07/10/2024

MEGAN MORONEY SHARES BITTERSWEET SNAPSHOT OF LIFE ON THE ROAD WITH CONFESSIONAL NEW SONG “HELL OF A SHOW”

With her brand-new album just around the corner, Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records singer/songwriter Megan Moroney today shares her new song “Hell of a Show.” A stripped-back heartbreaker written entirely by Moroney, “Hell of a Show” serves as the closing track to the Emo Cowgirl’s massively anticipated sophomore LP Am I Okay?, due out this Friday (7/12). Listen to “Hell of a Show” here, and go here to pre-order/pre-save Am I Okay? now.

One of the most emotionally raw tracks on Am I Okay?, “Hell of a Show” ends the album on a moment of tender introspection as Moroney opens up about one of the more surreal and painful aspects of fame. 

“That song started as a poem, which I’d never done before,” Moroney reveals. “I wrote it by myself on the back of the bus, thinking about how all these unbelievable things were happening and I couldn’t even be happy because some guy was ruining it for me. Even if my fans haven’t had the experience of being a performer, I think they’ll relate to faking a smile to try to make it through when someone else is getting in the way of what should be a happy moment.”

While much of Am I Okay? embodies a lush and luminous form of Country, “Hell of a Show” centers on a stark arrangement of Moroney’s aching vocals and moody acoustic guitar work (the song’s sole instrumentation). With an intimacy that cuts right to the heart, the track sets her inner monologue to a beautifully bittersweet melody (from the first verse: “It’s everything I’ve wanted, I’m lucky as can be/And I’m on stage in 20, and he’s so damn mean to me”). After attempting to rally and push away her heartache, Moroney closes out with a bit of devastating confession: “I guess you could say I put on a hell of a show/’Cause I’ll smile and I’ll sing and I’ll wave and repeat/And tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.” 

The follow-up to the recently released “Man on the Moon” (a fun-loving anthem hailed by Holler as an “out-of-this-world send-off that is sure to soundtrack the summer”), “Hell of a Show” arrives as Moroney graces the cover of the July issue of Nashville Lifestyles. In a glowing feature on the Country superstar, the magazine praises Am I Okay? as a “more vulnerable, grown-up extension of [her debut album] Lucky” and a “case study in the art of honest storytelling; something that Moroney was careful not to squander with the pressure that often comes on the heels of a successful debut.”

As she continues her run as support for Kenny Chesney’s SUN GOES DOWN 2024 TOUR, Moroney is now gearing up to take the stage for the ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert Series. As part of the celebrated series (also featuring the likes of Carrie Underwood, Green Day, and Kane Brown), she’ll perform live in GMA’s Times Square studio on August 30 — go here for further info. 

One of the most eagerly awaited albums of 2024, Am I Okay? also features standouts like “No Caller ID” (a January release that set the record for the biggest Country female song debut in streams in the U.S., racking up 8.4 MILLION global streams in its first week alone), “28th of June” (a heart-melting piano ballad about the pain of honoring a would-be anniversary), and “Indifferent” (a larger-than-life anthem that captures the pure thrill of realizing you’ve finally gotten over your ex). Produced by Moroney’s frequent collaborator Kristian BushAm I Okay? expands on the gorgeously crafted sound and lived-in songwriting of Lucky — a critically acclaimed LP that landed on best-of-the-year lists from major outlets like The New York Times and Rolling Stone and featured smash hits like 2X PLATINUM, No. 1 breakout single “Tennessee Orange” and chart-rising Country radio single “I’m Not Pretty.” 

 

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ABOUT MEGAN MORONEY:
A Country phenomenon with major star power and massive talent to match, Megan Moroney is the rare artist to earn icon status soon after breaking onto the scene. With over 1.1 BILLION total global streams to date, the Georgia-bred singer/songwriter kicks off the next era of her already-formidable career with her sophomore album Am I Okay?: a hugely anticipated body of work featuring the Emo Cowgirl’s widely beloved post-breakup ballad “No Caller ID,” which recently shattered the record for the biggest Country female song debut in streams in the U.S. The follow-up to her blockbuster 2023 debut LuckyAm I Okay? also includes “Man on the Moon” (a fun-loving, free-spirited bop), “Indifferent” (a stadium-sized Rock fueled anthem), and “28th of June” (a piano-driven stunner) — altogether offering what Moroney refers to as “Lucky’s cooler older cousin that can drink.” With production from her frequent collaborator Kristian Bush, Am I Okay? is the latest turn in a meteoric rise set in motion with “Tennessee Orange,” a 2X PLATINUM #1 hit that made Moroney one of only nine solo female Country artists this century to reach #1 with their debut single. Along with “Tennessee Orange,” Lucky delivered standouts like “I’m Not Pretty” (a Top 20 hit on Country radio) and turned up on best-of-the-year lists from leading outlets like The New York TimesRolling StoneBillboard, and Associated Press (who hailed her as a “Gen Z songwriter with Taylor Swift-level acuity”). After nabbing her first win at the 2023 CMT Music Awards (for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year), Moroney went on to win MusicRow’s Breakout Artist of the Year at the 2024 CountryBreakout Awards and New Female Artist of the Year at the 59th ACM Awards (where she reigned as the most nominated female artist with SIX NODS), in addition to racking up nominations from the CMA, iHeart, CMT Music, and Billboard Music Awards. With multiple sold-out headline tours now under her belt (including THE LUCKY 2.0 TOUR, which sold out in under five minutes), she’s currently playing stadiums across the country as support for superstar Kenny Chesney’s SUN GOES DOWN 2024 TOUR. After taking the stage at high-profile festivals like Stagecoach and Lollapalooza, Moroney will head overseas in September for the GEORGIA GIRL TOUR — a 15-date headlining run bringing her notoriously dazzling live show to audiences all over the UK and Europe.