Amen to that, Megan…
This weekend, Megan Moroney is the guest on iHeartCountry House Party, and in a clip shared to social media ahead of the full conversation airing this weekend, she spoke about how the women in country music are killing it right now… which is in large part thanks to artists like herself, as well as other mainstream stars like Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson, just to name a few.
In fact, those three ladies were tied as the most-nominated artists at the CMA Awards this year, and have been absolutely killing it with country radio hits, and sold-out tours all over the world.
Ella is already having a massive year, as her song “Choosin’ Texas” is at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart right now, making her one of only 12 women this century to land a top-10 country hit on the all-genre chart. Lainey is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and it’s really been cool to watch each of them rise to stardom and do it their own way with their own style.
It’s a testament to their own hard work, as well as the women who laid the ground work and came before them, and Megan explained how “amazing” it is to see so many ladies in the genre crushing it, including many of the women I didn’t mentioned prior who also make great country music:
“I think it’s amazing. We all have such distinct lanes too, and a unique perspective that I think just feels really authentic and thanks to social media, we can promote ourselves and get the word out abut our music that way. It’s just really cool to see so many women killing it, you know?”
She added that they’re “giving the guys a run for their money,” and I wholeheartedly agree:
“It’s like, we’re giving the guys a run for their money. We’re like, ‘Hello, we’re here. We’re very much here.'”
As they should be… I also want to point out that, even when many online want to spin narratives that certain women don’t like each other, and speculate about drama they really don’t know anything about, it’s refreshing to see Megan uplift her female counterparts and acknowledge their success.
Lainey called out the internet trolls during her recent Female Artist of the Year speech, and I think it’s really cool to see all of them supporting each other, whether or not they have had their own differences or issues in their personal lives.
They’re all immensely talented, and I’m a fan of all three ladies, who are making all of us look good and I can’t wait to see what else they accomplish this year:
@thebig98 Let’s go GIRLS!! 💕 This Saturday, we’re hanging with @Megan Moroney on iHeartCountry House Party with @Wayne D and @_ohheyyitstayy_ ♬ original sound – The BIG 98
Megan will release her third studio album Cloud 9 in February, then hit the road on the supporting tour in May which runs until October and also includes quite a few European dates.
ANNOUNCED DATES FOR MEGAN MORONEY’S THE CLOUD 9 TOUR:
MAY
29 | Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
30 | Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
JUNE
2 | Chicago, IL – United Center
5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
JULY
7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center
17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair
25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena
AUGUST
1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center
2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
SEPTEMBER
13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet
18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon
23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo
26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
OCTOBER
1 | Belfast, UK – SSE Arena
