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Megan Moroney revealed the long-awaited release date of her breakup ballad, “28th of June,” on Thursday afternoon (March 14).
The Georgia-born singer-songwriter has previously teased the song with sneak peeks on her social media pages, stirring anticipation for its debut. Earlier this month, Moroney posted two photos on Instagram, including one of her wearing a long-sleeved white buttoned shirt with long blonde curls cascading over her shoulders, and another of sheet music, zoomed in to focus on the lyrics, “…eighth of June/ It was me and…” She wrote in her caption, referencing a line in the unreleased song: “time kept ticking & you moved on.”
“I've been taking every ounce of free time that I have to write and be in the studio, so I'm just keeping the ball rolling,” Moroney told iHeartCountry in an interview in December, hinting at follow-ups to Lucky on the way soon. “I know that my fans are excited for new music, so try to keep them happy.”
Moroney, a leading 2024 CMT Music Awards nominee, released her debut album, Lucky, last year, and followed up with the 16-track deluxe edition months later. Most recently, Moroney has released “No Caller ID,” and “What Are You Listening To?,” her version of a Chris Stapleton track. She's set to kick off her headlining “Lucky 2.0 Tour” in April.
Moroney is one of many country artists nominated at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, including in the Best New Artist (Country) category and the socially-voted Social Star Award and Favorite Debut Album categories. See the list of country artists nominated at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards here. Social voting will remain available until March 25 at 11:59pm PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards. Fans across the country will be able to watch the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards live as the show will be airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, April 1st from 8pm-10pm ET live/PT tape-delayed on FOX. The event will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the free iHeartRadio app.
Moroney acknowledged that she “could’ve put out 28th of june on the 28th of june bc it lands on a friday this year & that makes a whole lot of sense but honestly who would want to wait that long???? march 22 it is,” she wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after making her announcement on Thursday. Moroney added, “how would u cry to 28th of june on the 28th of june if you’re still learning the words it’s going to be a national holiday.”
“28th of June” will release next Friday, March 22.