They posed for selfie videos and countless pics.
They were, in that moment, the epitome of the song.
Thats what she does through her songs, which she describes as half emo cowgirl half bad bitch.
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Its okay that sometimes you feel sad and then the next thing, youre fine.
This is songwriter Megan, she tells me of her current look.
I always say that theres a stage Megan and theres songwriting Megan.
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On stage, though, I think people would get bored with an outfit like this.
And Moroney has her foot on the gas.
My career is kind of my whole life at this point, she says.
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It used to be a hobby.
Moroney is serious about the accountant thing.
Growing up in Georgia, music was a fun passion project, but nothing else.
In high school she hurt her knee and was stuck in a wheelchair for two months.
There was nothing else to do.
I was just sitting around and I was like, okay, fine, she says.
She dove right into campus life, rushing a sorority, Kappa Delta, and making lifelong friends.
Moroney opened the show, singing covers in front of her friends and a few guests.
One of those guests just happened to be country singer Chase Rice, who approached her after the show.
He was like, Why dont you open for me next month?
she says, noting that he also encouraged her to bring along some of her sisters to the show.
He was like, The only thing is that you have to write a song.
Moroney hadnt ever attempted to write a song, but soon found it came easily to her.
She performed an original song to open for Rice, and everything changed.
I was like, Well, this is what Im going to do with my life.
I dont know how Im going to figure it out, but I will, she says.
Still, she took things slowly.
I wasnt like, Im going to be this country music superstar, she says.
My brain just never went there.
It was just like, I know that my plan after college is to move to Nashville.
She supported herself by working as an influencer, which began in college.
Im broke, she says.
Its like, What is this girl doing?
But she realized that it was a good way to pay the bills.
Once she got to Nashville, her career began to take off.
Songwriting continued to come naturally to her.
I had a margarita in hand.
I walked down the beach.
I didnt even write the song on a guitar.
I was just in my car singing it and everyone liked it, she says.
Her debut single, Tennessee Orange had similar kismet.
But even she was surprised by how big the song became.
You dont know when things are going to happen, she says.
You dont know why people gravitate toward certain things.
I wouldve never predicted Tennessee Orange to be the song.
Its clear that her honesty resonates.
And Moroney is right there with them.
Theyll freak out for a second, but then theyre like, Wait, shes fucking cool.
I always get asked, Are you reading my diary?
Its a connection that she doesnt take for granted.
Im just going to keep playing shows and keep doing this until I cant anymore, she says.
