Megan Moroney: Breaking Through To Country Music Stardom
Megan Moroney’s debut radio single “Tennesee Orange” has become her first hit, now sitting in the Top ten on the country charts this week and is moving north. The song’s…
Megan Moroney's debut radio single "Tennesee Orange" has become her first hit, now sitting in the Top ten on the country charts this week and is moving north. The song's video even won Megan her first CMT Music Award in April (4/2) in the "Breakthrough Female Artist category," an award that Taylor Swift won back in 2007 for her video, "Tim McGraw." Moroney was thrilled with her first honor, calling winning the award surreal.
On May 5, Megan's debut album, Lucky, was released, featuring "Tennesee Orange." Moroney told us in a recent interview, "I've wanted to release my debut album since I moved to town. Now that it's done, I'm just so proud of the songs. I've been working on it for a lot longer than people think I have been."
One song that stands out in the new work is a song she co-wrote called "I'm Not Pretty." Megan shared with us how the song came about, "I kind of tell the story of 'I'm Not Pretty' in the song. It was 2 am, and one of my ex-boyfriend's new girlfriends accidentally liked one of my photos from 2016 in Panama City. It's still on my Instagram. You can go look for it."
She added, "I think I just took a situation that had happened and that I thought I was like a little bit funny, and I turned it into a song, and it's light-hearted and not supposed to be too serious, but that's a funny one. "
As Moroney's star starts to rise in country music, we take a look at the last couple of years she has enjoyed in the spotlight of Nashville and beyond.
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Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards – Winner's Circle
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Megan Moroney, winner of Female Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Tennessee Orange," poses in the Winner's Circle during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for CMT)
Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards – Show
Catherine Powell/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: In this image released April 02, Megan Moroney performs on the RAM Stage at the CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT)
Megan Moroney - CRS 2023 - Amazon Music Presents Country Heat
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 13: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Megan Moroney performs onstage at Amazon Music Presents Country Heat during CRS 2023 at Omni Nashville Hotel on March 13, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards – Show
Catherine Powell/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: In this image released April 02, Megan Moroney performs on the RAM Stage at the CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT)
Megan Moroney In Concert - Nashville, TN
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 19: Singer & songwriter Megan Moroney performs at EXIT/IN on April 19, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Megan Moroney In Concert - Nashville, TN
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 19: Singer & songwriter Megan Moroney performs at EXIT/IN on April 19, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards – Winner's Circle
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Megan Moroney (L), winner of Female Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Tennessee Orange," and Alecia Davis appear in the Winner's Circle during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for CMT)
Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards - Show
Hubert Vestil/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: In this image released on April 02, 2023 Megan Moroney performs on the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 1, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Hubert Vestil/Getty Images)
Megan Moroney - 2023 CMT Music Awards - Show
Rick Kern/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Megan Moroney accepts the award for Female Breakthrough Video of the Year onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for CMT)
Megan Moroney - CMT Next Women of Country: 10-Year Anniversary & Class of 2023 Reveal
Catherine Powell/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 17: (L-R) Alana Springsteen, Megan Moroney and Carter Faith attend CMT Next Women of Country: 10-Year Anniversary & Class of 2023 Reveal at City Winery Nashville on January 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT)
