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She’s as gifted as ever at Nashville songcraft \u2014 and underneath the pastel-pink hues and prom-queen problems, there\u2019s newfound emotional complexity<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tIn a few short years, Megan Moroney<\/a> went from upstart influencer to arena headliner. Since her breakthrough moment \u2014 \u201cTennessee Orange,\u201d about putting aside college- football loyalty for a new love interest \u2014 hits like \u201cI\u2019m Not Pretty\u201d and \u201cAm I Okay?\u201d have turned her into one of the most of-the-moment voices in country music<\/a>, adored by both Olivia Rodrigo and Kenny Chesney.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tMoroney\u2019s third album should transform the Georgia singer-songwriter from star-in-the-making to plain old megastar. If anyone needs convincing, the featured artists alone \u2014 Ed Sheeran, Kacey Musgraves \u2014 highlight the degree to which the music industry is ready to anoint the 28-year-old poet of Gen Z heartbreak (and recent Rolling Stone cover star<\/a>) as the Next Big Thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n