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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Chappell Roan joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage for the latter’s “Guts” tour concert at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on Tuesday night. “I think she is one of the most singular, inspiring, powerful artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, and I’m so excited because she’s gonna sing one of my favorite songs of all time,” Rodrigo told the crowd before welcoming Roan. After walking across the stage and giving Rodrigo a hug, Roan said at the “Guts” L.A.

Olivia Rodrigo brought out Chappell Roan for a rendition of ‘Hot to Go!’ in California.Last night (August 20) was the fifth of Rodrigo’s six sold-out shows in Los Angeles, and with the US leg of the ‘Guts’ world tour coming to a close today (August 21), she brought out a “very special surprise guest” to round-off the tour.Before Roan joined her onstage, the ‘Vampire’ singer told the crowd at the Intuit Dome that her guest was one of the most “inspiring, powerful artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting”.When Roan joined her, the singer said: “We’re going to sing you a song and teach you a dance!” before launching into ‘Hot to Go!’.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Chappell Roan is the latest star to get the Target exclusive vinyl treatment, following limited-edition releases for everyone from Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX to Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. The upcoming vinyl release of Roan’s breakout 2023 album “Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” is now available to pre-order exclusively on Target and will officially ship out beginning Sept.

Chappell Roan’s success is H-O-T-T-O-G-O.

Olivia Rodrigo has said that she sometimes sleeps for 13 hours at a time when on tour because it’s so tiring.The artist, who just wrapped up her huge ‘GUTS’ world tour, recently spoke to Complex about her life on the road.“Well, I sleep so much on tour. I sleep for 13 hours a day sometimes.

The state of the art Intuit Dome opened its doors for the first time last night in Inglewood, California. But the hi-tech equipment proved balky in its first live test.

That long line outside Canter’s Deli on Fairfax today wasn’t for the matzah ball soup.

MTV has pushed the date of the VMAs to Wednesday, September 11, from originally scheduled September 10, due to the U.S. presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. MTV is encouraging fans to tune in to the debate ahead of the awards show, which will air live from UBS Arena on MTV September 11 at 8PM ET/PTacross 150+ countries globally. 

Chappell Roan has achieved her first UK Number One album with ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ – almost a year after its release.The album was first released last September, and while the long-awaited debut LP of the Missouri pop singer did well on the US charts the first time around, it had less of an impact in the UK.However, with Roan’s star rising rapidly over the last few months, it has charged up three places to the top spot on the Official UK Albums Chart, just ahead of Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’, Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.The rise in her profile comes thanks in part to the huge global success of her one-off single ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, as well as the support slot she locked in on Olivia Rodrigo’s huge run of ‘Guts’ tour dates.With the album’s birthday coming up, a series of limited-edition vinyl pressings of ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ have also just been released, further boosting its chart rise.Around the time of its release, Roan’s debut album was given a glowing four-star review by NME, with Hannah Mylrea describing it as laden with “unabashedly fun anthems”.“Sharp pop moments shine brighter than some of the weaker ballads that pad out the lengthy tracklist,” it read.

From gearing up for the launch of her sixth studio album to passing one billion streams for her recent hit, Espresso, it's been a busy few months for Sabrina Carpenter. But now, she's partnered up with Erewhon to unveil her very own smoothie creation.

Sabrina Carpenter is taking over the music scene and now, she's making waves in the world of drinks. With Espresso surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and her sixth studio album 'Short n' Sweet' on the horizon, Carpenter has collaborated with American grocery chain Erewhon to launch a smoothie named after her upcoming release.

Chappell Roan is having one hell of a year, and the singer has now announced a series of limited-edition vinyl pressings to celebrate the first anniversary of ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’.After releasing the album – her debut full-length LP – in 2023, Roan has soared to fame. The album is on course to hit Number One in the UK, while her Lollapalooza set at the weekend is among the best-attended in the festival’s history.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Just when we thought the Stanley Cup couldn’t become any more trendy, a limited-edition collaboration with LoveShackFancy comes along.

