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PHOTOS: Megan Moroney kicks in some country to get Boston Calling 2025 rolling
The self-proclaimed 'Emo Cowgirl' turned some heads in Boston on a rainy Friday night and it's not just because of those shiny white boots, bright red dress and matching lipstick. Megan Moroney took the stage after Sheryl Crow and got the country fans in attendance ready for two-time Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year winner Luke Combs with her own award-winning country twang. Moroney, 27, went from watching Kenny Chesney in concert from section 312 of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2018, to dropping a duet with Mr. No Shoes Nation just a few weeks back called 'You Had to Be There.' She first got noticed when she opened for Chase Rice while she was a student at the University of Georgia. Speaking of Moroney and Combs, she actually made an appearance in his 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' music video back in 2019, well before she dropped her latest chart-topper 'Am I OK?' and 2022 breakout hit 'Tennessee Orange.' Moroney will be back in Boston this summer, when she hits Roadrunner for a pair of shows in early August. 23 of our favorite photos that summarize Boston Calling 2024 Country music superstars perform chart-topping duet at Boston Calling PHOTOS: Luke Combs wraps up Night 1 at 2025 Boston Calling Acclaimed indie band recalls Boston Calling act that left them starstruck After serious safety concerns at Boston Calling last year, fans return in 2025 T-Pain gets Boston Calling sprung on Night 1 (Photos) Boston Calling 2025 food vendors Who is Playing and When? Shop for tickets: StubHub, VividSeats, SeatGeek. All Boston Calling 2025, 2024 content: MassLive Boston Calling headquarters Boston Calling is held at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25. The festival made several improvements for the 2025 festival after receiving backlash in 2024 over unsafe conditions, crowd control and capacity issues. Among the improvements are a new site map, more water stations and a reorganization of stages. More information about tickets can be found here. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Sunday, May 26. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Sunday, May 26. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Sunday, May 26. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Sunday, May 26. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Sunday, May 26. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Saturday, May 25. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Saturday, May 25. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Saturday, May 25. Boston Calling outfits. Here are scenes from Boston Calling on Saturday, May 25. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling outfits. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 2024: Local food you have to try. Boston Calling 6 local food vendors to try before you leave the festival Read the original article on MassLive.
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Shaboozey Explains The Bombastic Side-Eye From 2025 American Music Awards
Chart-topping country star, Shaboozey, went viral following the 2025 American Music Awards. While presenting the award for Favorite Country Duo Or Group with fellow country singer Megan Moroney, the 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' phenom side-eyed her after she stated that the Carter Family 'invented country.' 'This award went to the Carter Family, who basically invented country music,' Moroney read from the teleprompter. Shaboozey stood there with a puzzled look on his face, but took to social media on Tuesday (May 27) with a proper response. 'Google: Lesley Riddle, Steve Tartar, Harry Gay, Defoe Bailey, and The Carter Family…' Shaboozey tweeted the day after the awards show. 'When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased. The real history of country music is about people coming together despite their differences, and embracing and celebrating the things that make us alike.' Not to be confused with Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter, Moroney was referring to a group of musicians from the 20th century who many consider to be the first stars of country music since their work popularized the genre. However, they did not invent the genre. Many Black musicians like guitarist Lesley Riddle was part of those pioneering artists that helped define the country sound. Shaboozey also defended Moroney on Instagram — who faced backlash about the statement— noting that his reaction had nothing to do with her. 'Just want to clear something up: my reaction at the AMAs had nothing to do with Megan Moroney! She's an incredibly talented, hard-working artist who's doing amazing things for country music and I've got nothing but respect for her,' he commented on her post. The 30-year-old continued, 'I've seen some hateful comments directed at her today, and that's not what this moment was about. Let's not twist the message— she is amazing and someone who represents the country community in the highest light!' Dan + Shay took home the win for Favorite Country Duo Or Group while Beyoncé was named Favorite Female Country Artist and Cowboy Carter won for Favorite Country Album. Check out more highlights from the 2025 American Music Awards. More from Jennifer Lopez Announces Upcoming Las Vegas Residency While Hosting 2025 AMAs Eminem Beats Out Kendrick Lamar For Hip-Hop Awards At 2025 AMAs, Social Media Reacts Shaboozey Hits The Road This Fall For The Great American Roadshow Tour
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Shaboozey Defends 'Incredibly Talented, Hard Working' Megan Moroney After Viral Side-Eye Moment at 2025 AMAs
