After establishing herself as one of country music’s brightest stars and showcasing her chops as a bona fide pop star with “The Middle,” Maren Morris returns with a different kind of power anthem. “GIRL,” the first single off Morris’ forthcoming sophomore album, is a warm hug of a banger, with juicy guitar riffs, crashing cymbals, and her soulful voice crooning to women everywhere, “Everything’s going to be okay, baby girl.” Ahead of the release of the music video for “GIRL,” Morris spoke to ELLE.com about the tough-love inspiration behind the song, the surprises on her upcoming album, and dealing with the devil on your shoulder. I want to dive into the writing process of the song. What inspired it? I was out in L.A. writing with Greg Kurstin and Sarah Aarons, who wrote “The Middle.” We were just kind of spitballing ideas. I had never really met them before, so this was my first time writing with those two. I am huge fans of both. I was just talking about this tiff I was having with a friend who I adore, but also can never seem to stay on the same page with. And it just ended up being [about] …