Carly Pearce and Ryan Hurd are some of the most notable names in the country music industry. Before this, Maren Morris was among them until she decided to leave the genre behind because of its toxicity. More recently, the two stars mentioned above announced their collaboration, which many believed caused a rift between Pearce and Morris; could this be true?
According to Billboard, Pearce and Hurd will collaborate on a song. Still, many people speculated that their sudden team-up caused the friendship between the former and Morris to end, as she's previously married to the country star.
Morris and Hurd married in 2018, welcomed their baby in 2020 and legally separated in October 2023. Many people also alleged that Pearce unfollowed Morris on Instagram after she released the song "The Tree," one of her first tracks since leaving country music.
Carly Pearce Clears Up Rumors About Her Maren Morris' Friendship Rift/Feud
Pearce immediately took to social media to clarify the rumors circulating about her and Morris, saying there is no feud between them.
Taking to her official X account, she replied to a fan who shared a post insinuating that there might be a feud between the two artists.
She responded: "Okay. Since I have seen this all over, I figured I would respond. Ryan has a been a friend of mine for over 10 yrs."
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Okay. Since I have seen this all over, I figured I would respond. Ryan has a been a friend of mine for over 10 yrs. I was asked by my label to record this song with him for the Petty tribute and of course I said yes because he’s a great artist. STOP making something out of…
— Carly Pearce (@carlypearce) March 4, 2024
The musician further explained that her record label was the one who asked her to record the song as it would be a tribute track for Tom Petty.
"of course I said yes because he's a great artist. STOP making something out of nothing!" she added.
The fan immediately apologized to Pearce, as he wrote, "Thank you for clearing it up and apologies on my end. I've been told a completely different story from trusted friends & other people and went with it. Apologies again to you & your fans. Will still be a supporter."
As of this writing, Maren Morris has yet to share her insights.
Carly Pearce, Ryan Hurd Collaboration
Ryan Hurd and Carly Pearce's upcoming cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song will be a part of a compilation album as a tribute to Petty.
Other musicians in the album include Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Dolly Parton, and many more. It was announced last week that the project will be available for streaming on major music platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify starting on May 21, 2024. (via Yahoo)
Hurd has been busy with his music career following his divorce from Morris as he already dropped a track, "Midwest Rock & Roll," on March 1, and he also teamed up with Carter Faith for the song "Lights Out" in January 2024.
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