Why Megan Moroney Feels 'A Lot Of People Didn’t Take Me Seriously' At First

Megan Moroney’s career has been on a remarkably rapid rise in recent years.

The Georgia-born singer-songwriter pivoted from her original plan of becoming an accountant to pursue her dreams in Nashville, Tennessee (she credits fellow country artist Chase Rice with motivating her to write her first original song in college, which ultimately changed her path). Moroney made a powerful debut in country music with her breakout single, “Tennessee Orange,” one of 13 tracks on her first studio record, Lucky. The album released in 2023, followed by the 16-track deluxe edition months later. Moroney has since released her sophomore record and its 17-track deluxe version, Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine). The reigning Country Music Association New Artist of the Year is now filling venues with fans ready to scream-sing along to her energetic anthems and heartbreaking ballads on her headlining tour.

Still, Moroney admitted she believes “a lot of people didn’t take me seriously when I moved to Nashville.” Moroney moved to Music City in 2020 and paid the bills by continuing her work as an influencer, which she started in college. She said with a laugh in an interview with Glamour, which published on Thursday (April 3): “I think a lot of people didn’t take me seriously when I moved to Nashville because when they would go to my Instagram, I’d be like, I just wrote this song, and then the next post would use my code for 20% off. It’s like, What is this girl doing?”

Moroney said continuing her work as an influencer — as opposed to long hours bartending, for example — helped her remain focused on her songwriting. Now, “my fans, as long as I'm being honest and I’m writing about real stuff and I’m doing what I’ve done in the past, I think they’re going to like it.” Find Moroney’s full Glamour interview here.

Moroney recently kicked off her headlining “Am I Okay? Tour” with Charlie Worsham, Chase Matthew, Danielle Bradbery, Emily Ann Roberts, Emmy Russell, Ian Harrison, Kasey Tyndall, Mackenzie Carpenter, Maggie Antone, Patrick Droney, Sadie McLayne, Solon Holt, Tommy Acker and Vincent Mason on select dates. See the list of upcoming tour stops below.

Moroney is part of the star-studded lineup of the 2025 iHeartCountry Festival, which is slated to take place on Saturday, May 3. The festival, hosted by iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones, will return to Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Other artists in the lineup include Brooks & Dunn, Cole Swindell, Rascal Flatts, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Bailey Zimmerman and Nate Smith.

Hulu will be the Official Streaming Destination of the festival, with performances livestreamed exclusively to all Hulu subscribers at no additional cost. Additional information about the livestream will be posted across Hulu’s platform and social media channels. Fans can tune in to the 2025 iHeartCountry Festival to catch all of the action live on May 3 at 8pm ET/5pm PT (7pm CT) across iHeartCountry stations nationwide and on the free iHeartRadio app via iHeartRadio's iHeartCountry station. Tickets to the 2025 iHeartCountry Festival are available now via Ticketmaster.com.

Megan Moroney’s AM I OKAY? TOUR: 

APRIL

03 | Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater

04 | Athens, GA – Akins Ford Arena

05 | Athens, GA – Akins Ford Arena

09 | Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle

10 | Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle

11 | Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Coliseum

12 | Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Coliseum

24 | Fishers, IN – Fishers Event Center

25 | St. Louis, MO – The Factory

26 | Bentonville, AR – The Momentary

MAY

02 | Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

15 | Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

16 | Omaha, NE – The Astro Amphitheater

17 | Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

22 | Washington, DC – The Anthem

24 | Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

29 | Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena

30 | Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena

JUNE

12 | Canandaigua, NY – CMAC

13 | Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!

14 | Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion

20 | Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors

JULY

17 | Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom

19 | Buffalo, NY – Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B 

AUGUST

01 | Boston, MA – Roadrunner

02 | Boston, MA – Roadrunner

SEPTEMBER

12 | Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium

13 | Charlotte, NC – Bojangles Coliseum

16 | Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena

18 | West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center

19 | Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center

20 | Lake Tahoe, NV – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

24 | Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

26 | Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater

27 | Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds

30 | Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

OCTOBER

2 | Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre 

4 | Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

10 | Dallas, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre