Megan Moroney Responds to Being Pitted Against Carrie Underwood over Inauguration: ‘Why Am I Getting Brought Into This?’

Megan Moroney is “never happy tearing down another woman.”

The “Tennessee Orange” singer, 27, revealed in a new interview for the cover of Rolling Stone’s Future of Music series that she was surprised by her name trending online after listeners pitted her against Carrie Underwood — following Underwood’s decision to perform at President Donald Trump‘s inauguration in January.

Some Underwood fans apparently turned their attention to Moroney after news broke that Underwood opted to perform “America the Beautiful” at the Jan. 20 ceremony, with Rolling Stone reporting that Moroney’s name began trending on X as a result.

But Moroney herself wasn’t sure why fans included her in the discussion at all, she revealed. “I’m like, ‘Why am I getting brought into this?’” she told the outlet. “I’m happy that they relate to my music … [but] I’m never happy tearing down another woman.”

While Moroney added that it was “hard to say” whether she would’ve made a similar decision as Underwood, she told Rolling Stone that it is a “valid feeling” for fans who felt slighted by the fellow country star’s choice.

“I come from a really big family, with each side of the [political] spectrum. And I’ve found that you can’t change anyone’s mind,” she said. “The best thing I can do is love them. That’s what I want to give to my fans, too. My music is there so hopefully they can find comfort.”

As previously reported, Underwood performed at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, when she ultimately sang a cappella, asking attendees to join her. Other performers throughout Trump’s inaugural events included the Village People, Nelly and Billy Ray Cyrus.

As for Moroney, elsewhere in her Rolling Stone cover story, the country star opened up about her fandom of Justin Bieber and discussed her decision to remain single since last year following a split from “a regular finance dude.”

“I feel like I’ve always had bad taste in men,” she said. “I had a really sweet boyfriend in fifth grade, and I broke up with him because I wanted to date the eighth-grade bad boy who had failed a bunch of times… I don’t know if this song will make my next album, but an opening line is ‘I know how to pick them. Copy, paste.’”

As Moroney explained, when it comes to her own rising star, she could “not imagine going through the past year if I was upset and crying over a dude.”