{"id":2402738,"date":"2026-05-05T07:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2402738"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:26:20","slug":"maren-morris-praises-women-dominating-country-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/maren-morris-praises-women-dominating-country-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Maren Morris Praises Women Dominating Country Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/maren-morris\/\">Maren Morris<\/a> is weighing in on the current wave of women dominating country music, and she has nothing but praise for her peers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSpeaking with hosts <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/o9aVHJJOSS8\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mack and Jen<\/a> on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sxm.app.link\/PRlink-SiriusXMHits1\">SiriusXM Hits 1<\/a><\/em>, Morris singled out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ella-langley\/\">Ella Langley<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lainey-wilson\/\">Lainey Wilson<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/megan-moroney\/\">Megan Moroney<\/a> as artists exciting her right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m so excited that they\u2019re all crushing it,\u201d Morris said, \u201cbecause for a very long time it was pretty sparse having women dominate the charts and awards and just be paid what they\u2019re worth. It\u2019s amazing to see that tide turning and them all just having this huge moment right now simultaneously without competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/maren-morris\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMorris was equally effusive about the songwriters behind the records, noting her personal connections to many of them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m friends with a lot of them and I\u2019m super proud that they\u2019re on these big projects,\u201d she said. \u201cThe songwriting is just getting so good and that always makes me excited to continue writing.\u201d She added: \u201cIt\u2019s just nice to know right now that there\u2019s so much quality music happening. I love that country is having a moment \u2014 it\u2019s always to me been a global genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe comments come at a significant moment for women in country. Wilson took home four CMA Awards in 2023 and has since become one of the genre\u2019s biggest live draws. Moroney\u2019s debut <em>Tennessee Orange<\/em> reached the top five of the Billboard 200, while Langley scored her first No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me\u201d featuring Riley Green. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe three artists represent a broader shift in a genre that has historically struggled to give women equal footing on radio and at awards shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe comments come at a significant moment for women in country. Wilson took home four CMA Awards in 2023 and has since become one of the genre\u2019s biggest live draws. Moroney\u2019s debut <em>Tennessee Orange<\/em> reached the top five of the Billboard 200, while Langley scored her first No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me\u201d featuring Riley Green. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe three artists represent a broader shift in a genre that has historically struggled to give women equal footing on radio and at awards shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMorris herself has long been among country\u2019s most outspoken advocates for that change, having publicly addressed industry pay disparities and the underrepresentation of women on country radio throughout her career. Her 2019 single \u201cThe Bones\u201d spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart \u2014 a record at the time for a female solo artist \u2014 and her album <em>Girl<\/em> won Best Country Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Her 2016 debut <em>Hero<\/em> produced the top five country hit \u201cMy Church\u201d and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMorris released her most recent studio album, <em>Intermission<\/em>, in 2023. The full interview with Mack and Jen airs on <em>SiriusXM Hits 1<\/em>, channel 2, Monday through Friday at noon ET.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maren Morris is weighing in on the current wave of women dominating country music, and she has nothing but praise for her peers. Speaking with hosts Mack and Jen on SiriusXM Hits 1, Morris singled out Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney as artists exciting her right now. \u201cI\u2019m so excited that they\u2019re all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2046567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[309228,21932],"class_list":["post-2402738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-genre-country","tag-music-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maren-Morris-Beat-The-Devil-Debuts-in-Sheriff-Country-Trailer.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402739,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402738\/revisions\/2402739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}