MEGAN MORONEY GETS BOLDER THAN EVER ON ALL-NEW ANTHEM “WISH I DIDN’T”

Today, Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records singer/songwriter Megan Moroney unleashes her outrageously catchy new anthem “Wish I Didn’t.” Accompanied by an official music video co-starring reality TV star Dylan Efron, “Wish I Didn’t” is the third track released from the MULTI-PLATINUM superstar’s upcoming third studio album Cloud 9 (due out on February 20 and available for pre-order/pre-save here). Go here to listen to “Wish I Didn’t” now, and check out the video here.

A fiery but feel-good warning to a walking red flag, “Wish I Didn’t” marks the most wildly fun offering to date from Cloud 9 — a hotly awaited release recently featured on elite lists like Esquire’s “15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2026” (which hailed her as “[o]ne of country music’s brightest new talents” and a “fast-rising touring juggernaut”). Earlier this week, The New York Times featured Cloud 9 in a “7 Albums I’m Looking Forward to in 2026” column authored by preeminent critic Lindsay Zoladz, who crowned Moroney “the reigning queen of sad-girl country.” Landing alongside Bruno Mars, Robyn, Ari Lennox, Bill Callahan, Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress, and Mandy, Indiana, the Georgia native is the sole country-grounded performer on an exceptionally vast list.

With the Cloud 9 era now in full swing, the bold and flirty “Wish I Didn’t” perfectly encapsulates the overall spirit of Cloud 9, a 15-song heavy-hitter Moroney describes as “written by the strongest, most confident version of myself I’ve ever been.”

Penned by Moroney, Emily Weisband, Hillary Lindsey, and Luke Laird, “Wish I Didn’t” begins with a breezy intensity as she sizes up a potential paramour with a checkered past: “I’ve heard all of the horror stories / Your graveyard of girls before me / If you play dirty / Hmm, how do I say this? / Hell hath no fury.” As the track’s infectious chorus kicks in, Moroney confesses to catching feelings but playfully states her refusal to get hurt (“Consider this a warning / You’ve got one shot to listen / I think I’m falling for you / Don’t make me wish I didn’t”). In a particularly brilliant twist, the second verse nods to her immaculate track record of turning heartbreak into hits (“You’ve been great / But honey, don’t get me wrong / Stone cold killers have guns / But I’ve got songs”).

Produced by Kristian Bush (who also helmed production on Moroney’s GOLD-certified and game-changing 2024 sophomore album Am I Okay? and 2023 GOLD-certified debut LP Lucky), “Wish I Didn’t” channels an unstoppable energy with its massive vocal layering, pulse-pounding rhythms, and radiant guitar tones. The result: a high-octane Country-Pop stunner built for instant replay.

Directed by Lauren Dunn, the official music video for “Wish I Didn’t” arrives as a modern-day update of the action-comedy classic Mr. & Mrs. Smith, with Moroney and Efron playing the parts of a seemingly perfect married couple living secret double lives as competing assassins. After picking up where her recently released Cloud 9 tracklist reveal video left off, the Easter egg-filled visual delivers wall-to-wall thrills (including a fantastically choreographed tussle at the dinner table) and ends on a spectacular cliffhanger. Taking her star power to a whole new level, the “Wish I Didn’t” video also features plenty of high-glam looks from Moroney, thanks in part to a soft flush of pink and mesmerizing sparkle courtesy of leading makeup brand Too Faced.

PHOTO CREDIT: CARLY SHARP

DYLAN EFRON AND MEGAN MORONEY ON SET FOR THE “WISH I DIDN’T” MUSIC VIDEO

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Within minutes of unveiling the Cloud 9 tracklist last week, Moroney sparked a groundswell of buzz and made headlines in major outlets like Rolling Stone, Billboard, SPIN, American Songwriter, and Holler (who noted that “excitement is through the roof ahead of the Georgia native's third album”).  Along with “Wish I Didn’t,” Cloud 9 will include Moroney’s back-to-back Country radio hits “6 Months Later” (a GOLD-certified smash that recently cracked the Top 5 on Country radio) and ”Beautiful Things,” as well as features with global superstar Ed Sheeran and Country luminary Kacey Musgraves. In addition to its digital version, the album will be available in a number of vinyl variants, including the main vinyl edition in Megan’s Signature Pink – Standard and the Tiger Cloud – BTS Edition (both available for pre-order here). This May, Moroney will take off on THE CLOUD 9 TOUR — a 49-date international headline run whose U.S. leg immediately sold over 450,000 tickets. One of the year’s most sought-after live events, THE CLOUD 9 TOUR will feature stops at major arenas throughout North America, Europe, and the UK. For more info, visit meganmoroney.com/#tour. ABOUT MEGAN MORONEY: MULTI-PLATINUM hitmaker, critically adored singer/songwriter, record-breaking headliner — just a few years after making her debut, Megan Moroney has ascended to a truly stratospheric level of stardom. Now entering a next-level era with her upcoming third studio album Cloud 9 (due out February 20), the Georgia-bred phenomenon cemented her status as a towering force in Country music with her GOLD-certified sophomore LP Am I Okay? — a 2024 release that marked the year’s third-biggest Billboard 200 debut from a female Country artist and earned raves from major publications like The New York Times and Rolling Stone (including gracing the cover of the iconic magazine’s Future of Music issue). Since the arrival of the blockbuster album (whose standouts include her 2X PLATINUM No. 1 hit “Am I Okay?” and PLATINUM-certified “No Caller ID”), the Emo Cowgirl has made history with her game-changing AM I OKAY? TOUR — a SOLD-OUT headline run that shattered attendance records at multiple venues throughout the U.S. With over 4.1 BILLION total global streams across all platforms (thanks in part to her 4X PLATINUM No. 1 hit “Tennessee Orange,” from her acclaimed 2023 debut Lucky), Moroney’s fast-growing list of accolades includes being honored as Storyteller of the Year at Variety’s 2025 Hitmakers celebration and receiving the Rulebreaker Award at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music event, in addition to winning the first-ever Best Country prize at the 2025 MTV VMAs, New Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards, and New Artist of the Year at the 2024 CMA Awards. With its tracklist including chart-climbing hits like “Beautiful Things” and “6 Months Later” (her highest Billboard Hot 100 debut to date), Cloud 9 will be followed by a massive international headline run featuring stops at some of the biggest arenas in North America, Europe, and the UK.

 

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