Maren Morris
Maren Larae Morris (born April 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress from Arlington, Texas. Her music has been described as country pop and country incorporating elements of R&B, hip-hop, rock, and pop. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, an American Music Award, five Country Music Association Awards, and five Academy of Country Music Awards.
Morris's debut single, "My Church", from her major-label debut studio album, Hero (2016), 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, she was featured on the song "The Middle", written by Grey and Zedd, which reached the top ten in various countries.
Her second studio album, titled Girl, followed in 2019; it included number one US Country Airplay single "Girl" and number one Hot Country single "The Bones". Morris's third studio album, Humble Quest (2022), earned her a Guinness World Records for most first-day and first-week streams for a country album by a female artist on Amazon Music. Dreamsicle was released as her fourth studio album in 2025, failing to enter the both US Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts.
In addition to her solo work, Morris has recorded as a member of the Highwomen. She had two albums certified for sales certifications in North America and has scored three number one songs on the Country Airplay chart as well as eight top ten songs on the Hot Country Songs chart. In 2018, Morris was featured in Forbes's 30 Under 30 list. Out magazine recognized her as one of the most impactful and influential LGBTQ artists of 2024, and she was included on the Billboard Decade-End of the top 50 most successful Country Artists of the 2010s. In 2024, she was included on the Billboard list of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time.
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