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Maren Morris Meets Shaquille O’Neal In Las Vegas

Maren Morris joined Maroon 5, H.E.R., Pitbull, and John Mulaney in performing at Shaquille O’Neal Foundation’s “The Event” fundraiser over the weekend in Las Vegas at the M.G.M. Grand. Backstage,…

Maren Morris Meets One Very 'Tall Guy' In Las Vegas
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Maren Morris joined Maroon 5, H.E.R., Pitbull, and John Mulaney in performing at Shaquille O'Neal Foundation's "The Event" fundraiser over the weekend in Las Vegas at the M.G.M. Grand. Backstage, she took a moment to post a fun photo of herself with Shaq. The NBA legend is 7'1 while Morris is 5'4. 

Maren posted the photo to Instagram, and wrote, "Tall Guys." That's a reference to her song of the same name, which she wrote about her husband Ryan Hurd, who stands 6'2. 

Michelle Branch responded to the funny post, "Omg. You win." Jennifer Nettles wrote, "Oh my! Amazing!" Several fans reacted to the post, including one who commented, "A long time ago, I stood next to him at a V.I.P. party at the Century Club. I was astounded by his height since I'm only 5' 2". He was looking for some napkins on a table and asked me if I saw any "down there" since I was closer to the table.. lol."

The event raised more than $3.2 million to benefit The Boys and Girls Club and Communities in Schools throughout Las Vegas and Atlanta, with one guest even bidding $140,000 for a game of "H. O.R.S.E." with Shaq at the auction. Among Shaq's famous friends and supporters in the house on Saturday were Super Bowl champ Rob Gronkowski and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Camille Kostek, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jennie Buss, Logan Paul, Flavor Flav, Mark Davis, and more.

Morris' "Tall Guys" song, which is on her CMA Album of the Year nominated Humble Quest, includes the lyrics, "Some people like the beach / Some people like the mountains / Some are wishing on the stars / Or throwing pennies in a fountain / But when it comes to a kiss that'll blow my mind / I'm always looking for new heights / Yeah, they keep me looking up / When I'm feeling down / Yeah, I can always find 'em / In the middle of a crowd / When I can't see over, he puts me on his shoulders / I can wear my heels real high / I'm lover of all types / But there's something 'bout tall guys, tall guys." 

Maren Morris tends to dazzle a bit when she hits the stage in concert on her "Girl Tour," or just playing a promotional gig, award show performance and of course will do the same her upcoming dates on buddy Miranda Lambert's "Pink Guitars and Road Side Bars Tour."

Just because we can, we take a look as Maren's great stage moments through the years.

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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 performs a private concert at The McKittrick Hotel on September 12, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)


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Maren Morris perfroms onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs onstage at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs exclusively for Hilton Honors members at Gotham Hall on May 11, 2018 in New York City.


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Maren Morris (C) performs with John Osborne (L) and T.J. Osborne (R) of Brothers Osborne onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs on stage for day 4 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 09, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile perform on stage for day 4 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 09, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Maren Morris performs with Zedd at Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California.


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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.

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.