Giving back to the fans. Megan Moroney released her third studio album Cloud 9 this past Friday, and of course, fans have been buzzing about “Who Hurt You?” and I’ve had “I Only Miss You,” her duet with Ed Sheeran, on repeat. While she is doing a full tour run this spring and summer to celebrate the album, she’s also doing a limited run of more intimate shows where she’ll be stopping in nine cities, nine days in a row, starting on Cloud 9‘s release day. She of course played a few songs from the album, but she had an even bigger surprise for fans at shows in New York and Richmond this weekend, as she told the crowd she would be signing something for every single person there, and it looked like a huge crowd, so it’s really cool that she gave them all a moment to say hello and get something signed by her in person that they’ll keep forever: “I was gonna play three songs for y’all which I just did, and now, I am going to sign something for every single person here tonight. CDs and vinyl available for purchase, and I’m gonna stay here until I sign something for every single one of y’all. Thank you so much for being the best fans in the world, I love y’all so much, and thank you so much. I love you.” You can hear how excited they were by the screams in the background, and from what I read in the comments section, it sounds like she did it at both shows this weekend and likely will at the rest of the seven concerts on this run. Megan does a lot for her fans, and she goes above and beyond to include them in album drops, and ahead of this small tour, she held several album listening parties for some of her biggest fans where they got to hang out with her and hear all the music first. It seems rare in this day and age for an artist to do these kinds of things, especially one of her caliber, and Megan is consistently one of the best about this in mainstream country, and it’s clear how much she genuinely appreciates her fans which doesn’t go unnoticed in 2026: @missy_lynn84 #meganmoroney #cloud9 #9cities9days #richmond #concert@Megan Moroney ♬ original sound – Missy_Lynn You have to give these a listen while you’re here, too: “I Only Miss You” “Bells & Whistles” “Who Hurt You?” Meet Megan Moroney On Cloud 9 2/20 | New York, NY – Rough Trade 2/21 | Richmond, VA – The National 2/22 | Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle 2/23 | Athens, GA – Akins Ford Arena 2/24 | Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion 2/25 | Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre 2/26 | Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom 2/27 | Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex 2/28 | Scottsdale, AZ – Venue TBA Cloud 9 Tour Dates: MAY 29 | Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center 30 | Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse JUNE 2 | Chicago, IL – United Center 3 | Chicago, IL – United Center – NEW 5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena 6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum 8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena 9 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena – NEW 12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center 13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center 16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena 18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest 19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena 20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena JULY 6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden – NEW 7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden 9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center 10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena 14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center 16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center 17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena 18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena 24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair 25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena 28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena AUGUST 1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center 2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena 5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center 7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena 8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena – NEW 11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena 14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center 15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center 16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center 18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena 21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – NEW SEPTEMBER 13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene 15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet 18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria 19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium 21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon 23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo 26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo 27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy 28 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy – NEW OCTOBER 1 | Belfast, UK – SSE ArenaThe post Megan Moroney Gives Fans A Huge Surprise During ‘Meet Me On Cloud 9’ Tour: “I’m Gonna Sign Something For Every Single Person” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The King honoring his late friend, Keith Gattis, on a very special night. Yesterday, George Strait was honored alongside his fellow Texans Miranda Lambert, Don Cook and Keith Gattis as they were all inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame. Of course, they’re all in great company as they join icons in Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson, Clint Black, Ronnie Dunn, Townes Van Zandt, Buck Owens, Buddy Holly and more as prior inductees. Strait isn’t necessarily known as the most prolific songwriter out of that group, though he has the most #1s for any artist in any genre (60), the most #1 albums (27) and over 113.5 million units sold in the U.S. (fourth among country artists), and he has consistently been criticized for his lack of songwriting credits. Though he has written a few dozen songs throughout his career, none of his iconic hits have been written by him. But there’s no denying how much he means to music in general, and especially his home state of Texas, and while he was an honoree himself, Strait also helped pay tribute to the late Keith Gattis, who passed away in April of 2023. It’s hard to understate the scope of Gattis’ songwriting throughout his career, as he has songs cut on everyone from Strait, Willie, George Jones and Randy Travis to Kenny Chesney, Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, Miranda Lambert and more. Notably, he penned one of Strait’s last Top 20 hits, “I Got a Car,” and Randy Houser’s severely underrated “What Whiskey Does.” So it was only fitting that Strait sing one of his songs, and he performed “I Got A Car,” which was written by Gattis and Tom Douglas and released in November of 2013 as the third single from Strait’s album, Love Is Everything. While it wasn’t one of Strait’s biggest hits by any means, peaking at #17 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart, it’s a beautiful song, and I’m sure it was an incredibly special night for George and all of the other inductees who were there, as well. In December, Strait was also included as one of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors inductees, and it goes without saying that all of these accolades are incredibly well-deserved, and it’s great seeing him get the love he deserves for his legendary career. Check it out: View this post on Instagram George Strait 2026 Tour Dates April 9 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center with William Beckmann April 11 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center with William Beckmann April 24 – Lubbock, Texas – Jones AT&T Stadium with Miranda Lambert & Hudson Westbrook April 25 – Lubbock, Texas – Jones AT&T Stadium with Zach Top & Dylan Gossett May 2 – Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson Stadium with Cody Johnson & Wyatt Flores May 15 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center with Carter Faith May 16 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center with Carter Faith “I Got A Car”  The post George Strait Honors The Late, Keith Gattis, With “I Got A Car” As They’re Both Inducted Into Texas Songwriters Hall Of Fame first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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