Megan Moroney | |
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.jpg) Moroney at the57th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Megan Ann Moroney |
| Born | (1997-10-09)October 9, 1997 (age 27)[1] Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
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| Website | meganmoroney |
Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an Americancountry singer and songwriter fromDouglasville, Georgia, west ofAtlanta. Her second single, "Tennessee Orange", charted in 2022. Her debut albumLucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of theBillboard 200.[2] She released her second album,Am I Okay?, in July 2024.
Moroney was born October 9, 1997, inSavannah, Georgia.[1][3][4] She has a brother, Connor, now anattorney.[5] Moroney was raised in a musical household inDouglasville, Georgia.[6] She began listening tocountry music in her childhood and learned to play piano. Moroney went toRobert S. Alexander High School and participated in cheerleading and musical theater. She attended theUniversity of Georgia inAthens as anaccounting major and was in theKappa Delta sorority.[2]
While in college, Moroney opened a concert forJon Langston singing and interned forKristian Bush ofSugarland.[2] After graduating, she moved toNashville, in 2020 to begin a music career. She kept in contact with Bush, which led to him introducing her to other songwriters. She released her first single "Wonder" in 2021 leading to her release of anextended play titledPistol Made of Roses. Her next single release was "Tennessee Orange" in 2022, a track on which Bush served as producer.[1]
After the song became popular through online streaming, Moroney signed withArista Nashville.[7] In late 2022, "Tennessee Orange" debuted at number 94 on theBillboard Hot 100, giving Moroney her first chart entry. At the time, the song also charted onBillboardHot Country Songs andCountry Airplay.[8]
Arista Nashville closed while the song was climbing the charts, and as a result, Moroney was transferred toColumbia Records Nashville.[9] On May 5, 2023, Moroney released her debut albumLucky.[10] The album featured the singles "Tennessee Orange" and "I'm Not Pretty". The album reached the top 40 of theBillboard 200. The album was named as the Best Country and American album of 2023 byRolling Stone with writer Jonathan Bernstein saying that Moroney created a 'casual, youth-conversant tone [which] makes it shine and comes naturally'.[11] A deluxe version of the album was released on September 22. 2023.[12] She released a cover version ofChris Stapleton's 2013 single "What Are You Listening To?" as anAmazon Music exclusive on October 6, 2023.[13] The song was released on other streaming platforms in January 2024.
Since then, she has released a song with Old Dominion titled "Can't Break Up Now", a single "No Caller ID", and the deluxe version of her debut albumLucky. On May 2, 2024, Moroney announced her second albumAm I Okay? It was released on July 12, 2024.[14] On November 1, 2024, Moroney released her firstChristmas album, an EP entitledBlue Christmas...Duh.[15]
Moroney writes/co-writes all of her own music.[16]
After the release of "Tennessee Orange", Moroney received attention on social media for wearing aTennessee Volunteers shirt belonging to American country singerMorgan Wallen; it led to rumors that she was dating him. Though Moroney was initially neutral when asked if the two were in a relationship,[7] in 2024, she explained that they had been in a relationship, though she admitted that "It was never a relationship." Though they are no longer together, they are still friends.[17] In early 2024, she was in a relationship with an undisclosed man,[18] but she is currently single.[19] She has lived in Nashville since 2020.[20]
Moroney is aGeorgia Bulldogs football fan.[21]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| US [22] | US Country [23] | CAN [24] | |||
| Lucky |
| 38 | 10 | — | |
| Am I Okay? |
| 9 | 3 | 36 | |
| Title | Details |
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| Pistol Made of Roses |
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| Blue Christmas...Duh |
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| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [29] | US Country [30] | US Country Airplay [31] | CAN [32] | CAN Country [33] | ||||
| "Tennessee Orange" | 2022 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 3 | Lucky | |
| "I'm Not Pretty" | 2023 | —[A] | 32 | 14 | — | 35 | ||
| "Can't Break Up Now" (withOld Dominion) | — | 42 | 19 | — | 44 | Memory Lane | ||
| "Am I Okay?" | 2024 | 59 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 34 |
| Am I Okay? |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [29] | US Country [30] | CAN [32] | NZ Hot [40] | ||||
| "No Caller ID"[41] | 2024 | 58 | 13 | 99 | 27 |
| Am I Okay?[27] |
| "28th of June"[43] | — | 50 | — | — | |||
| "Indifferent"[44] | 91 | 21 | — | — |
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| "Never Left Me" | — | — | — | — | Twisters: The Album | ||
| "Man on the Moon"[46] | — | — | — | — | Am I Okay? | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bubbling [47] | US Country [30] | US Country Airplay [31] | |||
| "Mama I Lied" | 2024 | — | 48 | — | Am I Okay? |
| "Break It Right Back" | 10 | 33 | — | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is a Cowboy" | — | — | 46 | Blue Christmas...Duh | |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Herself | New Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2024 | Won | ||
| Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "Can't Break Up Now" | Music Event of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Tennessee Orange" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Visual Media of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Herself | Rulebreaker Award | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Herself | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| "Tennessee Orange" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Herself | New Artist of the Year | Won |
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "I'm Not Pretty" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Tennessee Orange" | Female Breakthrough Video of the Year | Won |
| CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | "I'm Not Pretty" | Female Video of the Year | Nominated |
| CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Herself | Best New Country Artist | Nominated |
| Social Star Award | Nominated | ||
| Lucky | Favorite Debut Album | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2024 | Herself | The Female Artist of 2024 | Nominated |
| "No Caller ID" | The Female Song of 2024 | Nominated | |
| "Can't Break Up Now"(with Old Dominion) | The Collaboration Song of 2024 | Nominated |
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2022 | "Tennessee Orange" | Jason Lester |
| 2023 | "Girl in the Mirror" | Acacia Evans |
| "I’m Not Pretty" | Jeff Johnson/Megan Moroney | |
| 2024 | "Am I Okay?" | Megan Moroney/Alexandra Gavillet |
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