Maren Morris established herself as a Nashville force with her major-label debut, Hero, which showed off her powerful voice and fresh outlook on the stomping “80s Mercedes” and the gospel-tinged GRAMMYⓇ-winner “My Church.” In 2018, she crossed over into the pop world, touring with duet partner Niall Horan and hitting it big with the bouncy Zedd and Grey collaboration “The Middle.” Morris' blending of country's bedrock ideals, like the fingerpicked guitars of “The Bones” and the plainspoken lyricism of “Common,” with pop touches like plush synths and storming choruses makes her one of music's most exciting artists—no matter the genre.