Maren Morris To Jake Owen: Country Should ‘Hold Our Own People Accountable’

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

June 30th, 2020 3:37 PM

Maren Morris has reacted to Jake Owen on Twitter after fans blasted him yesterday for support Chase Rice in playing a show on Saturday and being criticized by fellow artist including Kelsea Ballerini.

Jake originally posted to Twitter last night (6/29), “In a world full of hate, be a light. I swear I’ve heard that on OUR country radio stations. It’s amazing how many country artists, songwriters and media outlets are quick to throw shade at our own people. Sad really.”

Maren reacted today (6/30), “I love you but it is perfectly okay to hold “our own” people accountable for a poor decision that will keep us all out of work even longer. I know you care about your band, crew, and fans. I’m not canceling anyone, I am respectfully wondering why they would screw us all over.”

The tweet has since been deleted.

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  Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd attend the 2019 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Maren Morris attends the 2018 CMT Artists of The Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 17, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Maren Morris performs at her “GIRL: The World Tour” at Brooklyn Steel on May 03, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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  Maren Morris performs onstage during 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - I'm Still Standing: A GRAMMY Salute To Elton John at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on January 30, 2018 in New York City.

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  Maren Morris accepts the Best Country Solo Performance award for 'My Church' onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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  T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Maren Morris, and Eric Church perform onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.
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  Maren Morris (L) and Ryan Hurd attend the 65th Annual BMI Country awards on November 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Maren Morris speaks in the press room of the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Keith Urban and Maren Morris pose backstage during the 10th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Rob Stringer, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville Randy Goodman, and Manager Janet Weir attend the Sony Music Entertainment 2018 Post-Grammy Reception on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

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  Maren Morris attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Maren Morris, Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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  Maren Morris performs onstage during the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  Maren Morris performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Karen Fairchild, Maren Morris, and Thomas Rhett pose for a photo backstage during the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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