Maren Morris, Vince Gill choke up during first-ever 'Dear Hate' performance

NEW YORK –  Maren Morris had been holding onto her song "Dear Hate" since she wrote it in response to the 2015 Charleston church shooting.

But it wasn't until a crazed gunman took the lives of 58 people at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas in October, where Morris had played the night before, that she decided to release the tune.

The 27-year-old finally had a chance to sing the song with her duet partner Vince Gill ─ in person or for a live audience ─ at Tuesday night's Country Music Hall of Fame benefit show in New York City.
Before Morris put Gill "on the spot" to sing the emotional tune, she told the audience how the duet came together.
"I had this song, I had written it years ago and I didn't really know what to do with it," Morris recalled telling Gill two years ago after they first met. "[I asked him] 'I just would love to have you come play guitar on it or just anything to be a part of it.'"
The "My Church" singer was thrilled when Gill agreed to take home the demo. But shortly after, she received a surprising voicemail from Gill.
"Vince came in...and put guitars on it and took it home and left me a voicemail, and he's like, 'I hope you don't mind, I just went ahead and sang on this as well. I hope you like it,'" Morris said adding that she was shocked to have her idol add his vocals to her song.
"I was like, 'That is the biggest compliment you can ever give me,'" she said.
Gill, who had been praising Morris' songwriting ability throughout the evening, told the "My Church" singer he was "moved beyond words" by "Dear Hate."

Source : Foxnews

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