Taylor Swift and Post Malone are leading the nominations for the MTV VMAs this year with 19 nominations between them.Swift is out in front with 10, while Malone only has one fewer, with nine – and many of their nominations are for ‘Fortnight’, Swift’s song which features Malone. Among the other artists to have multiple nominations are Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem, and Ariana Grande, who all have six each.Both Swift and Eminem are up for the most prestigious award of the night, Video of the Year.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Unsurprisingly in a year in which she has dominated all other comers in recorded music and the live sphere, Taylor Swift emerged as the leading nominee for MTV’s Video Music Awards, collecting 10 nominations in the competition for the 2024 spacemen. Post Malone followed close behind with nine nods, primarily for sharing Swift’s “Fortnight” nominations, as her featured guest on that hit. Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem and Ariana Grande tied for third place among VMAs finalists, with six nominations each.

Chappell Roan is on her way to claiming her first UK Number One album, with breakthrough debut ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’.Released last September, the album marked the long-awaited debut LP from Roan and, while it did well on the US charts, it had less of an impact in the UK.However, following the singer’s huge surge in popularity over the past few months, the debut has been making waves in England and is on course for the top position on the charts – nearly a year after it first arrived.The rise in her profile comes thanks to the huge global success of her one-off single ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, as well as the support slot she locked in on Olivia Rodrigo’s huge run of ‘Guts’ tour dates.Currently, ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ is sat at the Number Two spot on the Official Singles Charts, and ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ has moved up three places midweek in the album charts thanks to the release of a vinyl variant (via Official Charts).At the time of writing, two of Roan’s singles have already made it to the UK Top 40 singles charts: ‘HOT TO GO!’, which peaked at Number 19, and ‘Red Wine Supernova’ climbed to Number 38.Other competitors for the UK Number One album are Charli XCX, who has been dominating the music charts this summer with her hit album ‘Brat’, Jack White’s latest record ‘No Name’ (currently at Number Six), Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘VULTURES 2’ (Nine), Sam Smith’s reissued 2014 debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ (22) and 86TVs’ self-titled album (27).Around the time of its release, Roan’s debut album was given a glowing four-star review by NME, with Hannah Mylrea describing it as laden with “unabashedly fun anthems”.“Sharp pop moments shine brighter than some of the weaker ballads that pad

PinkPantheress has cancelled her remaining tour dates for 2024 due to health reasons.In an Instagram story posted yesterday (August 1), PinkPantheress made the announcement, stating that the cancellation was made “in order to focus on my physical health and overall wellbeing”.“It appears I have reached a wall which I am struggling to penetrate through,” she added. The cancelled dates include sets at forthcoming festivals Field Day and Summer Sonic, along with opening slots on Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ tour in the US and Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ tour in Australia and New Zealand.“I would like to thank all of you, as well as my touring team and Olivia for giving me the platform to perform some super fun shows,” she continued.

PinkPantheress is canceling her remaining concert appearances for the rest of the year to focus on her health.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer PinkPantheress has canceled all tour dates scheduled for the rest of the year, including opening slots on Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts tour and Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour. In a post on her Instagram Stories, she explained that she will no longer perform at scheduled shows so she can focus on improving herself.

Budget supermarket chain Lidl has unveiled a new travel tumbler, set to rival the viral Stanley Cup but at a fraction of the cost.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced that she’ll perform at a rally as part of Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential election campaign.The Texas rapper is due to participate in an event in Atlanta, Georgia today (Tuesday July 30), with a source telling Rolling Stone that she’ll deliver a “special performance”.Megan also shared a promo on social media, writing: “ATL HOTTIES SEE YOU TOMORROW.” She confirmed that the performance will take place at 7:30pm ET.The rally will mark Harris’ first visit to Georgia since President Joe Biden stepped down from the race to be reelected. He then endorsed the VP to be the Democratic presidential candidate.