How Megan Moroney Has Found Strength in Her 'Painfully Honest' Songwriting (Exclusive)
Megan Moroney's next album is "probably 80% written"
She spoke with PEOPLE at Monday's American Music Awards
The country star teases her next work as "light and carefree and happy"When it comes to her next album, Megan Moroney's strategy remains unchanged: She's going to open up about the good, the bad and the heartbreaking parts of her life.
"I'm always writing. I mean, I would say that my next album is probably like 80% written," the country star, 27, told PEOPLE on the red carpet at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas on Monday, May 26.
"I just try to live my life and write about it. So that's kind of how this next album is shaping up, too. Just like the last ones — I was writing about my life experiences. So the strategy behind it hasn't changed. It's still the same."
The upcoming album, though, will be more "light and carefree and happy."
"I would say I've still got the emo cowgirl staples on there because it wouldn't be a Megan Moroney album without some heart-wrenching thing, but I do think it's lighter and it's really fun,"the "Tennessee Orange" singer said.
"I've got so many songs on my phone right now that I'm just like..." Moroney affects an evil laugh. "I know my fans are just going to freak out."
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Since her debut album, Lucky, which was released in 2023, Moroney has had a meteoric rise to stardom, somewhat due to her willingness to be vulnerable in her songs.
"There's definitely strength in being painfully honest, even if it's hard to talk about whatever it is," she said. "And I feel like I've got a fan base of younger girls that really look up to me. So if I can be the one that tells them it's going to be okay, or I once felt this way and now I don't — I think it's brave, and I don't feel weaker for it."
Moroney is currently on her Am I Okay? tour, continuing through the summer. Get info on tickets here.
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