Shaboozey defended Megan Moroney following the viral side-eye moment during the 2025 American Music Awards on Monday, May 26 He appeared skeptical after she read the teleprompter, saying that the Carter family "basically invited country music" Shaboozey also posted on X about "the real history of country music"Shaboozey has nothing but respect for Megan Moroney. The "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" singer defended Moroney, 27, in the comments of her latest Instagram postm on Tuesday, May 27, after he gave her side-eye during the 2025 American Music Awards and the moment went viral. "Just want to clear something up: my reaction at the AMAs had nothing to do with Megan Moroney!" Shaboozey, 30, wrote. "She's an incredibly talented, hard-working artist who's doing amazing things for country music, and I've got nothing but respect for her." He continued: "I've seen some hateful comments directed at her today, and that's not what this moment was about. Let's not twist the message — she is amazing and someone who represented the country community in the highest light." No strangers to the world of country music, @_megmoroney and @ShaboozeysJeans are here to present the award for Favorite Country Duo or Group! #AMAs — American Music Awards (@AMAs) May 27, 2025 is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The social media love comes after Shaboozey's viral side-eye moment during the 2025 AMAs when he and Moroney presented the Favorite Country Duo or Group award at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Reading the teleprompter, Shaboozey acknowledged the late Charley Pride, who won the Favorite Male Country Artist award in the AMA's first ceremony, and was a trailblazer for Black country musicians. Moroney's line was: "That same year, Favorite Female Artist went to Lynn Anderson. And this award went to the Carter family, who basically invented country music." This prompted a skeptical reaction from Shaboozey, who glanced at Moroney and briefly laughed before continuing. The next morning, he addressed the viral moment on X while also referring to Black artists' influence on country music. "When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased…" Shaboozey wrote. "The real history of country music is about people coming together despite their differences, and embracing and celebrating the things that make us alike." . Though the Carter family (made up of A. P. Carter, Sara Dougherty Carter and Maybelle Addington Carter) may be considered the first family of country music, they were influenced by Lesley Riddle. The Black guitarist helped A.P. Carter "gather song material" almost a century ago, and through the years, Black musicians continued to shape and influence the country music genre that fans know today. Read the original article on People
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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." . 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. Read the original article on People
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Here's Why Shaboozey Side-Eyed That ‘Carter Family Invented Country Music' Line at the AMAs
Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They've brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored contributions of Black musicians to country's origins, stressing the way record company owners overlooked Black artists for recording sessions, or slapped bogus genre terms on the songs they did record ('race records') to differentiate them from the similar tunes recorded by white artists. With all this knowledge far more well-known now than it ever has been, it was not surprising to see Shaboozey react skeptically to a piece of presenter copy at last night's American Music Awards regurgitating the old myths that country music was originally by and for white people. More from Rolling Stone Gloria Estefan Celebrates Latin Music Legacy With 'Conga' Performance at 2025 AMAs Reneé Rapp Gets Sexy at the AMAs With Live Debut of 'Leave Me Alone' Gwen Stefani Celebrates Her Aughts Hits at the 2025 AMAs At the AMAs, Shaboozey was on-hand to present the award for Favorite Country Duo or Group with Megan Moroney. Their presenter copy found them name-checking the winners of the major country categories at the inaugural AMAs in 1974. That year, Charley Pride won Favorite Country Male Artist, Lynn Anderson won Favorite Country Female Artist, and Favorite Country Duo or Group went to the Carter Family. Moroney's presenter copy had her say that the Carter Family 'basically invented country music.' This garnered a not-at-all subtle side-eye glance and a curt laugh from Shaboozey before he continued with the names of this year's nominees. On Tuesday morning, Shaboozey addressed the matter further in a pair of posts on Twitter. 'When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased,' he said, adding: 'The real history of country music is about people coming together despite their differences, and embracing and celebrating the things that make us alike.' Reps for Shaboozey, Moroney, and the American Music Awards did not immediately return requests for comment. While the Carter Family are indeed country pioneers, they are also a perfect case study in the way country history has been whitewashed. Much of the Carter Family's catalog was made up of songs that patriarch A.P. Carter collected while traveling around Appalachia. Often joining Carter on these song scouting trips was a Black guitarist named Lesley Riddle, who not only helped Carter write down and memorize the songs, but introduced him to Black musical traditions (like church music and the blues) that further influenced what became known as country music. Riddle also taught A.P.'s bandmate and sister-in-law, Maybelle Carter, his style of guitar finger-picking, which further influenced her famous 'scratch' style of playing. While the Carter Family have long been considered country music royalty, it was only in the Sixties that Riddle began to get his due, and in recent years that his story has become more widely known. Riddle is just one of many Black artists to play a pivotal role in country's history, with Shaboozey also encouraging fans to seek out other key figures like Steve Tarter, Harry Gay, and DeFord Bailey. Others also expressed frustration with the AMAs presenter copy, including the musician Rissi Palmer, who wrote on Instagram, 'Tell me you know nothing about the actual roots of Country music without telling me you don't know the roots… like, who wrote this script? What in the Project 2025 hell is this? … Behind every founding father and mother of Country music stands a Black musician playing Black roots music, strategically hidden in the mix.' Dom Flemons, the revered musician and historian, commented on Palmer's post, encouraging people to seek out a video he made with the organization Black in Appalachia all about Riddle's contributions to the Carter Family and country history. 'The Carter [Family] and [record producer] Ralph Peer deserve the credit for their work to establish country music as a genre,' Flemons wrote. 'Lesley Riddle was never an established artist which is why he fell to the wayside in the early years… It took many years for his story to come out into the public.' (The American Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Rolling Stone's parent company Penske Media Corporation in partnership with the holding company Eldridge.) Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
