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Maren Morris And Ryan Hurd Share Their Story in New Duet

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd chatted with CBS This Morning about their first duet “Chasing After You” and the steamy video that goes with the new song. Ryan said, “We’ve…

Maren Morris And Ryan Hurd Share Their Story in New Duet
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Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd chatted with CBS This Morning about their first duet "Chasing After You" and the steamy video that goes with the new song.

Ryan said, "We've written a lot of songs together and for each other. But this is kind of the first time we've stepped out in this way."

Maren adds, "It really reminded me of Ryan and my story, getting together, when we first met." The couple first met as songwriters back in 2013. During their very first session, they wrote "Last Turn Home." Morris recalled, "It's like, 'Hey, Tim McGraw recorded this song, we should probably keep writing together."

Ryan recalled, "Maren is really good. That was it. I mean, I was always just in awe with the way she could sing and the way that she could write, like, just different songs than anybody else. So that, I mean, that's intimidating and special at the same time."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.