Dear Hate Explained

Type:	Promotional single
Artist:	Maren Morris and Vince Gill
Genre:	Country
Length:	3:41
Label:	Columbia

"Dear Hate" is a song by American country music singers Maren Morris and Vince Gill. Morris released the song in 2017 as a response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

History

Maren Morris released "Dear Hate" on October 4, 2017, in response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.^[1] All proceeds from the single were donated to the Music City Cares fund.^{[2] [3]}

Brittney McKenna of NPR's blog Songs We Love wrote that the " song functions as an epistolary conversation with hatred itself, introducing hate as a figure 'on the news today' with the ability to 'poison any mind.'" She contrasted the message with Eric Church's "Kill a Word" and Tim McGraw's "Humble and Kind".^[2]

The song was nominated in 2019 for a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MAREN MORRIS RELEASES “DEAR HATE (FEAT. VINCE GILL)” THE SONG OF HOPE RELEASED IN WAKE OF ROUTE 91 HARVEST FESTIVAL TRAGEDY . Red Light Management . October 4, 2017 . April 20, 2024.
2. News: McKenna. Brittney. Maren Morris' 'Dear Hate' Offers Heartfelt Response To Las Vegas Shooting. NPR.org. October 4, 2017. February 5, 2018. en. February 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205121007/https://www.npr.org/2017/10/04/555616338/songs-we-love-maren-morris-dear-hate-feat-vince-gill. live.
3. Web site: Maren Morris on New Anti-Hate Song: ‘I’m Sick of Not Doing Enough’ . . October 2, 2017 . April 20, 2024 . Jeff Gage.
4. Web site: Vince Gill . Grammy.com . April 18, 2024.