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Megan Moroney was presented with the trophy for New Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night, and the country singer did her best to hold back tears.

While accepting her statuette, Moroney thanked her fans and said they are “a big reason why I’m here now.”

“The way they show up for me, the way they care about my songs and they make signs and T-shirts and wait outside the venue from three in the morning, I think it’s just crazy,” Moroney said. “This means so much to me.”

Moroney also gave a special shoutout to her producer, Kristian Bush of Sugarland, who worked on her two albums “Lucky” and “Am I Ok?” and with whom she shares a complete bond.

“Thank you for letting me be your intern at the University of Georgia so many years ago,” she said.

Moroney released her debut album ‘Lucky’ last year. Her second album “Am I Ok?” debuted in July and claimed the No. 9 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The CMA Awards were held Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, where Moroney also performed the first single from her album, “Am I Ok?”

Moroney was nominated for three CMAs and took home one.