Megan Moroney After winning New Artist of the Year at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards — but she’s still looking for a friend. Kenny Chesney. For career advice.
“There’s probably a lot of life advice that I have to sit down and think about,” Moroney, 27, exclusively revealed. We weekly in the CMAs press room on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when asked about Chesney, 56.
He noted that after seeing Chesney in concert night after night, he realized that he “plays over 90 minutes” and “doesn’t even play all of his hits.”
“One big note I took. [from that] was, ‘Well, you’ve got to write a lot of good songs,'” he explained. “Because it’s just incredible that he could play for so long. And it doesn’t even play some of his most famous hits. [because] He doesn’t have time.”
Moroney joined Chesney on the road for himself. The Sun Goes Down Tour during the summer. During his time with them, he took notes and enjoyed driving a tractor on stage with the country legend.
“Honestly, I don’t know if you all noticed, but it was in second gear when it should have been first gear, and I almost popped a wheel and busted my butt,” Moroney said. us At the CMAs, referring to his tractor skills (or lack thereof).
Despite the near-crash, Moroney chalked up the “fun” times he spent with the “She Thinks My Tractor Sexy” singer. “That weekend was my favorite weekend of the tour, and that tour was my favorite tour of all time,” he shared.
Now that the tour is over and he’s spent some time at home, Moroney said his “dream tour” scenario would be to “get back on the road with Kanye.”
“Learning so much from him as an artist, as an actor, and then becoming good friends with him,” Moroney said, before calling Chesney “a great person.” “It’s nice to surround myself with people like them,” he added.
Chesney — a country music icon — has been making music since the 1990s, with 20 studio albums, 12 CMA Awards, 11 Academy of Country Music Awards and six Grammy nominations.
Meanwhile, Moroney released his debut single “Tennessee Orange” in 2022 before dropping his debut album. luckynext year. Amidst her rise in the country music industry, she won New Female Artist of the Year at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards.
In July, he released his second album, am i ok And his song was featured on “Never Left Me”. Twisters Soundtrack Moroney announced in September that she would embark on a 25-date North American tour in support of her second record, beginning in March 2025.
“I’m excited to play the whole album for everyone in the future,” Moroney exclusively stated. us At the moment “there are some songs I’ve been saving that I haven’t played live yet.”
To cap off his big year, which has included touring with Chesney, Moroney won his first CMA Award on Wednesday. (He performed “Am I OK?” on stage at the awards show.)
“The way [my fans] Show for me, the way they care about my songs and they make signs and t-shirts and they’re outside the venue starting at 3 in the morning. Wait, that’s really crazy to me,” Moroney said during his acceptance speech. “It means a lot to me.”
With reporting by Arya Parker