Maren Morris says “no one is very friendly” in country music.
The 35-year-old singer / songwriter admitted that while “some people are cool”, she believes her liberal political views have affected how she is treated by fans and fellow musicians in country music.
She shared on TikTok: “It’s been very dicey at these award shows and s***. I don’t really go to them anymore, but it’s been very heated.
“But you cannot be a full song writer and, you know, reflect reality and live through song without being political. Like, I’m sorry, it is what it is … I try to be kind, I try to be benevolent, but there are people and energies in the sphere of my work the last few years that have really put me off. So, I’ve stepped away in certain facets. But I still love country music.”
Referring to people who choose not to listen to her music due to her views, she said: “I think that’s fair. If you don’t agree with me, you can’t enjoy my music because of my viewpoints, you’re absolutely allowed to do that.
“But I am only here for an iteration of revolution around the sun, a couple, and so I do feel like I have sacrificed a lot of my mental health, my financial standing, my family, just because I am so deeply concerned and uncomfortable with the weird status quo of country music.”
Maren also shared how her divorce from Ryan Hurd – the father of her son Hayes – has affected her.
She said: “And the last few years I have definitely taken moves during Covid, post all of that – I’ve gotten divorced, I’m, like, a single mom now and I’m sort of, like, in my own weird music space. It’s really heartbreaking because I love my Texas roots, I love country music, I love Nashville – I live here [and] I have not lived anywhere else in the last 15 years – but it’s been very hot. Like, no one is very friendly.”