Chappell Roan: Last News

Chappell Roan has promised to “say something controversial” during her Grammys acceptance speech, should she win at next year’s ceremony.The singer-songwriter is nominated for six awards at the event, including Best New Artist, Album Of The Year (‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’), and Song and Record Of The Year (‘Good Luck, Babe!’).Speaking to Zane Lowe on A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, Roan explained: “I don’t have a speech yet, but you know me. I’m going to say something controversial.

Chappell Roan‘s parents have joined the singer for a rendition of her hit ‘Pink Pony Club’ and discuss serving as partial inspiration for the track.Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.During her segment, the singer was joined by her parents Dwight and Kara alongside Apple Music’s Zane Lowe as they drove around her home state of Missouri.The group all joined in for a Karaoke rendition of ‘Pink Pony Club’, which saw both Kara and Dwight get emotional due to the song’s lines which reference her midwestern family. ”“I started to tear up just listening to her sing it just now,” she said.

Chappell Roan has opened up and reflected on her religious upbringing revealing “I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore.”Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.For her segment, the ‘Red Wine Supernova’ singer was joined by Apple Music host Zane Lowe and her parents Kara and Dwight as they drove around her home state of Missouri.While on the drive, they all joined in on singing along to Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ and Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’, which she recently performed alongside Sabrina Carpenter on A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter. It was here that the singer took the time to reflect on her religious upbringing, revealing that it was something she found stifling.“I know for a lot of people, it’s actually very freeing. For me it almost did the opposite, where I felt like I couldn’t be myself, that who I was was a sin and I was going to hell no matter how good of a person I was or how much I loved God, for being gay.

Dua Lipa has reacted to her latest album ‘Radical Optimism‘ not being nominated at the 67th annual Grammy Awards.In a new interview with Billboard UK, the pop star discussed her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’ earning her the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys in 2021, sharing that the LP allowed her to “grow as an artist, to push boundaries and change” and helped her have “the confidence to make ‘Radical Optimism‘.”Released on May 3 2024, her third studio LP peaked at Number One on the UK Charts and Number Two on the US Billboard 200. However, it was not nominated for any awards at the 67th Grammy Awards which are set to take place on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.Speaking about the album and the lack of Recording Academy nominations, Lipa told the outlet: “I’m so proud of ‘Radical Optimism’ and where it’s brought me.

Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa have appeared in Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas.The festive special aired last night (December 15), with an hour-long instalment of the show put out on Apple’s platforms in a surprise release.Taking over from James Corden, Zane Lowe took on the role of guest driver and part-time backing singer as he shuttled the three artists around Missouri, Tokyo and Los Angeles, with Roan and Lipa covering Christmas classics as well as their own hits.The ‘Good Luck, Babe’ singer took on Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ – which she recently performed alongside Sabrina Carpenter on A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter -while Lipa tackled the Ronettes’ ‘Sleigh Ride’.Gaga, true to form, elected to sing an original, joking to Lowe she prefers “a song that the whole family can get together and sing,” before breaking into 2008’s ‘Christmas Tree, in which she sings: “Underneath the mistletoe, everybody knows we will take off our clothes.”Throughout her segment, Gaga discussed her “crazy” collaboration with Bruno Mars and her upcoming album, ‘LG7’. After showing a clip of her late grandmother singing ‘Highway to Hell’, Lowe also surprised her and made a pit-stop to pick up AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, prompting the ‘Born This Way’ singer to recall being an extra in one of their videos when she was a teenager.Lipa also reflected on her teenage years while out Christmas shopping with Lowe in Tokyo, telling him she once got up on stage at a Katy Perry gig to perform a Whitney Houston cover alongside other audience members.

The full list of winners has been announced for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards!

Thania Garcia The Billboard Music Awards returned for their 2024 edition, delivering a star-studded lineup of performances and appearances from chart-topping favorites like Tyla, Stray Kids, Teddy Swims, Shaboozey and many more. Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter lead with the most nominations.

Fortnite has released a Chappell Roan ‘Hot To Go’ emote, inspired by the viral dance.Fortnite is an online gaming platform with a number of different modes including battle royale and the Guitar Hero-inspired Festival. The game has a long history of music-based collaborations and has just wrapped up its massive Season Two Remix event, which ended with a virtual concert featuring Eminem, Ice Spice, Juice WRLD and Snoop DoggEarlier this week, Fortnite released a new range of emotes including Get H.O.T., inspired by Chappell Roan’s ‘Hot To Go’ dance.

A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter is coming to Netflix on Friday, but what songs does she sing on the show? The one-off special airs on the streaming service at 9pm EST on December 6, which is 2am on December 7 for fans in the UK. The show is described as a “holiday variety music special” and will see one of 2024’s breakout musical stars playing a range of festive songs, both original and classic.

Reading & Leeds 2025 have been announced – with Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier all set to headline. Check out the full bill so far and ticket details below.After a blockbuster 2024 edition that saw Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Fred Again.., Blink-182, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Gerry Cinnamon top the bill, the twin-site festival will next year saw four headliners above a raft of other huge names and rising talent.Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive.Travis Scott will be bringing the wild world of his ‘Utopia: Circus Maximus’ tour to the UK with his only 2025 European festival appearance, while Bring Me The Horizon return to headline for a second time as they continue to take their celebrated 2024 album ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘ on the road with their only 2025 UK festival appearance.

