MAREN Morris has addressed her recent wardrobe malfunction during a live performance after it went viral on social media.
On July 16, the 34-year-old singer-songwriter said “nothing embarrasses me anymore” in reference to the on-stage blunder, while joking she wants to “frame” the outfit.
The incident occurred during Maren’s performance at Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July picnic in Camden, New Jersey.
The My Bones hit-maker was wearing a denim skirt with a high side slit when she accidentally flashed audience members during a rendition of The Middle, her hit collaboration with DJ Zedd and American electronic music duo Grey.
Commenting on the gaffe on Tuesday, Maren posted a cheeky TikTok video set to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s sexually explicit 2020 hit WAP.
“Hey guyz did anything weird happen today?!?!” the Grammy-winning artist wrote over a clip of her looking around sheepishly.
She captioned the post, “I think I’ll frame the skirt.”
Maren also replied to a fan comment praising her for “the only appropriate response” to what eventually became a slightly NSFW concert.
“Like, I’ve given birth,” she wrote. “Nothing embarrasses me anymore.”
Maren has a four-year-old son Hayes with her ex-husband, the musician Ryan Hurd.
The former couple tied the knot in 2018 before separating in 2023, when Maren filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences in their marriage”.
Other TikTok users also celebrated Maren’s expert handling of the situation, with one person writing, “love you even more for this you absolute legend” in the comments section.
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“We met you in the middle!” another comment read, cheekily referencing the 2018 dance hit.
A third person added, “my favorite thing about you is how unbothered you are and as you should queen.”
As videos from the New Jersey music festival began circulating online, fans wondered why no one had thought to warn Maren about a potential faux-pas.
“You mean to tell me no one on that stage noticed and tried to tell her!!!” one TikTok user commented under a snippet from the show.
Maren Morris Awards
Maren Morris has enjoyed a lucratic career as a country singer. She has racked up a number of awards since she arrived on the scene.
Here’s a look at her many accolades:
- Country Music Association Award: Album of the Year (2019)
- Country Music Association Award: Female Vocalist of the Year (2020)
- Grammy Award: Best Country Solo Performance (2017)
- Country Music Association Award: Song of the Year (2020)
- Country Music Association Award: New Artist of the Year (2017)
- Country Music Association Award: Single of the Year (2020)
- Academy of Country Music Award: Music Event of the Year (2020)
- Academy of Country Music Award: Song of the Year (2021)
- iHeartRadio Music Award: Song of the Year (2019)
- Billboard Music Award: Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year (2019)
- iHeartRadio Music Award: Dance Song of the Year (2019)
- iHeartRadio Music Award: Country Song of the Year (2021)
- GLAAD Media Award: Excellence in Media Award (2023)
- Academy of Country Music Award: Female Artist of the Year (2021, 2020)
- American Music Award: Favorite Female Vocalist (2020)
- Billboard Music Award: Top Country Female Artist of the Year (2018, 2020)
The country music singer, who has collaborated with Niall Horan, Taylor Swift, and Thomas Rhett, recently revealed that she identifies as bisexual.
She made the announcement during Pride month, sharing photographs of herself holding a rainbow flag during a tour stop in Arizona on June 9.
“Phoenix, Arizona. Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and many other terms)”, she captioned the Instagram post.
Fans hailed Maren as their “favorite bicon” in the comments section, with one person writing, “Happy Pride, you perfect human! So proud of you.”
A vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Maren was previously forced to defend her decision to take her young son, then three, to a drag show.
In March 2023, Maren joined artists like Hozier, Brittany Howard, Hayley Williams, and Sheryl Crow to perform at a Nashville benefit concert held in protest of Tennessee’s anti-LGBTQ laws.
She later received criticism for bringing her toddler to the event.
During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson show in April this year, Maren hit back at her critics, saying “it was completely family-friendly” and “an amazing expression of artistry”.
She also reaffirmed her commitment to the queer community, adding, “If it costs me fans by standing up for people that truly need all the megaphoning, I am OK with you not being at the show.”
On September 15, 2023, Maren released the songs The Tree and Get the Hell Out of Here as she announced her decision to quit mainstream country music after she noticed “it’s being used as this really toxic weapon in culture wars” in the US.
In an interview published the same day, she told the Los Angeles Times, “I thought I’d like to burn [the genre] to the ground and start over. But it’s burning itself down without my help.”
