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      Maren Morris Sings Praise for Black Female Country Artists in CMA Acceptance Speech

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      Having been named Female Vocalist of the Year, the ‘GIRL’ hitmaker honors Linda Martell, Yola, Mickey Guyton and Brittney Spencer for making the genre ‘so beautiful’.

      Nov 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Singer Maren Morris shone a light on black female country artists at Wednesday’s (November 11) CMA Awards, thanking them for making the genre “so beautiful”.
      The “GIRL” hitmaker picked up her third accolade of the night when she was named Female Vocalist of the Year, and she used her acceptance speech to promote the work of some of her favourite black artists, old and new.
      After sharing her “love” for her fellow nominees Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Kacey Musgraves, and Carrie Underwood, she said, “There are some names in my mind that I wanna give recognition to because I’m just a fan of their music, and they’re as country as it gets, and I just want them all to know how much we love them back, and just check out their music after this.”

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      Maren then reeled off a list of names including Linda Martell, Yola, Mickey Guyton, and Brittney Spencer, and added, “There are so many amazing black women that pioneered and continue to pioneer this genre, and I know they’re gonna come after me, they’ve come before me, but you’ve made this genre so, so beautiful. I hope you know that we see you. Thank you for making me so inspired as a singer in this genre.”
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      Wrapping up her speech, the new mum, who also took home Single of the Year and Song of the Year for The Bones, gushed, “This is just been the most magical night, I get to go see my baby after this. Thank you country music, this means the world.”
      Maren was also a performer at the CMAs, which took place at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee in front of a live, socially-distanced audience filled with nominees and their guests.

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      CMA Awards 2020: Maren Morris Wins Big, Eric Church Rounds Out Full Winner List

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      The ‘My Church’ songstress bags three major awards including Female Vocalist of the Year, while the ‘Drink in My Hand’ crooner is honored with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year.

      Nov 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Maren Morris has come out victorious at the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards. The 30-year-old singer dominated the full winner list with three awards, including a win for Female Vocalist of the Year.
      The “My Church” songstress beat out other strong contenders, including Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Kacey Musgraves and Carrie Underwood for the title. She also scored Single of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit single “The Bones”.
      Also scoring multiple gongs was Luke Combs, who was named Male Vocalist of the Year and earned Album of the Year for his second studio album “What You See Is What You Get”, which was released in November last year.
      Eric Church, meanwhile, was honored with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year. “It’s going to be music that brings us out of this,” he said in his acceptance speech. “Music is going to save the entire world.” It marked his first win in the category after previously nominated three times for the title.

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      Other winners included Old Dominion as Vocal Group of the Year, Dan + Shay as Vocal Duo of the Year, Morgan Wallen as New Artist of the Year and Jenee Fleenor as Musician of the Year. Charley Pride was additionally presented with Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
      Carly Pearce and Lee Brice were announced prior to the Wednesday, November 11 live show as the winners of Musical Event of the Year for their collaboration “I Hope You’re Happy Now”, while Miranda Lambert won Music Video of the Year early for her “Bluebird” clip.
      Brice was supposed to perform “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Pearce at the event, but he had to drop out of the event after testing positive for COVID-19. Charles Kelley of Lady A (previously Lady Antebellum) was tapped to fill in for Brice and taped his performance with Pearce, but later the trio was also forced to pull out at last minute after an “immediate family member” tested positive for the virus.
      The 2020 CMA Awards was held at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee with Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker as the hosts.
      Full Winner List of 2020 CMA Awards

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      Maren Morris Pays Tribute to BLM Activists in New Protest Song