Chappell Roan has shared her Spotify Wrapped results, with Heart‘s 1977 hit ‘Barracuda’ her most listened track of the year.In an Instagram post shared yesterday (December 4), a younger Roan is seen posing next to a car decked out in camo decal and a mount of bull’s horns. “This pic kind of insane,” she wrote in its caption.The former NME Cover star also revealed her top five artists of the year, as tabulated by Spotify Wrapped.

Flavor Flav has clarified his recent comments about Chappell Roan, saying in a tweet that “we all have her back and stand up with her”.Earlier this week, the Public Enemy member and hip-hop figure appeared on TMZ‘s year-end television special, Merry Elfin’ Christmas, to discuss the 2024 headlines that most stood out.When asked about the former NME Cover artist’s recent stance against the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans”, Flav opined that her statements were “one of the biggest mistakes she can make because it’s all of the people that make her who she is to society”.Yesterday (December 4), in a brief X/Twitter thread, Flav clarified his comments, saying that his initial statement was made “with the limited info I was given”.“I was asked about Chappell Roan and was told that she was rude to fans,” Flav tweeted. “I don’t really know her or the situation and said that it’s a mistake because it’s the fans that make us who we are.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic On the latest episode of Variety‘s Strictly Business podcast, Daniel Nigro discusses the evolving role of the writer-producer in pop music, and why he sees himself as being more of a de facto “band member” than overseer for artists like Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo. “I come from being in a band,” says Nigro, who is being honored as Producer of the Year at Variety‘s Hitmakers event on Dec. 7.

Apple Music Replay has arrived, and revealed its list of the biggest songs of 2024.

Chappell Roan has celebrated the fact that her song ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ has reached one billion streams on Spotify.The single was first released in April this year, written by Roan alongside Justin Tranter and Dan Nigro. It became Roan’s breakout hit, hitting Number Two in the UK and Number Four in the US, and has been nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the Grammys.Roan has reacted the news that it has crossed the milestone, writing on Instagram: “Good Luck Babe hitting a billion streams on Spotify is cuckoo loco.

Franz Ferdinand have taken on Chappell Roan‘s ‘Good Luck Babe’. Check it out below.The band played the Grammy-nominated track, from Roan’s 2023 album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’, on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show last night (November 27).Ahead of their performance, frontman Alex Kapranos told Whiley: “It’s just an amazing song by an incredible artist,” adding: “It’s funny, you get some artists that have a moment, often it’s kind of divisive.“Some people absolutely love them and some people hate them.

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards nominations are here, and it’s loaded with so many big names!

Daniel Craig has admitted that he admires Chappell Roan for pushing back against fans to protect her own space and mental health.Roan’s feelings about fame have consistently made headlines over the last couple of months, with her recently comparing it to “an abusive ex-husband”. In an interview with The Face, the former NME Cover star vented about the normalisation of extreme fan behaviour including “stalking, talking shit online, [people who] won’t leave you alone, yelling at you in public.” She added: “I didn’t know it would feel this bad.”Prior to that, she had taken to TikTok to share her thoughts on “weird” and “creepy” followers, calling out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that includes “nonconsensual physical and social interactions”.In response in a new interview with The New York Times, Craig has now said: “I really admire the guts to say those things.

Miley Cyrus has reflected on the impact that her career has had on younger musicians including Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo – see what she had to say below.Cyrus, who has amassed several tracks that have crossed a billion streams on Spotify, spoke to her sister Brandi for Spotify’s Billions Club in a new video that was shared via Billboard.In the video, Brandi asked what it was like to have Carpenter, Roan and Rodrigo look up to her, and to have grown up with Miley through her time on Disney‘s Hannah Montana. Miley replied: “At the time, you never think about in the future someone replicating what you do.

Good Neighbours have spoken to NME about the making of their viral TikTok hit ‘Home’ and their breakthrough year.The indie duo – made up of songwriters Oli Fox and Scott Verrill – were today announced among the longlist for the BBC Sound Of 2025; as one of the few less-established acts who are yet to release a debut album. They’re up against the likes of Chappell Roan, English Teacher, Kneecap and Ezra Collective.Neither Fox nor Verrill are completely fresh to the music industry, however.

The 11 artists in the running for the title were shared earlier this morning (November 21), and chosen by a panel of industry experts and artists that included Elton John, Dua Lipa, Jorja Smith, The Blessed Madonna and Sam Smith.The Sound Of list comes yearly, and sees the BBC rundown the rising artists they believe have “the best chance of mainstream success” in the year ahead.Among the artists named for next year are pop pioneer Chappell Roan, who has been enjoying huge global success following the release of her 2023 debut ‘The Rise And Fall of a Midwest Princess‘ – an album that hit Number One back in August and has seen her attract millions of streams and rise to the rank of festival headliner.The inclusion of Chappell Roan on the list comes as new rules have been implemented for 2025. Previously, an artist would not be eligible if they had been the lead on a UK Number One or Number Two album by the cut-off point.