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Maren Morris celebrates her 30th birthday today (4/10). Let’s take a look at the last couple of years in the new mom’s amazing career in country music.

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Maren Morris celebrates her 30th birthday today (4/10). Let's take a look at the last couple of years in the new mom's amazing career in country music.

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


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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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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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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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Maren Morris (L) and Ryan Hurd attend the 65th Annual BMI Country awards on November 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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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 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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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 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 is seen backsage prior to performing exclusively for Hilton Honors members at Gotham Hall on May 11, 2018 in New York City.


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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 attends the 2018 CMT Artists of The Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 17, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey for a Special New Music Video for their Single “The Middle” to Air as a Commercial During the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Pictured: (L-R) Kyle "Singularity" Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Maren Morris, and Zedd


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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.

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.