They Called It a TV Tie-In—But Maren Morris’s “Beat the Devil” Feels Like a Confession Set to Music. ML
Maren Morris Unleashes “Beat the Devil” Video With CBS’s Sheriff Country — A Blend of Darkness, Drama, and Reinvention
Maren Morris is confronting her darker muse in the newly released video for “Beat the Devil,” which premiered on October 24 alongside an episode of CBS’s Sheriff Country.
The single — pulled from the deluxe edition of her album D R E A M S I C L E — was featured in a key moment of the episode, merging the song’s emotional complexity with the drama’s morally fraught storytelling.
Blurring the Lines Between Music and Television
Sheriff Country, the latest expansion of CBS’s Fire Country universe, stars Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox, whose small-town cases reveal deep moral and personal conflicts. The show airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT and streams on Paramount+.
In its video counterpart, Morris performs “Beat the Devil” inside a lonely diner, where flickering neon lights and stark imagery heighten the song’s raw tension. The visuals intercut with Sheriff Country scenes to create a seamless dialogue between art and drama.
Lyrics such as
“Ain’t no holy in the water, ain’t no washing these sins,”
echo the show’s thematic exploration of guilt and grace — a natural fit for Morris, who has long embraced the emotional grey zones of modern country.
A Shift in Sound — and in Style
Morris accompanied the release with a cryptic message to fans:
“Deceiving shyly while you’re encountering the devil you know might not be such a good idea…”
The artist’s new look, featuring bleached eyebrows and a pared-down aesthetic, has already become a social media talking point, signaling what fans see as a new creative chapter. One fan joked, “The time of the bleached eyebrows has certainly come — and it’s hot!”
A Global Chapter Ahead
“Beat the Devil” also serves as a centerpiece of Morris’s Dreamsicle Tour, which continues through North America, Europe, and Australia until February 2026. The deluxe album’s release and its accompanying visuals mark a defining moment for Morris — one where she embraces the tension between beauty and darkness, control and chaos.
With “Beat the Devil,” Maren Morris doesn’t just deliver a song — she delivers a reckoning.
