Country music is having a moment at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and Megan Moroney is thrilled to be part of it. The Georgia native scored a nomination in the ceremony’s inaugural Best Country category alongside Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Morgan Wallen. This year, MTV has added a secondary Extended Play stage to spotlight first-time nominees. And Moroney gave a sparkling performance of her latest hit, “6 Months Later.”
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By the time she took the stage Sunday (September 7) at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, Megan Moroney was already a winner. Everyone’s favorite “emo cowgirl” accepted the first-ever Best Country Moonman for “Am I Okay?”
“Guys, I literally fought over a Moonman statue at White Elephant last year at Christmas, and now I have a real one,” she said. “So, I’m freaking out. This is way better than the HomeGoods one.”
🚨 | Megan has WON the award for Best Country at the #VMAs ! pic.twitter.com/HHgvEwncw9
— Megan Moroney Tour & Updates (@megmoroneytours) September 7, 2025
“I’m not okay,” she cheekily added, later continuing, “This is so cool. Like, what the heck am I even doing here?”
Literally shimmering from head to toe, the CMA Award-winning artist delivered a thrilling performance full of her trademark dark humor: I was barely alive, out of six feet deep, I was five / Pretty sure they called a hearse outside, she sang. Okay, that’s dramatic, but I survived.
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— Félix (@FelixDePortugal) September 8, 2025
Megan Moroney Opens Up on “6 Months Later” Writing Process
Megan Moroney, along with songwriters Ben Williams, Rob Hatch, and David “Messy” Mescon, wrote “6 Months Later” on a three-story yacht in the Bahamas. She brought up the hook, and it unfolded from there.
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Released in June 2025, “6 Months Later” climbed to No. 9 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Seven weeks later, it still sits among the Top 20 at No. 15. The fierce anthem, sparkling with post-breakup clarity, is quite the departure from Moroney’s typical mascara-streaked fare—and that’s why she likes it.
“Any kind of empowering tempo, feel-good song — I love those because I can’t organically write a lot of those,” Moroney told Billboard. “I am the emo cowgirl who loves sad songs. So when I get a really fun song, I get really excited about it.”
Featured image by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV
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