Morgxn

American musician

morgxn

Performing live at Echoplex in Los Angeles on November 14, 2017.

Background information
Birth name| Morgan Isaac Karr
Born| 1987[1]
Nashville, Tennessee
Genres| Indie pop, alternative R&B, electronic
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Instruments|

* Vocals
* piano

Years active| 2016–present
Labels| Hollywood
Website| morgxn.com

Musical artist

Morgan Isaac Karr, better known by his stage name morgxn,[1] is an American indie pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.[2]

## Early life

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Morgxn was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] After college, he moved to New York City to act in theater.[4] He was an understudy in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening, before moving to Los Angeles to write and record his own music.[1] Morgxn came out to himself as queer at 19.[5]

## Career

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Morgxn contributed vocals on two Tiësto tracks in 2015: "Fighting For" and "Change Your World".[6] His debut single "Love You With the Lights On" was released in June 2016.[7] He collaborated with Janelle Kroll on her 2017 single "Looose", and makes an appearance in the video.[8] His 2018 single "Home" featuring Walk the Moon,[9] a re-recording of his own song from 2016,[10] peaked at #11 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart,[11] and #25 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart.[12]

His first album, Vital, was released on May 18, 2018.[13] The song "alone/forever" features the indie electronic band The Naked and Famous, and the album's final track is a slowed-down cover version of The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry".[14] Morgxn made his national television debut on January 8, 2019, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Home" with Walk the Moon. He also performed "Me Without You" on the show.[15] On January 25, 2019, he released vital : blue, an EP of pared-down versions of some of the songs from his album Vital, and a new song with Nicholas Petricca.[16] On May 17, 2019, he released the single "A New Way".[17] The music video premiered on the GLAAD website.[18] On August 2, 2019, he released the single "OMM!" which stands for "Out of My Mind".[19] On July 16, 2020, he released his first single "Wonder" as an independent artist.[20] On August 10, 2021, Morgxn performed "Wonder" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Sara Bareilles.[21][22]

## Tours

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Morgxn opened for Skylar Grey in 2016,[23] for Great Good Fine Ok[24] and Phoebe Ryan in 2017,[25] and for X Ambassadors[26] and Dreamers in 2018[10] He played at Lollapalooza and Firefly Music Festival in 2018.[27] In 2019 he toured with Robert DeLong,[28] A R I Z O N A and performed at Bumbershoot.[29]

## Personal life

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Morgxn is non-binary,[30] and uses they/he/xe pronouns.[31]

## Discography

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### Albums

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Title  | Album details

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Vital |

* Released: May 18, 2018
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Label: wxnderlost/Hollywood

### EP

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Title  | Album details

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vital : blue |

* Released: January 25, 2019
* Formats: Digital download
* Label: wxnderlost

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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Alt.
[11] | US
Rock
[12]
"Love You with the Lights On"  | 2016  | — | —  | Non-album singles
"Notorious"  | — | —
"Home"  | — | —
"xx"  | 2017  | — | —
"Hard Pill to Swallow"  | — | —
"Carry the Weight"  | 2018  | — | —  | Vital
"Translucent"  | — | —
"Home"
(featuring Walk the Moon) | 11 | 25  | Non-album singles
"Holy Water"  | 2019  | — | —
"A New Way"  | — | —
"OMM!"  | — | —
"Wonder"  | 2020  | 58 | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Appearances

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* "Fighting For" by Tiësto, on Club Life: Volume Four New York City (2015)
* "Change Your World" by Tiësto, on Club Life: Volume Four New York City (2015)
* "Looose" by Janelle Kroll, on Outsider (2017)
* "Somber" by Violet Days (2018)
* "Cross Your Mind" by Wingtip (2018)
* ”Running up that Hill” cover by Meg Myers (2019)

## References

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1. ^ a b c Russell, John (May 18, 2018). "Singer Morgxn on his anthemic, heartfelt alt-pop". Queerty. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
2. ^ Smith, Thomas (August 31, 2017). "Morgxn creates magic on pop banger 'xx'". NME. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
3. ^ Daw, Stephen (March 16, 2018). "Alt-Pop Upstart Morgxn Talks Toxic Masculinity, Authenticy & His New Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
4. ^ Stern, Bradley (June 28, 2016). "PopCrush Presents: Morgxn". PopCrush. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
5. ^ Box, Bobby (May 17, 2019). "Morgxn's New Single Is the Most Personal Song He's Ever Written: 'I Asked Myself If I Should Hold Back'". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
6. ^ Wass, Mike (June 28, 2016). "Morgxn Talks Debut Single "Love You With The Lights On": Interview". Idolator. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
7. ^ Brown, Lisa (June 9, 2016). "Indie Pop Upstart morgxn Debuts Stunning Single 'Love You With the Lights On'". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
8. ^ Horowitz, Steven (September 28, 2017). "Janelle Kroll Teams Up With Morgxn For Crazed 'Looose' Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
9. ^ Stubblebine, Allison (September 27, 2018). "Let Morgxn And Walk The Moon Take You 'Home'". Nylon. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
10. ^ a b "Cincinnati's Walk the Moon Joins Fellow AltPop Artist Morgxn For a "Home" Makeover". City Beat. September 21, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
11. ^ a b "Walk the Moon Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
12. ^ a b "Walk the Moon Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
13. ^ Schuessler, Bobby (May 3, 2018). "Premiere: morgxn Wants You to Say 'I Love You' Before It's Too Late". Out Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
14. ^ Blistein, Jon (August 8, 2018). "Morgxn Reveals How He Convinced Robert Smith to Let Him Cover 'Boys Don't Cry'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
15. ^ Acevedo, Angelica (January 9, 2019). "Morgxn & Walk the Moon Rock 'Kimmel' With High-Energy 'Home': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
16. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (January 25, 2019). "morgxn 'clears through the blue' on New EP". Paper. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
17. ^ Box, Bobby (May 17, 2019). "Morgxn's New Single Is the Most Personal Song He's Ever Written: 'I Asked Myself If I Should Hold Back'". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
18. ^ Harvey, Spencer. "Exclusive: Check out the World Video Premiere for morgxn's New Single "A New Way"". glaad.org. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
19. ^ Rogers, Mandy (August 5, 2019). "LISTEN TO "OMM!" BY MORGXN". eqmusicblog.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
20. ^ "Wonder on Amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
21. ^ "BMI Indie Spotlight: morgxn". BMI.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
22. ^ "David Spade/Molly Shannon/Addison Rae/morgxn/Sara Bareilles". IMDB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
23. ^ Alleyne, Robert (September 29, 2016). "Photos: Skylar Grey kicks off US tour at Regency Lodge". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
24. ^ "Great Good Fine OK and Morgxn". San Diego Reader. June 4, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
25. ^ "Phoebe Ryan, Morgxn, Molly Kate Kestner". Chicago Reader. November 6, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
26. ^ Williams, Nick (May 17, 2018). "Listen to Pop Newcomer Morgxn's #TBT Mixtape, An Ode to His Nashville Roots". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
27. ^ Marotta, Michael (April 6, 2018). "morgxn reveals a personal alt-pop anthem in 'Carry The Weight'". Vanyaland. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
28. ^ "Morgxn to Support Robert Delong During US Tour". Broadway World. November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
29. ^ Sacher, Andrew (June 3, 2019). "Bumbershoot 2019 lineup". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
30. ^ "MORGXN on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
31. ^ "MORGXN (@morgxnofficial) Official". TikTok. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

## External links

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* Media related to Morgxn at Wikimedia Commons

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