
Dancing with the Stars fans were not kind in their reviews of Maren Morris’ live performance during “Grammy Night” of the celebrity dance competition series.
Tonight, Grammy award-winning artists and songs were celebrated by the popular ABC show. That meant that some recognizable names were going to be a part of the proceedings, including some artists from the country genre: Sheryl Crow and Maren Morris.
Dancing with the Stars shared this post earlier today announcing the big night:
“Grammy Night on Dancing with the Stars wouldn’t be complete without some Grammy award-winning artists! You won’t want to miss live guest performances by Brandy & Monica, Maren Morris, and Sheryl Crow.”
Based upon some comments and social media posts, fans were excited to hear Maren Morris perform. But that excitement quickly soured when she got up on stage to sing “The Middle,” which she originally released in 2018 with Zedd and Grey.
It’s known as a dance hit, so it made sense for Dancing with the Stars, of course. But fans thought it sounded a bit outside of Morris’ range when it came time for her to perform.
Here it is in case you wanted to check it out for yourself:
I’m sure there are some notes that Maren Morris would love to get back…
Dancing with the Stars fans were upset for a number of reasons. For one, the camera stayed focused on Morris during the beginning of the performance, so viewers were left wondering how… well, the dancing that the show is built on was going.
But the main complaint that DWTS fans threw out on social media was that they weren’t impressed at all with Maren’s vocals:
Is Maren Morris sounding pitchy asf to anyone else??
NS!!! #DWTS https://t.co/6oaZbO4dHE
— Sleepy (Jolly)
(@SleepySlays) November 11, 2026
maren’s commitment to not hitting a single note #dwts https://t.co/7bFvK6MWks
— 𐚁 (@dreamamourx) November 11, 2026
I’m glad I watched marren morris for the first 40 seconds of the dance instead of the dancers #dwts https://t.co/Hv2SYrnv7X
— alice (@Itsaliceberte) November 11, 2026
maren morris find the note #dwts
— grace (@girldjoinlove) November 11, 2026
This song choice is terrible lmfao #DWTS
— TayLERS
(@TaylorCarson5) November 11, 2026
maren morris struggling through every note of that song #dwts
— tabby (@emobravos) November 11, 2026
#dwts why is marren morris singing this song
— lily
(@ayooitslily) November 11, 2026
me @ that atrocious singing by maren morris #dwts https://t.co/kK49uKrJuD
— ZACH
(@cozyplup) November 11, 2026
Is Maren Morris drunk? This is listening to bad karaoke #DWTS
—
Andrea
(@LadyxWinter_) November 11, 2026
Others said she looked unrecognizable…
It could have just been an off night for Maren Morris, but the Dancing with the Stars fans weren’t giving her much grace… as you can see from those posts above.

You won’t want to miss live guest performances by Brandy & Monica, Maren Morris, and Sheryl Crow, tonight at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+! Stream next day on Hulu.
NS!!! #DWTS https://t.co/6oaZbO4dHE
(@SleepySlays) 
(@TaylorCarson5)
(@ayooitslily)
(@cozyplup)
Andrea

(@chanelisstrange)