Megan Moroney Finally Breaks Her Silence on Morgan Wallen — and Her Candid Update Is Surprising Fans Everywhere.LC
Megan Moroney in May 2025 in Austin, Texas; Morgan Wallen in November 2023 in Atlanta. Credit :
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- Megan Moroney reflects on where she stands with Morgan Wallen
- In an exclusive interview for PEOPLE StyleWatch’s holiday cover, the country star praises Morgan Wallen’s latest album I’m the Problem
- Moroney was linked to Wallen byfans when she released her smash hit “Tennessee Orange” in 2022
Megan Moroney is opening up about where she stands with Morgan Wallen.
In an exclusive interview for PEOPLE StyleWatch’s holiday cover published on Monday, Nov. 24, the “Beautiful Things” singer, 28, spoke about her connection with the “I Got Better” performer, 32.
“I think Morgan is great and his new album [I’m the Problem] is great,” says Moroney. “Him and I are still friends.”Megan Moroney in November 2025 in Nashville; Morgan Wallen in December 2024 in Nashville.
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The “6 Months Later” performer also discussed how “being honest” in her songwriting is what has helped her career.
“I never let the possibility that people might speculate who [a song] is about, stop me from writing about how this situation made me feel,” says Moroney.
Fans were quick to link Moroney to Wallen after the “Am I Okay?” performer released her smash hit “Tennessee Orange” in 2022 after the two started commenting on each other’s Instagram posts.
The following year, Wallen also dropped a song called “Tennessee Fan.”
In a 2022 interview with SiriusXM’s The Highway, Moroney confirmed the Vols shirt she wore in the promotional art for “Tennessee Orange” did belong to Wallen.
“The Highway interview, everyone I think saw it as me being trying to be sly, but I’m like, I’m actually just having a panic attack,” Moroney told PEOPLE in June 2023.
She recalled being “honestly shocked” that she said it was Wallen’s shirt.
“But I guess since he had already confirmed it with the poster thing that he did, I was like, ‘Sure, yeah, it’s his shirt,'” said Moroney.
While she said the rumors made her “really uncomfortable,” she noted that she was glad “people care” about her music.
“I’m not the kind of person that likes to talk about things like that,” said Moroney at the time. “All my songs are about people. ‘Tennessee Orange’ is a very nice song, but if I told people who it’s about, then they would ask me who ‘Sleep on My Side’ is about. I can’t tell you that because it’s not a nice song!”
During an appearance on Call Her Daddy in July 2024, Moroney 26, revealed that something romantic occurred between her and Wallen, but they never dated “exclusively.”
“I have tried to avoid that in every single interview I’ve ever done. But we’re here now and time has passed and all is well,” she said.
When she was asked if “Tennessee Orange” was about Wallen, Moroney responded, “I will not say who I sing my songs about ever.”
