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Morris has won multiple accolades including one Grammy award, five Academy of Country Music Awards, one American Music award and five Country Music Association Awards.
Are Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves friends?
Thanks to Musgraves, Morris was able to hone her songwriting skills, make industry connections, and catapult her career to award-winning heights. While the pair have yet to collaborate on a song together, both women have many more years of making music ahead of them and may still grace us with a duet.
Maren Morris owes a lot to her longtime friendship with Kacey Musgraves. Although the pair have yet to collaborate on a song, either writing or singing, Morris owes a lot of her professional and personal success to her friendship with Musgraves