Megan Moroney caught a stray early this 12 months after some followers, sad with Carrie Underwood‘s resolution to sing at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, voiced their intentions to boycott Underwood’s music and pivot to Moroney’s as a substitute.

However Moroney tells Rolling Stone that she thinks pitting ladies towards ladies — for any purpose — is an inherently backwards transfer.

“I am like, ‘Why am I getting introduced into this?'” Moroney says, recalling the social media buzz on the time.

“I am joyful they relate to my music,” she continues, “… [but] I am by no means joyful tearing down one other lady.”

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A Glamour article from January digs into a few of the particulars of the Underwood-to-Moroney fandom shift, interviewing one social media person who beforehand ran an Underwood fan account however rebranded themselves towards Moroney after the inauguration.

They described Moroney as “unproblematic” and a “contemporary, genuine voice that nation music wants.”

In the meantime, the identical fan felt that Underwood — who has a big LGBTQ+ following, lots of whom have discovered a rallying cry in her 2018 track “Love Wins” — had betrayed a portion of her fanbase by selecting to sing at Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

Chatting with Rolling Stone, Moroney stated “it is a legitimate feeling” that some followers noticed Underwood’s efficiency as a betrayal. She additionally hopes her music speaks to listeners of all political stripes.

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“I come from a very massive household, with either side of the [political] spectrum. And I’ve discovered that you would be able to’t change anybody’s thoughts,” she displays. “The perfect factor I can do is love them. That is what I need to give my followers, too. My music is there so hopefully they’ll discover consolation.”

As for whether or not she’d make the identical resolution did to sing at Trump’s inauguration? “It is exhausting to say,” Moroney replies.