JP Saxe and Maren Morris gave the live performance debut of their collaboration “Line by Line” on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Tuesday night. The pop songwriter also chatted with the host about how he and Morris came to meet each other online. “I tweeted how much …
Read More »Avenue Beat Say 'F2020' to a Rotten, Depressing Year
Back in 2019, the trio Avenue Beat released their song “Delight.” A frothy, pop-influenced production about a relationship gone sour, it came with the memorably repeated chorus line “I’m a freaking delight.” It wasn’t their single, so country radio mostly ignored it, and Quincy, Illinois, natives Savana Santos, Sam Backoff, …
Read More »Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris Team for Devilish Duet 'Way Too Pretty for Prison'
Miranda Lambert teams with Maren Morris for a murderous revenge fantasy against a cheating partner in the new song “Way Too Pretty for Prison,” released on Monday. It’s the fourth track Lambert has offered from her upcoming album Wildcard. Opening with an atonal squall and Lambert’s laughter, “Way Too Pretty …
Read More »Hear the Highwomen Promote Togetherness in New Song 'Crowded Table'
The Highwomen offer up a hymn of togetherness and support in “Crowded Table,” the second track released from the supergroup’s upcoming debut album. The group also recently released “Redesigning Women” from the self-titled project, which was produced by Dave Cobb. “You can hold my hand when you need to let …
Read More »How a Country Festival Dispelled Myths About Women in Country Music
It’s a few minutes after gates have opened for day one of Chicago’s LakeShake Festival and Rachel Wammack is sitting backstage surrounded by small trailers: ones for Lindsay Ell, Cassadee Pope, Lauren Alaina, Maren Morris and a shared one for Miranda Lambert and the Pistol Annies. This is an unusual …
Read More »Maren Morris: Country Radio Is Going to 'Get Its Sh-t Together'
“Eventually country radio is going to get its shit together and play everyone,” Maren Morris told the crowd gathered yesterday at CMT’s Next Women of Country showcase at Nashville’s City Winery. There to celebrate the 2019 class and accept the annual Impact Award presented by Natalie Hemby, Morris (part of …
Read More »Maren Morris Scores First Dance Chart Hit With 'The Middle'
Maren Morris made a little music history this week, becoming the first country artist to top Billboard‘s Dance Mix/Show Airplay chart since its 2003 inception, thanks to her Zedd and Grey collaboration “The Middle.” The trio released the electro-pop song in late January, with the track later appearing prominently in …
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