WATCH: Megan Moroney Shines Bright At CMA Fest During Main Stage Debut

Megan Moroney wowed the CMA Fest audience with a dazzling performance of the crowd-favorite, “I’m Not Pretty.”

Sporting a royal blue mini dress, a nod to her forthcoming new album, Moroney sent a message to the mean girls and reminded fans of their self-worth as she belted out the lyrics to the empowering tune. 

“Somewhere out there my ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend’s scrolling through my Instagram/ Tearing me down, passing the phone around like there’s nothing better to do/ Zooming out, Zooming in overanalyzin’/ Like the queen of the mean girls’ committee/ But hey whatever helps/ Keep on telling yourself/ I’m not pretty,” she sang as fans inside Nissan Stadium echoed every word. 

Moroney co-wrote the tune, which appears on her debut album, LUCKY, with Ben Williams, Micah Carpenter, and Mackenzie Carpenter.   

“It’s a mostly true story (you can find the spring break throwback pic on my Instagram) but not meant to be taken too seriously,” Moroney previously shared of the song. “I think everyone can relate to somebody keeping tabs on them on social media. It was fun to write and it’s fun to sing and hopefully will become an anthem for the girls.”

The Georgia native’s CMA Fest performance was a memorable one as it was her first time having the opportunity to perform on the main stage. In 2023, she appeared at Nissan Stadium, but played on the smaller platform stage.

I’m so excited…this year we’re on the main stage, so we get to do more than two songs and I get to have my band up there and I’m just so looking forward to it,” she shared ahead of her performance. “This will be my first time on the main stage in Nissan Stadium. So obviously living in Nashville, it’s definitely a bucket list, a bucket list thing that we’re checking off tonight.”

Moroney will return to Nissan Stadium later this summer when she opens for Kenny Chesney on his Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour. 

Hosted by Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde, CMA Fest on ABC also included performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Big & Rich, Clint Black, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Terri Clark, Jordan Davis, Jackson Dean, Billy F Gibbons, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Brittney Spencer, The War And Treaty, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman. 

The three-hour concert special, dubbed “the Music Event of the Summer,” was filmed during CMA Fest in Nashville, which took place Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9, 2024. 

CMA Fest 2025 is scheduled for Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8 in Nashville. Four-day passes are available for purchase now. For more details, visit the official CMA Fest website.