Chappell Roan responds to op-ed criticising Grammys speech: “They best put their money where their mouth is, otherwise move out of the way”

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Chappell Roan has reacted to an op-ed criticising her speech at the Grammys last week – see what she had to say.Last week (February 2), the former NME Cover star won her first Grammy at this year’s ceremony.

While collecting the award for Best New Artist, she called out the music industry and “demanded that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and health care, especially developing artists.”Following her speech, Jeffrey Rabhan – a longtime music executive and former Chair of NYU’s Clive Davis Institute – responded to her words in The Hollywood Reporter, calling her Grammys speech “misguided” and “uninformed” in a guest column.The ‘Good Luck, Babe’ singer has since hit out at Rabhan herself, posting a screenshot of his article in which he claimed the Missouri pop star was “no longer a struggling artist” and should “do something about” the wealth disparity “rather than talk about it”.Chappell Roan has since pledged $25,000 of her own money to donations aiding struggling musicians – other acts like Noah Kahan and Charli XCX have since matched her donations.Today (February 10), the ‘Pink Pony Club’ singer has once again called out Rabhan while telling her fans that this is an “opportunity” for “industry powers” to step up and isn’t meant as a rally for fans to donate.She wrote in an Instagram story: “Sharing my personal experinece on the Grammy stage wasn’t meant to be a crowdfunded bandaid but a call to action to the leaders of the industry to step up, help us make real change and protect their investments in a sustainable way.”Roan continued: “My mind will not be changed about artists deserving more than what’s standard in the industry.