Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta. Moroney first gained attention from her single "Hair Salon", which was included on her debut EP Pistol Made of Roses. "Tennessee Orange", the first single from her debut album, peaked at number 10 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and helped boost Moroney's career. Her first full-length album Lucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard 200. She released her second album, Am I Okay?, in July 2024. The singles "Am I Okay?" and "No Caller ID" peaked at number 34 and number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200. In February 2026, her album Cloud 9 entered the Billboard 200 at number one.
Early life Moroney was born on October 9, 1997, in Savannah, Georgia. She has two brothers, Connor and Brian. Moroney was raised in a musical household in Douglasville, Georgia, in metropolitan Atlanta. 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 and was in the Kappa Delta sorority. At UGA, she studied accounting before changing her major to marketing and graduated in 2020 with a bachelor's degree and a certificate in music business.
Career
Early career (2020–2021) While in college, Moroney opened a concert for Jon Langston singing and interned for Kristian Bush of Sugarland. After graduating, she moved to Nashville, 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. Moroney writes and co-writes all of her own music.
Breakthrough and Lucky (2022–2023) Her next single release was "Tennessee Orange" in 2022, a track on which Bush served as producer. After the song became popular through online streaming, Moroney signed with Sony Music, originally on the Arista Nashville label. 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.
After a reorganisation of Sony Music while the song was climbing the charts, Sony transferred Moroney to Columbia Records Nashville. On May 5, 2023, Moroney released her debut album Lucky. 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 [which] makes it shine and comes naturally". A deluxe version of the album was released on September 22. 2023. 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. The song was released on other streaming platforms in January 2024.
Am I Okay? (2024–2025) 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. On November 1, 2024, Moroney released her first Christmas album, an EP entitled Blue Christmas...Duh. In March of 2025, Moroney embarked on her Am I Okay? Tour in Montreal, Quebec ending in October 2025 in Tampa, Florida.
Cloud 9 (2025–present) "6 Months Later" was released as the album's first single on June 20, 2025. On October 14, 2025, Moroney announced "Beautiful Things", which was released as the second single on October 27, 2025. On November 9, 2025, she took to social media to post a teaser trailer for the album, opening a window from a blue backdrop of the Am I Okay? album cover fading into a pink color, with the instrumental of the album's title track playing in the background. On November 11, the album's release date and name were officially revealed and slated for a February 20, 2026 date. This would become her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, debuting with 147,000 equivalent album units in the US for the week ending Feb. 26.
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, in 2024, she said that they had been romantically involved though "It was never a relationship." They remained friends. In early 2024, she was in a relationship with an undisclosed man, She has lived in Nashville since 2020.
Moroney is a Georgia Bulldogs football fan, her alma mater.
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US USCountry AUS CAN IRE NZ UK Lucky Released: May 5, 2023 Label: Sony Nashville Formats: Digital download, streaming 38 10 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Am I Okay? Released: July 12, 2024 Label: Sony, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming 9 3 — 36 — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Cloud 9 Released: February 20, 2026 Label: Sony, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming 1 1 20 4 100 24 67 RIAA: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Am I Okay? Tour (Live) Released: October 9, 2025 (US) Label: Sony, Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Pistol Made of Roses Released: July 15, 2022 Label: Sony Nashville Formats: Digital download, streaming Blue Christmas...Duh Released: November 1, 2024 Label: Sony Nashville Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album US US Country US Country Airplay CAN CANCountry NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "No Caller ID": "6 Months Later": "Beautiful Things": "Wish I Didn't": "Cloud 9", "Medicine" and "I Only Miss You": WW "Tennessee Orange" 2022 30 10 4 57 3 — — RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumLucky "I'm Not Pretty" 2023 — 32 14 — 35 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum "Can't Break Up Now" — 42 19 — 44 — — Memory Lane "Am I Okay?" 2024 34 12 2 56 34 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold Am I Okay? "You Had to Be There" 2025 86 25 23 — 27 — — RIAA: Gold "6 Months Later" 29 8 2 34 1 28 106 RIAA: PlatinumCloud 9 "Beautiful Things" 32 8 4 65 3 23 — RIAA: Gold "Medicine" 2026 39 11 21 51 38 24 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, certifications and album names Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USCountry CAN NZHot "Wonder" 2021 — — — — "Hair Salon"2022 — — — — RIAA: GoldPistol Made of Roses"Fix You Too" — — — —"I Love Me" — — — — "Lucky" 2023 — — — — Lucky"What Are You Listening To?" — — — — "No Caller ID" 2024 58 13 99 27 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Am I Okay? "28th of June" — 50 — — "Indifferent" 91 21 — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold "Never Left Me" — — — — Twisters: The Album "Man on the Moon" — — — — Am I Okay? "Wish I Didn't" 2026 41 12 63 20 Cloud 9 "Cloud 9" 63 21 77 18 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Other charted and certified songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, certifications and album names Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USCountry USCountryAirplay CAN NZHot"Girl in the Mirror"2023 — — — — — RIAA: GoldLucky"Sleep on My Side" — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Mama I Lied" 2024 — 48 — — — RIAA: Gold Am I Okay? "Break It Right Back" — 33 — — — RIAA: Gold "All I Want for Christmas Is a Cowboy" — — 46 — — Blue Christmas...Duh "Stupid" 2026 83 26 — — — Cloud 9 "Convincing" 97 30 — — — "Liars & Tigers & Bears" — 36 — — — "I Only Miss You" 67 22 — 79 25 "Wedding Dress" 58 17 — 85 — "Change of Heart" — 32 — — — "Bells & Whistles" — 35 — — — "Table for Two" — 38 — — — "Who Hurt You?" 68 23 — 92 — "Waiting on the Rain" — 39 — — — "Traitor (Roles Reversed)" — 30 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Concert tours Pistol Made of Roses Tour (2023) The Lucky Tour (2023) The Lucky Tour 2.0 (2024) Am I Okay? Tour (2025) The Cloud 9 Tour (2026)
Awards and nominations AwardYearNominated workCategoryResultAcademy of Country Music Awards2023HerselfNew Female Artist of the Year 2024 Female Artist of the Year "Can't Break Up Now"Music Event of the Year "Tennessee Orange"Song of the Year Visual Media of the Year 2025Am I Okay?Album of the Year HerselfFemale Artist of the Year 2026HerselfEntertainer of the YearHerselfFemale Artist of the Year"6 Months Later"Single of the Year"Am I Okay?"Song of the YearHerselfArtist-Songwriter of the Year"6 Months Later"Visual Media of the Year"You Had to Be There"Music Event of the YearAmerican Music Awards2025HerselfFavorite Female Country Artist Am I Okay?Favorite Country Album 2026Am I Okay? TourBreakthrough Touring Artist HerselfBest Female Country Artist "Cloud 9"Best Country Album Billboard Women in Music Awards2025HerselfRulebreaker Award Country Music Association Awards2023New Artist of the Year "Tennessee Orange"Song of the Year 2024HerselfNew Artist of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year "I'm Not Pretty"Music Video of the Year 2025Am I Okay?Album of the Year HerselfFemale Vocalist of the Year "Am I Okay?"Single of the Year Song of the Year Music Video of the Year "You Had to Be There"Musical Event of the Year CMT Music Awards2023"Tennessee Orange"Female Breakthrough Video of the Year CMT Digital–First Performance of the Year 2024"I'm Not Pretty"Female Video of the Year CMT Digital–First Performance of the Year "Can't Break Up Now"Collaborative Video of the Year IHeartRadio Music Awards2024HerselfBest New Country Artist Social Star Award LuckyFavorite Debut Album MTV Video Music Awards2025"Am I Okay?"Best Country People's Choice Country Awards2024HerselfThe Female Artist of 2024 "No Caller ID"The Female Song of 2024 "Can't Break Up Now"The Collaboration Song of 2024
Music videos Year Video Director 2022 "Tennessee Orange" Jason Lester2023 "Girl in the Mirror" Acacia Evans "I'm Not Pretty" Jeff Johnson and Megan Moroney2024 "Am I Okay?" Alexandra Gavillet and Megan Moroney2025 "6 Months Later"2026 "Wish I Didn't"Lauren Dunn
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