Maren Morris just pulled a Taylor Swift. The “Rich” singer is gearing up for the release of new music by sharing the so far never-before-heard tunes with 25 special fans in London. Presumably borrowing the idea from Taylor, who famously shared her last two albums with select groups of fans in exclusive listening parties across the world, Maren took to social media to share a behind-the-scenes video of the event, which took place in a flat she rented.
“I feel relief because I have already obviously made up my mind about all of these songs, and that took long enough and it took even longer to record them and mix them,” Maren said in the clip’s voiceover. “To have innocent ears just like in complete purity listen to them without any politics involved or publishers or whatever, that was like the first time just pure fans were listening to those songs for the first time.” Maren adds she “got to talk about my inspiration behind each song,” while the fans shared “their favorites {and ate] hot chicken.”
last night I rented a flat and got to share several songs from my 2nd record with 25 fans in London. we got to talk about my inspiration behind each song, their favorites, + eat hot chicken. suffice it to say, we’re all stoked. ???????????????????????? #MarensNashville pic.twitter.com/RDaAfvjuyU
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) November 28, 2018
About Last Night… ???? pic.twitter.com/85jKaBxLgP
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) November 28, 2018
A few fans took to Twitter to react to the experience, writing they “can’t bloody wait to get MM2 & go a long drive!”
Well, @MarenMorris is the most humble, down-to-earth lass! Unreal night hanging with her & hearing astounding new tracks. Thank you SO much Maren, @RyanHurd & your most excellent team, for giving us an evening of treasured memories. Can’t bloody wait to get MM2 & go a long drive!
— Sheree Stray (@Shereestray) November 27, 2018
Shared the most special evening with @MarenMorris and a bunch of other lovely people! Can’t believe I got this lucky. Thank you MM for sharing your time and your music with us! Had to fight the tears through ‘to hell and back’ once again! ???? #songIwishIdwrittenformylove
— Cat Petrucci (@CatPetrucci) November 27, 2018
Thank you for such an amazing evening @MarenMorris!! This new album is truly incredible and I’m honoured that I got to be one of the first to hear some of the new songs ❤️
— jess (@HeyItsJessW) November 27, 2018
the past 2 days have honestly been some of the best of my life. so happy to know @marenmorris’ music and wooooow is she talented. mm2 era is officially kicked off then!? ????????????
— Becky ???? (@_beckygitsham) November 27, 2018
love a casual Tuesday evening spent hanging out in a living room with @MarenMorris listening to a bunch of tracks from MM2. no one is ready for this era ????????????????????
— Ria (@riawebb) November 27, 2018
So I’ve just been lucky enough to hear a bunch of @MarenMorris ‘s MM2 album and holy shit the world isn’t ready !!
— Ashley (@Ashley_Albus) November 27, 2018
Had the privilege of hearing the absolutely amazing songs from the upcoming MM2 album tonight at a listening party in #London…what an amazing night! Thank you so much @MarenMorris (and @RyanHurd!) has such a great time and can’t wait for the album release! ❤️
— Mel Osten (@MelOsten) November 27, 2018
No official word just yet on when Maren plans to release her sophomore project.