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      The country music singer speaks out against systemic racism and police brutality in a newly-premiered music video for her latest single called ‘Better Than We Found It’.
      Oct 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Maren Morris has rush-released a new single to sum up how she feels as a new mum living in 2020 America.
      “Better Than We Found It” and its accompanying video, directed by Gabrielle Woodland, dropped on Friday (02Oct20), and Maren tells WENN she felt compelled to record and release the track as soon as she had co-written it.
      The country star, who became a first-time mum in March (20) – at the beginning of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic – says, “I wanted to write something to address exactly how I feel right now, and this came together pretty quickly.”
      “It’s a protest song – it’s the most American thing to protest and protest songs have been so embedded in American culture. I think the world right now is sort of in a perpetual mourning period and I wanted to have a song that had weight but also had hope. I still have hope for this country and for the future of it, and as a new mother, I wanted to promise my son that I’m going to do everything in my power to leave this world better than the one I came into and the one I see right now.”
      The video features members of Maren’s Nashville community, including the family of Daniel Hambrick, who was killed by police officers in 2018 and young Black Lives Matter protesters. It ends with a letter Maren wrote to her baby son, Hayes.

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      Director Woodland adds, “I think Maren says it best in her letter to Hayes when she states, ‘Our education must grow along side our empathy.’ ”
      “In present day America, we’re constantly told what to think about certain people, their lifestyles and situations that might be different than the average American experience. For this video, Maren wanted to break down the barriers that separate us and remind everyone that, at the end of the day, we are all the same. We are all human and we need to take a lot more time to listen and understand each other.”
      “The political climate we live in right now doesn’t give a lot of room for people to converse, and it’s so easy look at our world in black and white. Maren and I both thought it was important to highlight real stories happening to actual people.”
      A portion of proceeds from sales of the single will be donated to the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first nonprofit organisation created by black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of black women and girls.
      The single comes less than three weeks after Maren was named Female Artist of the Year at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards.

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      Maren Morris Ends Dan+Shay and Justin Bieber's Hot Country Songs Chart Domination

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      ‘The Bones’ has helped the ‘I Could Use a Love Song’ singer, who is pregnant with her first child, to become the first solo female to top the Billboard countdown since 2016.
      Mar 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pregnant Maren Morris has scored a big hit for country music’s women by hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
      The success of her song “The Bones” makes Maren the first solo female to top the countdown since 2016.
      “The Bones” ends the long run of Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber’s “10,000 Hours”, which held the number one spot for 21 weeks.
      Maren is now officially on her countdown to motherhood – her first child is due in weeks.

      Morris also recently performed one of the final shows at this year’s Houston Rodeo in Texas, before the schedule was scrapped by city officials trying to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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      Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett Dominate Nominations at 2020 ACM Awards

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      The upcoming 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards is going to be hosted by one of the nominees Keith Urban at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett lead the nominees for the 2020 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards with five nominations each, combining their appearances and production credits.
      Maren earned her five nominations across four categories, including Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for “GIRL”, Music Event of the Year for her involvement on Miranda Lambert’s “Fooled Around and Fell In Love”, and Group of the Year for her work with The Highwomen.
      Meanwhile, Thomas was also nominated in four categories, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for “Center Point Road”, and Video of the Year for “Remember You Young”.
      Maren will face off against Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Carrie Underwood for Female Artist of the Year, while Thomas has competition from Dierks Bentley, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, and Keith Urban for Male Artist of the Year.
      Elsewhere on the shortlist, pop star Justin Bieber also bagged an impressive four nominations for his Dan + Shay collaboration “10,000 Hours”, tying country stars Old Dominion and Blake Shelton who were also successful on the shortlist.
      Rapper Lil Nas X was also nominated for his crossover hit, “Old Town Road”, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, for Music Event of the Year.
      Women are represented in every major category where they are eligible for the 2020 ACM Awards, including Entertainer of the Year (Carrie Underwood) and album of the year (Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert).
      The awards have faced criticism in years past for their failure to include major female country artists in top categories, with last year’s host Reba McEntire commenting of the past disparities, “It doesn’t make me very happy because we’ve got some very talented women out there who are working their butts off.”
      There were also an impressive twenty-five artists and industry creators who received nominations for the first time, including country music singers Lauren Alaina and Ashley McBryde.
      The nominations were announced on Thursday, February 27, 2020, with Keith Urban also named as the host of the ceremony, replacing Reba, who helmed last year’s prizegiving for the 16th time.
      The 55th ACM Awards take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5.

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