Pictured (L-R): Kristian Bush, Ben Williams, Megan Moroney, David “Messy” Mescon, Rob Hatch
Photo Credit: Catherine Powell
PLATINUM-CERTIFIED SMASH MARKS COUNTRY SENSATION’S
THIRD COUNTRY RADIO NO. 1
Last night in Nashville, Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records singer/songwriter Megan Moroney celebrated her latest Country radio No. 1 hit, “6 Months Later” with a packed party hosted by SESAC. A PLATINUM-certified smash, “6 Months Later” was the first song released from the Country superstar’s Billboard 200-topping new album Cloud 9.
“I want to give a huge thank you to every single person here. Thank you for believing in me and my music — when I’m in the room and when I’m not in the room, and for cheering for me,” says Moroney. “I feel so lucky to get to do this — I wake up everyday and still can’t believe it’s real. When I think about the writing process of this song, it was just so much fun – and how crazy that it was written with three married men? So the fact that it went No. 1 and resonated with so many people just makes it that much cooler and more special.”
Written by Moroney (SESAC), Ben Williams (ASCAP), David “Messy” Mescon (BMI), and Rob Hatch (SESAC) and produced by Kristian Bush, “6 Months Later” dropped last June and instantly shot to No. 30 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, marking her biggest chart debut to date. Spotlighting her knack for pairing playful humor with real emotional depth (a dynamic brought to brilliant life in its official music video, co-directed by Moroney), the self-assured post-breakup bop also rocketed to No. 1 on Spotify’s Top Song Debut chart and landed in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs tally. Since its premiere, “6 Months Later” has sparked a wave of acclaim and earned raves from leading critics like The New York Times’ Lindsay Zoladz, who hailed Moroney as “the reigning queen of sad-girl country” and noted that the song showcases her “conversational delivery, husky drawl and dryly cutting lyrics.”
Held at SESAC headquarters, the “6 Months Later” No. 1 bash transformed the building’s rooftop into a Cloud 9-inspired pink paradise. Attendees arrived in head-to-toe pink and sipped pink champagne topped with cotton candy clouds. With bites from Raising Cane’s rounding out the festivities, the party also included details as delightfully on-brand as custom cookies and themed hats for all guests.
Her third Country radio No. 1 to date, “6 Months Later” extends a streak first set in motion with Moroney’s 5X PLATINUM breakout hit “Tennessee Orange” and continued with the 2X PLATINUM “Am I Okay?” (the title track from her PLATINUM-certified 2024 sophomore album). The breezy but unapologetic anthem proved to be a major highlight on Moroney’s history-making AM I OKAY? TOUR last year, with crowd reaction reaching a fever pitch at its iconic bridge (“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger / And blonder and hotter / Makes you wonder what you even saw in him at all”). Next month, Moroney will make her wildly anticipated return to the stage with the launch of THE CLOUD 9 TOUR — a massive international headline run with newly-announced openers JP Saxe and Solon Holt kicking off on May 29 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH, featuring stops at some of the biggest arenas in North America, Europe, and the UK.
ABOUT MEGAN MORONEY:
MULTI-PLATINUM hitmaker, critically adored singer/songwriter, record-breaking headliner — just a few years after making her debut, Megan Moroney has ascended to a truly stratospheric level of stardom. Now entering a next-level era with her third studio album Cloud 9, the Georgia-bred phenomenon cemented her status as a towering force in Country music with her PLATINUM-certified sophomore LP Am I Okay? — a 2024 release that marked the year’s third-biggest Billboard 200 debut from a female Country artist and earned raves from major publications like The New York Times and Rolling Stone (including gracing the cover of the iconic magazine’s Future of Music issue).
Since the arrival of the blockbuster album (whose standouts include her 2X PLATINUM No. 1 hit “Am I Okay?” and PLATINUM-certified “No Caller ID”), the Emo Cowgirl has made history with her game-changing AM I OKAY? TOUR — a SOLD-OUT headline run that shattered attendance records at multiple venues throughout the U.S. With over 5.3 BILLION total global streams across all platforms (thanks in part to her 5X PLATINUM No. 1 hit “Tennessee Orange,” from her acclaimed 2023 debut Lucky), Moroney’s fast-growing list of accolades includes being honored as Storyteller of the Year at Variety’s 2025 Hitmakers celebration and receiving the Rulebreaker Award at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music event, in addition to winning the first-ever Best Country prize at the 2025 MTV VMAs, New Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards, and New Artist of the Year at the 2024 CMA Awards.
With its tracklist including chart-climbing hits like “Beautiful Things” and “6 Months Later” (her highest Billboard Hot 100 debut to date), Cloud 9 will be followed by THE CLOUD 9 TOUR — a massive international headline run featuring stops at some of the biggest arenas in North America, Europe, and the UK.