Chappell Roan crowned winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2025

nme.com:

Chappell Roan has been named as the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2025.The Missouri-born pop superstar, who has topped the UK Albums Chart, drawn historically big festival crowds and opened for Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ tour, has come on top of the prestigious list, almost 16 months after the release of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’.The shortlist has been counting down all week, with Mercury Prize-winning NME Cover stars English Teacher landing at Number Five and 2025 BRIT Rising Star winner Myles Smith taking the Number Four spot.Scottish electronic producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim came in at Number Three, while yesterday (January 9), London-based jazz quintet Ezra Collective secured the Number Two slot.The longlist was first shared late last year and also contained names like Kneecap, Confidence Man, Mk.gee and NME 100 2023 alumni Doechii.Congratulating Roan, BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders has said: “No one deserves this accolade more than Chappell Roan.

She was the most exciting artist of the last 12 months and is now set to be THE artist of the next 12 months. The success is all her own doing: standing tall in the face of the doubters and keeping her community close to fuel the energy of her shows and musical movements.

Congratulations Chappell, 2025 is your year!”The Sound Of… list, which began in 2003 and counts 50 Cent, Adele and The Last Dinner Party among its former winners, aims to highlight acts with “the best chance of mainstream success” in the next 12 months and is chosen by a panel of 180 music industry experts.