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Maren Morris is planning to join the wave of young country music stars who have stepped away from the stage this year.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old singer made the revelation in a recent interview with \u201cToday.\u201d Morris said that she plans to take time off after her dreamGirl Tour wraps on Aug. 15 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. She said she plans to spend time with her 6-year-old son and focus on songwriting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is sort of my last tour for a bit, because I want to be able to free think more and be in the studio more, and just figure out what I want to say next,\u201d she said. <\/b><\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s been 10 years of touring, so no real time to stop and truly be creative unless I carve out the time.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to be home a little bit more after this run,\u201d she added. \u201cSo we\u2019ll do this string of shows, knock it out, and I\u2019ll go home. My son is starting kindergarten, and I really wanted to be off the road when that began. I\u2019ll just get back in the studio and figure out what the eff happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n Morris is now the eighth young country artist to step away or announce plans to step away <\/b><\/a>from the stage in 2026.<\/p>\n She made headlines earlier this year when she angered fans of President Donald Trump with a social media post.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have forgiveness for the triple Trumpers or any of the Trumpers,\u201d she wrote on her Instagram Stories. <\/b><\/a>\u201cYou did vote for this.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a dementia-ridden, diaper-clad, cornball, ex-TV host, bankrupt to (expletive),\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n MORE BY<\/p>\n BRIAN LINDER<\/p>\n