Megan Moroney

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Megan Moroney
Megan Moroney at The 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 8, 2023 (cropped).jpg
Moroney at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMegan Ann Moroney
Born (1997-10-09) October 9, 1997 (age 27) [1]
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels
Website meganmoroney.com

Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an American country singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia west of Atlanta. Her second single, "Tennessee Orange", charted in 2022. Her debut album Lucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard 200. [2] She released her second album, Am I Okay? , in summer 2024. The first promotional single off the album, "Am I Okay", was on charts in the US.

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Early life

Moroney was born October 9, 1997 in Savannah, Georgia. [1] [3] [4] She has a brother, Connor, now an attorney. [5] Moroney was raised in a musical household in Douglasville, Georgia. [6] She began listening to country music in her childhood and learned to play piano. Moroney went to Robert S. Alexander High School and participated in cheerleading and musical theater. She attended the University of Georgia in Athens as an accounting major and was in the Kappa Delta sorority. [2]

Career

While in college, Moroney opened a concert for Jon Langston singing and interned for Kristian Bush of Sugarland. [2] After graduating, she moved to Nashville, 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 an extended play titled Pistol 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 with Arista Nashville. [7] In late 2022, "Tennessee Orange" debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Moroney her first chart entry. At the time, the song also charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. [8]

Arista Nashville closed while the song was climbing the charts, and as a result, Moroney was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville. [9] On May 5, 2023, Moroney released her debut album Lucky . [10] The album featured the singles "Tennessee Orange" and "I'm Not Pretty". The album reached the top 40 of the Billboard 200. The album was named as the Best Country and American album of 2023 by Rolling Stone with writer Jonathan Bernstein saying that Moroney created a 'casual, youth-conversant tone 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 of Chris Stapleton's 2013 single "What Are You Listening To?" as an Amazon 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 album Lucky. On May 2, 2024, Moroney announced her second album Am I Okay? It was released on July 12, 2024. [14] On November 1, 2024, Moroney released her first Christmas album, an EP entitled Blue Christmas...Duh. [15]

Moroney writes/co-writes all of her own music. [16]

Personal life

After the release of "Tennessee Orange", Moroney received attention on social media for wearing a Tennessee Volunteers shirt belonging to American country singer Morgan 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 a Georgia Bulldogs football fan. [21]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[22] 		US
Country
[23] 		CAN
[24]
Lucky 3810—
Am I Okay? 9336

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Pistol Made of Roses
Blue Christmas...Duh

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[30] 		US Country
[31] 		US Country Airplay
[32] 		CAN
[33] 		CAN
Country
[34]
"Tennessee Orange"202230104573Lucky
"I'm Not Pretty"2023— [A] 3214—35
  • RIAA: Platinum [37]
"Can't Break Up Now"
(with Old Dominion)		—4219—44 Memory Lane
"Am I Okay?"20246319299134Am I Okay?

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[38] 		US
Country
[39] 		CAN
[40] 		NZ
Hot
[41]
"No Caller ID" [42] 202458139927Am I Okay? [44]
"28th of June" [45] —50——
"Indifferent" [46] 9121——
"Never Left Me" [47] ———— Twisters: The Album
"Man on the Moon" [48] ————Am I Okay?

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Bubbling
[49] 		US
Country
[50]
"Mama I Lied"2024—48Am I Okay?
"Break It Right Back"1033

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

CMT Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2023 "Tennessee Orange"Female Breakthrough Video of the YearWon
CMT Digital-First Performance of the YearNominated
2024 "I'm Not Pretty"Female Video of the YearNominated
CMT Digital-First Performance of the YearNominated

Academy of Country Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2023 Megan Moroney New Female Artist of the Year Nominated
2024 Won
Female Artist of the Year Nominated
"Can't Break Up Now"Music Event of the YearNominated
"Tennessee Orange"Song of the YearNominated
Visual Media of the YearNominated

Country Music Association Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2023 Megan Moroney New Artist of the Year Nominated
"Tennessee Orange" Song of the Year Nominated
2024 Megan Moroney New Artist of the Year Won
Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
"I'm Not Pretty" Music Video of the Year Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Award

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2024 Megan MoroneyBest New Country ArtistNominated
Social Star AwardNominated
LuckyFavorite Debut AlbumNominated

People's Choice Country Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2024 Megan MoroneyThe Female Artist of 2024Pending
"No Caller ID"The Female Song of 2024Pending
"Can't Break Up Now" (with Old Dominion)The Collaboration Song of 2024Pending

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
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

Notes

  1. ↑ "I'm Not Pretty" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [36]

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