PERFORMS AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,
SITS DOWN WITH WILLIE GEIST FOR “SUNDAY TODAY,” NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS
SITS DOWN WITH WILLIE GEIST FOR “SUNDAY TODAY,” NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS
Photo credit: Andy Barron
Grammy-winning artist Maren Morris celebrated a momentous 2022 with a sold-out headline show at Nashville’s iconic Bridgestone Arena on Friday night, her first time ever playing the venue and the final show of her much-lauded North American Humble Quest tour. Maren welcomed an array of special guests including Sheryl Crow, Kristin Chenoweth (for a duet of Wicked’s “For Good”), Hozier (for their collaborative version of Maren’s quadruple Platinum “The Bones”), her The Highwomen bandmates Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires and openers Brittany Spencer and Ruston Kelly.
Additionally, Maren performed alongside The Highwomen at this weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors, airing on CBS later this month, in tribute to Amy Grant. On Sunday, “TODAY” aired Maren’s recent Sunday Sitdown with host Willie Geist; watch the interview in full here.
2022 has been a standout year for the superstar. Her March album Humble Quest has been named to early best of the year lists from Pitchfork, the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone and earned her three Grammy nominations for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for the Gold-certified “Circles Around This Town.” Her Humble Quest tour saw her play sold out shows at iconic venues across the country including the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, two nights at Radio City Music Hall and more.
Humble Quest, released via Sony Music Nashville’s Columbia Nashville, debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and broke the record for most first day and first week streams globally on Amazon Music for a country album by a female artist. In addition to its three Grammy nominations, the album was nominated for Album Of The Year at this year’s CMA Awards.
Photo credit: Rachel Deeb
Left photo: Kristin Chenoweth, Maren Morris. Right photo: Brittany Spencer, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby, Sheryl Crow. Photo credit: Andy Barron
Praise for Humble Quest:
“Pocket-size but with alpha presence, like a country music Mighty Mouse.”
“Maren Morris is the country artist most gracefully poised
at the spot where future thinking meets time-honored ways.”
at the spot where future thinking meets time-honored ways.”
“It feels matter-of-factly masterful…she already seems
like one of the most influential stylists in modern country.”
like one of the most influential stylists in modern country.”
“There’s an undeniable presence of punchy guitar throughout, as well
as a breezy, laidback feel to many of the songs…there’s a mood of grappling with impermanence, of reaching for comfort in togetherness and companionship, that
keeps the project from drifting into everything-is- fucked territory.”
as a breezy, laidback feel to many of the songs…there’s a mood of grappling with impermanence, of reaching for comfort in togetherness and companionship, that
keeps the project from drifting into everything-is- fucked territory.”
“A harmonious step back more into her country-leaning origins,
Humble Quest completely reorients Morris’ place in the musical landscape…
some of Morris’ most inspired work yet.”
Humble Quest completely reorients Morris’ place in the musical landscape…
some of Morris’ most inspired work yet.”
“Humble Quest…reflects Morris’ personal growth after two popular
albums and multi-platinum hits that centered her as an outspoken and genre-fluid
star in a rapidly changing country music landscape.”
albums and multi-platinum hits that centered her as an outspoken and genre-fluid
star in a rapidly changing country music landscape.”
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