Grammy winning country pop star Maren Morris has made her way to New Zealand as a headlining act.  

After starting at just 15 years old, her 20 year career has seen her break boundaries, win numerous awards, and producing multiplatinum and gold certified music.  

Morris is a few shows into her ‘Dreamsicle’ tour, having performed in Australia and Auckland, with one more show in Christchurch before she hops over to the States.  

She told Mike Hosking headlining her own tour has been incredible.  

“We’ve only done a handful of shows, but the crowds are so energetic, and they’re also a listening crowd,” Morris explained. 

“They really want to hear the stories behind the songs and how they were written ... it’s a great balance of like, y’know, they want to hear the backstories, but they’re also having fun and dancing.” 

“It’s a perfect crowd.” 

Morris’ career started early, but that doesn’t mean her success came early as well, which she says made the transition easier to handle.  

“Nothing of my career has happened overnight, or has been like, too quick to digest.” 

“The saying in Nashville is that it’s a ten-year town, so it takes ten years for most of the successful people to even have a song or album that resonates,” Morris told Hosking.  

“I think there’s obviously with any big success, there is a dose of timing and luck, all of those things.” 

“You just have to keep going and keep your eye on the target because it is ever moving.” 

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