Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope Share Passionate Kiss

Maren Morris and her fellow country songstress Cassadee Pope set off a whirlwind of romance rumors with a kiss pic on Instagram.

Pope, 36, posted a photo to her Stories of herself locking lips with Morris, 36, writing slyly: 'she won't go out with you because she's out with me, silly.'

On her main page, she shared a photo of her and Morris hugging at a restaurant in New York, where the latter attended and 's 1,000-person wedding at Madison Square Garden last week.

Morris announced she was bisexual while commemorating Pride Month in 2024, months after she .

However a source has now spoken exclusively to the Daily Mail and disclosed that she and Pope have merely 'been good friends for years. Cassadee is in a relationship. Girls kiss each other sometimes, it’s not a big deal.'

The insider insisted: 'It was just a cheeky kiss between friends. But because of Maren’s coming out a few years ago people are making it into something it’s not.' 

The Daily Mail has contacted Pope and Morris' representatives for comment. 

Morris came out as bisexual on social media five months after finalizing her divorce, writing in June 2024: 'Happy to be the B in +, happy pride!'

She and Hurd, both country singers, tied the knot in Nashville in 2018 and are co-parents to a now six-year-old son called Hayes. 

Her last known relationship was with Nashville actor Sam Palladio (pictured on the series in 2015), whom she was involved with for seven years before they split in 2024