Chappell Roan: Last News

Chappell Roan has shared a series of snippets of her country-inspired new single ‘The Giver’.Across a series of TikTok posts, she and her creative director Ramisha Sattar can be seen dancing to the country tinged track, which is set for release on Thursday (March 13).In the clips – which fans have already recreated – the pair sing along to its tongue-in-cheek chorus: “Cause you ain’t got to tell me / It’s just in my nature / So take it like a taker, ’cause, baby, I’m a giver/ Ain’t no need to hurry, ’cause, baby, I deliver / Ain’t no country boy quitter / I get the job done.”Goodbye Paris our work here is done ♬ The Giver – Chappell Roan Roan has been steadily teasing ‘The Giver’ for some time now, and the former NME Cover star broke out the upcoming track during an appearance on Saturday Night Live last November.On the show, she told the audience: “All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right. Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right,” prompting fans to dub the new song a “lesbian anthem”.Before then, Roan’s producer Dan Nigro told The New York Times fans could expect a “fun, up-tempo country song” that featured a fiddle, and said it would show “a new version” of the ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ singer.Roan has delivered on that front, unveiling vinyl pre-orders for two variants of ‘The Giver’, dubbed ‘The Plumber edition’ and ‘The Lawyer edition’ with the styling to match.

Jared Leto took some time off of his next movie to attend the Valentino “Le meta-theatre des intimites” show held on Sunday (March 9) in Paris.

The UK media watchdog Ofcom has received 825 complaints about last weekend’s televised music industry Brit Awards ceremony.

Chappell Roan has achieved her first UK Number One single with ‘Pink Pony Club’, five years after it was first released.The track was initially released through Atlantic Records in 2020, before Roan was later dropped from the label. In 2023, it was included on her debut album ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess‘, and has slowly grown a cult following in the years since.Now, it’s finally reached the coveted Number One spot on the UK Official Singles Chart with 658,424 total UK sales.

Chappell Roan has revealed several key details about her upcoming single ‘The Giver’ – find out more below.The ‘Good Luck Babe!’ singer has been teasing ‘The Giver’ for some time now, first performing the track during an appearance on Saturday Night Live last November. Last month, Roan unveiled vinyl pre-orders for two variants of ‘The Giver’, dubbed ‘The Plumber edition’ and ‘The Lawyer edition’ – those vinyl orders are expected to ship in August.Now, Chappell Roan has announced that ‘The Giver’ is due for release on March 13.

Rick Astley has performed an acoustic cover of Chappell Roan‘s ‘Pink Pony Club’ – check it out below.Last night (March 3), the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hitmaker took to YouTube to share a performance he’s recorded of himself singing Chappell Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’. In the video, Astley sports a pastel pink blazer and towards the end of the track puts on a cowboy hat.Astley also shared the video on Instagram, where he wrote: “Feeling in the pink today, I love this tune.”Check out the cover below.Astley’s cover comes after Roan had performed a duet of the song with Elton John at his Oscars viewing party.Before Roan began, John introduced her with a speech, in which he reflected on hearing her work for the first time.

Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party Sunday.The Rocket Man’s sons — Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 12 — along with his husband, David Furnish, made a rare appearance at the annual affair held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.The boys wore blacks suits as they posed between their proud dads and even accompanied Furnish, 62, onstage.Earlier in the night, John, 77, was in attendance at the Dolby Theatre for the Academy Awards, where he was up for Best Original Song for “Never Too Late” — a tune he co-wrote with Brandi Carlile for his documentary of the same name. But the Oscar, presented by Mick Jagger, went to “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez.”John’s viewing party is always a hot ticket on Oscar night, and this year’s bash — co-hosted by Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jean Smart, Neil Patrick Harris and his husband David Burtka — was no different.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Chappell Roan made Elton John an honorary member of the “Pink Pony Club” Sunday night, placing a fringe-laden, pink cowboy hat upon his head as she dueted with the legend on her signature song as well as one of his own classics at his annual Oscar night party in West Hollywood. Roan’s hour-long set with her all-female band marked the best new artist Grammy winner’s first full-length performance since she closed out her first major headlining tour at Austin City Limits five months ago.

Chappell Roan and Elton John performed a duet of ‘Pink Pony Club’ at his Oscars viewing party – watch footage below.Back in January, the ‘Rocket Man’ singer took to social media to share the line-up for his annual Academy Awards viewing party in support of the Aids Foundation, enlisting Roan as the event’s sole performer for this year’s edition.Ahead of the performance, hosts Sheryl Lee Ralph and Neil Patrick Harris touched on raising funds and removing stigma, with Harris noting the Trump administration had stopped funding UNAIDS, the UN’s HIV/AIDS programme that serves communities in Africa and other parts of the world.Before Roan began, John introduced her with a speech, in which he reflected on hearing her work for the first time. “I just freaked out when I heard her.

