Megan Moroney won the first VMAs Best Country award, topping a category that included Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and more.
On Sunday night, Megan Moroney became the first artist to win the Best Country trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Moroney accepted the fan-voted “Moon Man” while walking the red carpet ahead of the primetime show at UBS Arena in New York. Moroney won for “Am I Okay?“, the lead single off her 2024 album of the same name.
“Thank y’all so much for voting. Thank you for everything, all the support this year,” Moroney said during a pre-show acceptance speech. “Guys, I literally fought over a ‘Moon Man’ statue at White Elephant last year at Christmas and now I have a real one.