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The Arlington, Texas, native might have been signed in 2005, but it was another decade before she actually burst onto the scene proper. According to Planet Radio, Morris graduated from the University of North Texas in 2010. Over the subsequent years, the songwriter contributed several tracks to the repertoires of Tim McGraw and Kelly Clarkson, among many others. Morris eventually came to prominence on her own after her 2019 album GIRL broke records.

As AOL reports, the album was streamed an incredible 24 million times in its first week alone, making it the biggest country streaming week of the year for a male or female artist. GIRL also debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. Morris was overwhelmed by the response, enthusing, "My fans were already screaming the lyrics at the show the day after the album came out. I am so shocked and thankful to have broken this record for country music!"