What To Know About Megan Moroney's Heartfelt Single Releasing This Month

Megan Moroney announced the release date of her next single during a surprise pop-up performance at a coffee shop in Nashville, Tennessee.

The reigning Country Music Association New Artist of the Year took the stage for the live performance at La La Land on Tuesday (October 14). Moroney later wrote in a caption on Instagram that “Nashville heard it first.” Her heartfelt ballad, “Beautiful Things,” will arrive on Friday, October 24. In the meantime, she said La La Land is serving up the Megan Moroney latte, and customers can “write something kind and encouraging to a stranger” on the bright yellow coffee cup sleeves. Moroney shared a few examples on the third slide of her Instagram post, including “you are beautiful,” “the world is better with you in it,” “you are loved,” “dream big” and more.

Moroney delivered the emotional debut live performance of “Beautiful Things” during her show at Credit One Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. She said as she explained the story behind it that it was inspired by her niece.

“When she was born, I remember just looking at her and being like, ‘she’s so perfect, and I just never want anything sad to happen to her.’ Or, you know, inevitably, one day she’s gonna get older and maybe someone won’t invite her to a party, and inevitably she’s gonna get her heart broken one day,” Moroney shared with her audience that night. “And I literally, in ‘crazy auntie mode,’ was like, ‘I’ve gotta write her a song so that she never has a bad day, so that she can always listen to this song.’

“And what’s really interesting is that in an interview last week, somebody asked me if I’ve ever written a song to myself. And I had to think about it, and I decided that out of all of my discography, I think if I had to pick a song that I would write to myself, this would also be it,” Moroney continued. She explained, “because I was the girl that, you know, in middle school, I didn’t get invited to the party. And when I got a little bit older, I couldn’t make the guy love me and stay with me. And I just wish I had a song that said exactly this, and so, I think that’s part of the reason why I wrote it for my niece. And I think this song is just a great reminder that we’re all going through something, so just be nice to each other.”

Until the ballad’s official release later this month, watch Moroney’s performance of “Beautiful Things” below.