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Darrin Morris wins big at Texas Country Music Awards; takes home “Male Artist of the Year” and “Single of the Year”

By: Amy Barnett
| Published 11/17/2021

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FORT WORTH, TX -- It was Texas country music’s biggest night of the year as Billy Bob’s Texas hosted the Texas Country Music Awards on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Top names in the Texas Music Scene converged in the historic stockyards for the star-studded event, and Gilmer’s Darrin Morris took two of the top prizes – Male Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for his No. 1 song, “I Will.”

Morris and his fans were optimistic “I Will” could be the winner. The song stayed in the top spot of the Texas Country Music Chart for three weeks earlier this year, becoming Darrin Morris Band’s very first No. 1 in Texas.

Several fans from East Texas where Morris got his start in the music business made the trek to Fort Worth to support their local boy, including one of the songwriters of “I Will,” Randy Morrison of Tyler.

“For a songwriter, your songs are like your babies,” said Morrison. “You write hundreds or thousands of them, and you love them all, but some you know are special. This one we knew was special when we left the writing room.”

Morrison started writing the song around the idea – if a man doesn’t give a woman attention, somebody else is going to. He finished the song with writers Matt Rogers and Jan Edwards, and it quickly became a fan favorite at live shows and on the radio.

“Most of your songs never get heard by very many people, but it’s sure special when they do, and the audience confirms that what you heard in the writing room was right,” added Morrison.

Not long after accepting the Single of the Year award, Morris heard his name again when fellow artists Bri Bagwell and Sarah Hobbs announced the Male Artist of the Year.

“I was in shock,” said Morris. “I am completely humbled by this recognition and thank everyone who has believed in me and the band over the last nine years.”

In his acceptance speech, Morris said, “Every artist knows what it takes to persevere, and a lot of times over the years you want to throw in the towel, but there was something that told you to keep going. You just keep doing what the Good Lord has called you to do, and that’s what I have always wanted to do – His will and pursue what I know God put me on this earth to do.”

Darrin Morris Band’s current single, “She’s Gonna Leave a Mark,” is climbing the Texas charts. Visit darrinmorris.band to find out where you can see the guys live in concert.

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