{"id":52251,"date":"2025-11-20T03:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/megan-moroney-performs-6-months-later-at-2025-cma-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T03:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:09:08","slug":"megan-moroney-performs-6-months-later-at-2025-cma-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/megan-moroney-performs-6-months-later-at-2025-cma-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Moroney Performs &#8216;6 Months Later&#8217; at 2025 CMA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/megan-moroney\/\" id=\"auto-tag_megan-moroney\" data-tag=\"megan-moroney\">Megan Moroney<\/a> is introducing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/megan-moroney-new-album-cloud-9-1235463433\/\"><em>Cloud 9<\/em> era <\/a>at the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/cma-awards\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cma-awards\" data-tag=\"cma-awards\">CMA Awards<\/a>. On Wednesday night, the emo cowgirl took the stage to perform her hit 2025 single \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tate-mcrae-megan-moroney-duet-6-months-later-nashville-show-1235426794\/\">6 Months Later,<\/a>\u201d just a week after announcing her third album, out next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDressed in a fuzzy, pink Elle Woods\u2013esque robe and surrounded by some baddie-bestie backup dancers in matching PJs, Moroney sang along to the fan-favorite track. Midway through the song, she shook off the robe to reveal a sparkly mini dress as she twirled across the stage. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBehind her, a nearly complete heart floated, echoing the pink Valentine\u2019s Day themes of her upcoming album. Moroney emulated the call center antics of her music video at the end of the performance, picking up a sparkly phone to send a guy to voicemail: \u201cOh, sorry, I think you have the wrong number?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMoroney is tied for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/country-awards-2025-nominees-list-1235423147\/\"> most award nominations <\/a>for the night, thanks to her second album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/megan-moroney-drops-am-i-okay-tour-live-album-1235444054\/\">Am I Okay?<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAfter winning the trophy for New Artist of the Year last year, Moroney is up for the coveted Album of the Year trophy and Female Vocalist. In the Album of the Year race, she faces off against Zach Top\u2019s\u00a0<em>Cold Beer &amp; Country Music<\/em>, Post Malone\u2019s<em>\u00a0F-1 Trillion<\/em>, Morgan Wallen\u2019s\u00a0<em>I\u2019m the Problem<\/em>, and Lainey Wilson\u2019s\u00a0<em>Whirlwind<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMoroney\u2019s \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d was nominated for Single, Song, and Music Video of the Year. Her collab with Kenny Chesney, \u201cYou Had to Be There,\u201d is up for Musical Event of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLast week, Moroney unveiled her album cover for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/megan-moroney-new-album-cloud-9-1235463433\/\">third album, <em>Cloud 9<\/em>,<\/a> sharing its hot-pink aesthetic and announcing its Feb. 20 release date.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s all written about honest, personal experiences, but these songs were written by the strongest, most confident version of myself I\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Moroney said about the upcoming record. \u201cMy feet feel firmly planted in my artistry, and it was fun to play around sonically, while still sticking to my roots of what my fans and I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAlong with Moroney, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Ella Langley, Kelsea Ballerini, Zach Top, Old Dominion, and BigXThaPlug are also scheduled to perform at this year\u2019s awards show.  The CMA Awards are being hosted by Lainey Wilson from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/megan-moroney-performs-six-months-later-cma-awards-1235466003\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Moroney is introducing her Cloud 9 era at the 2025 CMA Awards. 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