Chappell Roan dedicated her BRIT Award win last night (March 1) to “trans artists, drag queens, fashion students, sex workers, and Sinead O’Connor“.Roan won Best International Artist and Best International Song for ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ at the 2025 awards yesterday. Though she wasn’t in attendance, she used her speeches to show solidarity with other artists while accepting via video.In her first speech for Best International Song, she highlighted the pressures faced by many of her peers today, saying: “Artists deserve the freedom to write bad songs and to explore horrible concepts and to flop, and rise, and not be pressured into making music based off what’s trending.”Then, while accepting the award for Best International Artist, she said, “Chappell Roan was born through experiencing queer joy.

The Brits have gone brat as Charli XCX takes the top honor at the 45th Brit Awards.

Chappell Roan has unveiled a new variation of her upcoming single ‘The Giver’ – check it out below.Earlier this month, Roan began teasing a new single, ‘The Giver’ by directing her fans to call the number “620-468-8646” (or “620-HOT-TOGO”). For those who dialled the number, a variety of choices is offered that can be selected by pressing a number on the keypad.

Chappell Roan has teased her new song ‘The Giver’ through a hotline number shared with fans.The track is not yet officially released, but has been long-awaited by fans for months now. This came as the former NME Cover star broke out the upcoming track during an appearance on Saturday Night Live last November.Now it seems like fans are one step closer to getting ‘The Giver’ as an official release, as Roan has shared a cryptic phone number on Instagram Stories and used it to drop snippets of the single.Posted over the weekend, the singer posted the number “620-468-8646” (or “620-HOT-TOGO”).

Universal Music Group has announced the launch of a new music health fund in partnership with the Music Health Alliance – find out more below.Yesterday (February 13), Universal Music Group revealed the Music Industry Mental Health Fund, which will provide mental health services to current and former music professionals across the US, even those not signed with or connected to the label.The partnership builds upon both companies’ previous four-year healthcare program through personalised recommendations for mental health counsellors, grants to offset costs and funding resource recommendations if necessary to ensure the continuation of care through additional financial and mental health support.Besides the services provided through the Music Industry Mental Health Fund, the MHA also provides dental care resources, individual and family health insurance, senior care support, vision care resources and more.UMG and the MHA have in the past served “nearly 1,000 clients and saved them more than $12.5million in healthcare costs” – for more information on the Music Industry Mental Health Fund, visit here.It is currently unclear if the fund will be expanded to include professionals across the world.A post shared by Universal Music Group (@universalmusicgroup)The fund’s announcement comes shortly after former NME Cover star Chappell Roan won her first Grammy at this year’s ceremony on February 3.

Chappell Roan’s speech at the 2025 Grammy awards was, in some ways, familiar to me. Her advocacy for healthcare and living wages for musicians was something I’ve heard over the past seven years I’ve spent interviewing musicians, whether signed to indie or major labels.

Sabrina Carpenter has joined Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Noah Kahan in making donations to a healthcare support charity.The move comes after former NME Cover star Chappell Roan won her first Grammy at this year’s ceremony, and used her acceptance speech for Best New Artist to call out the music industry. In her comments, she “demanded that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and health care, especially developing artists.”Now, she has received backing from Charli XCX, Noah Kahan and labelmate Sabrina Carpenter.This comes as Roan joined forces with the industry non-profit group Backline recently, branding the collaboration as ‘We Got You’.

Ariana Grande has urged that entertainment companies include mental health services in artist contracts – see what she had to say below.Appearing on the February 10 episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, the singer-actor seemingly voiced support for Chappell Roan‘s recent plea at the 2025 Grammys that record labels take better care of their artists.Grande got her start in acting as a teen on the Nickelodeon series Victorious and its spin-off Sam & Cat before turning her attention to music. Most recently, she’s co-lead the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Wicked and will be starring in its 2025 sequel Wicked: For Good.Speaking to Maron on his podcast, Grande spoke about her start as a young actor and how she would’ve benefited from proper mental health services after dealing with negativity on a global scale.She said: “It’s so important that these record labels, these studios, these TV studios, these big production companies make it a part of the contract when you sign on to do something that’s going to change your life in that way, on that scale.

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.

Noah Kahan and Charli XCX have backed Chappell Roan and matched her $25k donation to struggling artists after an op-ed controversy.Last Sunday (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.”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.Shortly afterwards, Halsey defended Roan against the “personal attack” in the op-ed, taking to her Instagram stories to write that it was “boot licking behaviour”.

Chappell Roan hit back at a controversial Hollywood Reporter op-ed on her 2025 Grammys speech, calling on the writer to match her $25,000 donation to rising artists while also spotlighting some of her favourite rising stars.On Sunday (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.”In response, Jeffrey Rabhan – a longtime music executive and former Chair of NYU’s Clive Davis Institute – wrote a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, calling her Grammys speech “misguided” and “uninformed”.

Halsey has slammed an op-ed that has criticised Chappell Roan‘s recent Grammys speech in which she demanded that record labels take better care of their artists.After winning Best New Artist at the Grammys earlier this week, Chappell Roan took aim at record labels by talking about her past experience as a struggling artist.She began: “I told myself that if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here before the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and health care, especially developing artists.”Her speech had already drawn applause by then, with artists like Taylor Swift giving her a standing ovation. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection.” She ended her speech by saying: “Labels, we got you.