The ultimate maid of honor performance. In May, Megan Moroney skipped the ACM Awards to be the maid of honor at her best friends wedding, as her longtime friend Natalie King, who is an influencer and has been friends with Megan since college, married her now-husband Alex Harp in Turks and Caicos at a stunning oceanfront estate. Megan met Natalie when the two were freshman in college and rushing Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Georgia. They became fast friends after meeting, and have been best friends ever since. As many of Meg’s fans know, she wrote her song “Wonder” for Natalie. It was her first official single, released in 2021, and it got a solid amount of buzz on social media, ultimately leading Megan to her release her first studio EP, Pistol Made of Roses. She has spoken before about how watching Natalie struggle through a very bad relationship gave her the idea for “Wonder,” which finds her encouraging her friend to  hold out for someone who knows her worth and treats her the way she deserves to be treated, and doesn’t leave her constantly sad and heartbroken all the time: And maybe, baby, you need someone That’s gonna say a place and time And then show up a little early Gonna give you all his heart A little more when you’re feelin’ lonely You won’t have to ask him if he loves you The right one’ll come along and show you It ain’t always gotta be lightnin’ and thunder He won’t make you wonder” It’s a beautiful song, and I’m sure it was a very full-circle moment for her to sing it for Natalie at her wedding reception after getting married to someone Megan clearly loves for her friend too, as she changed the lyrics at the reception, saying: “He don’t make Nat wonder, she shouldn’t have to wonder” Of course very fitting for the new bride and groom, and Megan had her silver sparkly guitar on-hand to serenade the newlyweds at their reception, which you can see in the short clip below: @megmoroney @Natalie King ♬ original sound – Megan Moroney During an appearance on the Today show this week, Megan spoke about why it was important for her to be there and sing that song for them, and of course, that friendship means the world to her and Megan said it was the “most special performance” of “Wonder” she’ll ever do: “That was super fun, and I feel like it was the most special performance of ‘Wonder’ that I’ll ever have. It’s such a full circle moment. I wrote that song about her, you know, having trouble with a guy that she dated years ago. and then now she’s found someone who doesn’t make her wonder. It was very wholesome. I was like, wow, this is amazing.” People in the music business don’t always have the best reputation for being truly genuine, but it’s clear that Megan’s superstardom hasn’t made her lose sight of what’s really important. She’s certainly a real one for that… I mean, it’s not like the ACM Awards are anything to write home about anyways, but she was the most-nominated artist of the evening, up for nine awards (though she didn’t win any of them), and she was focused on celebrating her friend, not herself… I respect the heck out of that. @todayshowAND she was the maid of honor.  Sponsored by Citi.♬ original sound – TODAY Show Speaking of the wedding, it looked like an absolutely stunning affair, as Natalie shared some photos and videos from the venue that are just breathtaking: View this post on Instagram Meg was a beautiful MOH: View this post on Instagram I mean, it was dream: View this post on Instagram “Wonder”  The post “Most Special Performance Of ‘Wonder’ I’ll Ever Have” — Megan Moroney Was Happy To Miss ACM Awards For Her Best Friend’s Wedding first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Still talking about this, eh? It’s been nearly two years since the dramatic breakup between country star Zach Bryan and influencer Brianna Chickenfry. At this point Zach is already married, appears to be happy and has moved on with his life. Brianna, on the other hand… The social media personality took to TikTok earlier today before heading out to a Noah Kahan concert in Boston tonight to share her side of the now-infamous incident between Kahan and her then-boyfriend the last time he played at Fenway Park. You may recall at the time that Kahan announced during the show that he had a “great guest” lined up, but that it fell through: “I gotta be honest with you, we had a great guest coming tonight, it didn’t work out, so I hope I’ve been enough for you all.” @shopsunflowers i wonder who the guest would’ve been #noahkahan ♬ original sound – shopsunflowers Noah was featured on Zach’s song “Sarah’s Place” from his 2023 EP Boys of Faith. And Zach has frequently covered Noah’s hit song “Stick Season,” while the two have expressed their mutual admiration for each other numerous times. So when Noah mentioned that he had a guest lined up for Fenway Park, fans quickly noticed that Chickenfry was in attendance for the show and began to speculate that it was the “Something In the Orange” singer who was supposed to appear with Noah during his big moment. Rumors quickly began to fly that Zach bailed on the show because he was too drunk, and the speculation only intensified when fans noticed that that Zach and Noah no longer followed each other on Instagram, despite previously liking each other’s posts fairly regularly. Chickenfry (whose real name is Brianna Lapaglia) quickly shot down the rumors, responding that Zach wasn’t even at the show, and that he wasn’t able to perform because his “voice was fried” from a show a couple of days earlier, so he was resting up to get back out on the road. And Zach himself addressed the rumors by posting a photo on his Instagram story of a FaceTime call between himself and Kahan with both giving thumbs up, sending a message to those who were speculating that there’s trouble between the two friends: “can you guys stop being weirdos on the internet, Noah is a brother to me and always will be what the hell man” According to Chickenfry though, none of that was true. Brianna says that at the time, she wasn’t even allowed to listen to Noah Kahan because Zach was jealous – something that she’s also previously said was true of Morgan Wallen as well. But she decided to surprise her friends and take them to the show at Fenway Park, and when Zach found out he decided that he would just appear at the show as a surprise guest: “He was like, ‘Perfect, I’ll play with him. I’ll be the surprise guest.’ I’m like, ‘What? You don’t even like this man.’ But I’m like, whatever, okay, now that he’s going to be going, then we’ll get VIP treatment.” But Chickenfry claims that Zach got a little too intoxicated the night before the show, so he bailed on appearing with Kahan: “So, it was the night before Noah Kahan. You guessed it, motherf—er got angry drunk. I don’t even remember, I literally blocked this time out of my life, but I just remember waking up and being like, ‘Hey, I’m going to go to the show that you’re playing at, you’re playing at … Fenway Ballpark, motherf—er. You don’t just get to skip Fenway Ballpark, motherf—er.’ He’s like, ‘No, I can’t do it, I can’t do it.’ I’m like, ‘Why? Why? You have to do it. You can’t tell someone they’re going to perform with them and then not do it.’ ‘Too hungover, I don’t want to go.’ … Being hungover is not an excuse. Why are you hungover? Because of yourself. So if you have an obligation, you make it work. Anyway, he’s like, ‘Maybe I’ll meet you there.’ I’m like, okay, whatever.” She says she went to the concert, where Kahan’s team kept asking her where he was. And that eventually, he blamed her for agreeing to do it in the first place: “Obviously, the guilt hits him and he’s like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I’m not showing up for this guy.’ Then I get this phone call. ‘The only reason I f—ing agreed to it is because you like him. I only did this for you. This is all your fault. My reputation’s on the line.’ Concert starts, keep in mind, I’m with all of my hometown best friends, my family. This is a really important, special time. I spent half the concert crying in the bathroom because I’m getting screamed at.” And after the speculation began, Brianna says that Zach asked her to defend him and dispel the rumors, something she says she regrets doing: “Who am I? A b–ch-a-s loser for doing that s–t. Just lying through my f—ing teeth for a sack of s–t, for a sack of s–t for no reason.” @ihatebriannachickenfry ♬ original sound – Brianna LaPaglia Now, obviously neither Zach nor Noah have spoken on the incident, or even confirmed that Zach was supposed to be the surprise guest. But Brianna is more than happy to keep talking about it for them, apparently.The post Brianna Chickenfry Says Zach Bryan Bailed On Surprise Appearance With Noah Kahan Because He Was Too Hungover & She Lied About It To Defend Him first appeared on Whiskey Riff.