Maren Morris Speaks Out About Gender & Race Disparities in Country Music

Maren Morris is getting candid about the state of country.

The 30-year-old singer-songwriter made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (March 11).

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During her appearance, she spoke about her upcoming performance at the Grammy Awards with John Mayer and shared her plans for her son Hayes’ first birthday party.

Maren also shared what she wants to do with her commemorative plaque from Spotify after passing a billion streams.

Plus, she spoke about writing new music in quarantine, her inspirational song “Better Than I Found It,” and using her platform to speak out for inequality in country music, and the disparities in both gender and race within the genre.

Maren Morris also talked about finding love with Ryan Hurd – find out how it happened!