{"id":138258,"date":"2024-12-09T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=138258"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:14:01","slug":"we-are-not-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=138258","title":{"rendered":"CMA New Artist of the Year, Megan Moroney, to Perform at the Wind Creek Steel Stage for Musikfest 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMA New Artist of the Year, Megan Moroney, to Perform at the Wind Creek Steel Stage for Musikfest 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., December 9, 2024 –\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is thrilled to announce the fifth Musikfest 2025 headliner;\u00a0Megan Moroney<\/strong>\u00a0will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage on\u00a0Thursday, July 31, 2025,\u00a0<\/strong>for a special Musikfest preview night.<\/p>\n

This show is sponsored by Yuengling Flight, with media partner Cat Country 96. Ticket access begins Tuesday, December 10 for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, December 13 for the general public at\u00a0Musikfest.org.<\/a>\u00a0Ticket prices run from $39 to $134.50 ($259 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables under a tent). For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u00a0ArtsQuest Circle Donor<\/a>\u00a0today. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

A Country phenomenon with major star power and massive talent to match, Megan Moroney is the rare artist to earn icon status soon after breaking onto the scene. With over 1.5 BILLION total global streams to date, the Georgia-bred singer\/songwriter kicked off the latest era of her formidable career with her critically acclaimed sophomore album\u00a0Am I Okay?,<\/em>\u00a0a July 2024 release that debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, emerged as the year\u2019s third-biggest debut from a female Country artist and won rave reviews from many of the music world\u2019s leading publications (including\u00a0Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter\u00a0<\/em>and more).<\/p>\n

Featuring the Emo Cowgirl\u2019s post-breakup ballad \u201cNo Caller ID\u201d \u2013 a track that shattered the record for the biggest Country female song debut in streams in the U.S. \u2013\u00a0Am I Okay?\u00a0<\/em>continues the meteoric rise first set in motion with \u201cTennessee Orange,\u201d a 2x PLATINUM #1 hit included on her 2023 blockbuster debut\u00a0Lucky.\u00a0<\/em>Soon after\u00a0Lucky\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>arrival, Moroney began amassing a steady stream of accolades, including winning\u00a0Breakthrough Female Video of the Year\u00a0<\/em>at the 2023 CMT Music Awards,\u00a0MusicRow\u2019s Breakout Artist of the Year\u00a0<\/em>at the 2024 Country Breakout Awards and\u00a0New Female Artist of the Year\u00a0<\/em>at the 59th<\/sup>\u00a0ACM Awards (where she reigned as the most nominated female artist with SIX NODS), in addition to racking up nominations from CMA, iHeart, CMT Music and Billboard Music Awards.<\/p>\n

With her live experience including selling out three consecutive headline tours, playing stadiums across the country as support for Kenny Chesney and taking the stage at high-profile festivals like Stagecoach and Lollapalooza, Moroney will head overseas in September for the GEORGIA GIRL TOUR \u2013 a 15-date headlining run bringing her notoriously dazzling live show to audiences all over the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n

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About Musikfest<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of 1,029,417 people attended Musikfest in 2024. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout both the north and south-sides of Bethlehem. The 42nd<\/sup>\u00a0Musikfest is scheduled for August 1 – 10, 2025, with a special preview night on July 31. This year\u2019s Musikfest 2025 poster artist is Banana Factory Teaching Artist Mallory Zondag. To see the poster and learn more about Zondag\u2019s vision for it, along with information about the festival, visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn Keeney<\/p>\n

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