Megan Moroney’s CMA Performance Sparks Debate — And Fans Notice One Big Thing Missing
The video is nowhere to be found.
Last night, Megan Moroney walked into the 59th Annual CMA Awards as one of the night’s most-nominated artists. With six major categories on the line — Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year for “Don’t Mind If I Do” featuring Kenny Chesney — she had every reason to expect a career-defining night.
Instead, she left empty-handed… and facing a wave of online criticism after her performance of “6 Months Later”.
A Rough Moment on Country’s Biggest Stage
Megan co-wrote the heartbreak single with Ben Williams, David “Messy” Mescon, and Rob Hatch. The song has been a massive career milestone for her — debuting at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest start of her career.
But her CMA performance struggled.
Whether it was nerves, monitor issues, in-house audio problems, or simply a bad night, fans on X wasted no time pointing it out. Similar criticism hit her last year, and while performing live on national TV is terrifying even for seasoned veterans, this was not the reaction she needed during one of country music’s biggest nights.
Here’s the only circulating clip — and as fans noted, it’s rough.
MEGAN MORONEY EVERYBODY 👏🏻👏🏻🩷 #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/RJy9FIjaMv
— noelle 🇵🇸🐾❤️🔥 (@noellewes123) November 20, 2025
(Clip omitted — not found on CMA pages.)
To be fair, Megan has sounded significantly better in person. Anyone who’s seen her live knows she can sing — and sing well. This just… wasn’t the night.
The Mystery: Why Is Her Performance Missing Online?
Normally, CMA Awards performances appear quickly on the CMA YouTube channel or their official social platforms. Fans spent the morning searching for Megan’s full performance to rewatch (or analyze), only to notice something strange:
Her video is missing. Completely.
Everyone else’s performances?
Uploaded.
Acceptance speeches?
Uploaded.
Behind-the-scenes content?
Uploaded.
Megan’s?
Nowhere.
Just a single still photo floating around X:
pink meg mode activated 🩷#CMAawards pic.twitter.com/L5URUVVZkz
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 20, 2025
(Image reference omitted.)
Fans are now openly speculating whether this was an oversight — or whether the CMA intentionally avoided posting the performance to shield her from negative comments.
Given that she was one of the most-nominated artists of the night, it wouldn’t be surprising if the team simply didn’t want the conversation becoming uglier than it already is.
A Tough Night — But Far From the End
If anything, this moment may end up serving as fuel for Megan’s next chapter. She’s already teased that her new album Cloud 9 is on the way, and a fresh single — performed under better circumstances — could shift the entire narrative.
Plenty of artists have had shaky award-show vocals. Almost no one sounds like Chris Stapleton every night. What matters is how you respond.
And Megan?
She’s proven she’s a fighter.
2025 CMA Awards — Winners List
(Winners in bold)
Entertainer of the Year
Morgan Wallen
Luke Combs
Lainey Wilson
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Album of the Year
Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney
Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
F-1 Trillon – Post Malone
I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Zach Top
Female Vocalist of the Year
Lainey Wilson
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group of the Year
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Little Big Town
Lady A
Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Dan + Shay
Brothers Osborne
The War and Treaty
Maddie & Tae
Single of the Year
“4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” – Luke Combs
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green
Song of the Year
“4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top
“Texas” – Blake Shelton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green
New Artist of the Year
Zach Top
Ella Langley
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Tucker Wetmore
Shaboozey
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)
Paul Franklin
Brett Mason
Rob McNelley
Derek Wells
Music Video of the Year
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood
“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green