Maren Morris says she's getting the hell out of country music, blaming Trump-era culture biases

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Maren Morris says she’s leaving the country music genre that made her a star due to its problematic ways, which became rife during the Trump years. Morris is not only one of the top female country music stars, she is also outspoken about her progressive beliefs.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, “The Bones” singer expressed her negative feelings about the toxic state of country music today. “I thought I’d like to burn it to the ground and start over,” Morris said. “But it’s burning itself down without my help.” She added, “After the Trump years, people’s biases were on full display. It just revealed who people really were and that they were proud to be misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic. All these things were being celebrated, and it was weirdly dovetailing with this hyper-masculine branch of country music. I call it butt rock.”