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![]() Moroney at The 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee in 2023 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Megan Ann Moroney |
Born | [1] Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | October 9, 1997
Genres | Country |
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Years active | 2021–present |
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Website | www |
Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia. She charted her second single, "Tennessee Orange", in 2022. Her debut album Lucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard 200. [2]
Moroney was born October 9, 1997, in Savannah, Georgia. [1] [3] [4]
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 theater. While attending the University of Georgia, she opened at a concert for Chase Rice, as well as interned for Kristian Bush of Sugarland. Megan now writes/co-writes all of her own music. [5] At the university, she was in the Kappa Delta sorority. [2] After completing her degree, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, 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, which in turn led to her releasing 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's release, Moroney received attention on social media for wearing a Tennessee Volunteers shirt belonging to Morgan Wallen; it led to rumors that she was dating him, but Moroney remained neutral when asked if the two were in a relationship. After the song became popular through online streaming, Moroney signed with Arista Nashville. [6]
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. [7] Arista Nashville closed while the song was climbing the charts, and as a result, Moroney was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville. [8]
On May 5, 2023, Moroney released her debut album Lucky . [9] The album featured the singles "Tennessee Orange" and "I'm Not Pretty". The album reached the top 40 of Billboard 200. The album was named as the Best Country and American album of 2023 by Rolling Stone with writer Jonathan Bernstein saying the Moroney created a 'casual, youth-conversant tone makes it shine and comes naturally'. [10] A deluxe version of the album was released on the 22nd of September. [11]
Moroney released a cover version of Chris Stapleton's 2013 single "What Are You Listening To?" as an Amazon Music exclusive on October 6, 2023. [12] 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 that her second album Am I Okay? will be released on July 12, 2024. [13]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [14] | US Country [15] | ||
Lucky |
| 38 | 10 |
Am I Okay? [17] |
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Title | Details |
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Pistol Made of Roses |
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Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [19] | US Country [20] | US Country Airplay [21] | CAN [22] | CAN Country [23] | ||||
"Tennessee Orange" | 2022 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 3 | Lucky | |
"I'm Not Pretty" | 2023 | — [upper-alpha 1] | 32 | 18 | — | 35 |
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"Can't Break Up Now" (with Old Dominion) | — | 42 | 19 | — | 44 | Memory Lane |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US [26] | US Country [27] | CAN [28] | NZ Hot [29] | |||
"No Caller ID" [30] | 2024 | 58 | 13 | 99 | 27 | Am I Okay? [31] |
"28th of June" [32] | — | 50 | — | — | ||
"Indifferent" [33] | — [upper-alpha 2] | 26 | — | — | ||
"Never Left Me" [35] | — | — | — | — | Twisters: The Album | |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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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 |
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2023 | Megan Moroney | New Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2024 | Won | ||
Female Artist of the Year | Pending | ||
"Can't Break Up Now" | Music Event of the Year | Pending | |
"Tennessee Orange" | Song of the Year | Pending | |
Visual Media of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2023 | Megan Moroney | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
"Tennessee Orange" | Song of the Year | 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 |
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