What is it about Chappell Roan?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What is it about Chappell Roan?

NPR  

What is it about Chappell Roan? The rising artist is a bright star in an increasingly anxious music industry toggle caption Erika Goldring/Getty Images When Chappell Roan, a 26-year-old pop artist from the Midwest, stared dead straight into the live-stream camera during her performance at Coachella this year and introduced herself as "your favorite artist's favorite artist" and "your dream girl's dream girl" in a nod to drag artist Sasha Colby, the line landed like a prophecy. Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, released her debut after a period that could actually be described in our "Nepo baby" watchdog era as actual music industry hustling. Dumped from her label and newly heartbroken in Los Angeles, Roan moved back to Missouri and juggled a number of odd jobs, as she watched her former co-writer, Nigro, help make Rodrigo a star with Grammy-winning hits like "driver's license." TikTok is a certified hit-maker, as evidenced by Roan's viral, meme-ified hits like "Casual" and "Good Luck, Babe!

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Chappell Roan's statements raise the question: Why do we need to know who celebrities vote for?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chappell Roan's statements raise the question: Why do we need to know who celebrities vote for?

Salon  

Chappell Roan has already made it pretty clear that she would prefer for the public to stay out of her personal life, so why is there an increased demand for her — and other celebrities — to publicly specify which presidential candidate she plans to vote for? Roan's leftist political stance — shared by many other Gen Zers — has …

Chappell Roan's biggest moans! Everything the pop star has complained about since becoming famous just last year
3 months ago

Chappell Roan's biggest moans! Everything the pop star has complained about since becoming famous just last year

Daily Mail  

Chappell Roan has had a major breakthrough in her career in 2024 - although she has professionally been making music since she was 17-years-old. As Chappell's fame continues to rise - and after her recent 2024 MTV VMAs performance - DailyMail.com takes a closer look at the singer's biggest complaints since becoming famous last year. Chappell Roan, 26, has had …

Chappell Roan review, Manchester: The last time we’ll see this maximalist splendour in such small surroundings
3 months, 1 week ago

Chappell Roan review, Manchester: The last time we’ll see this maximalist splendour in such small surroundings

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the last year, Roan has celebrated her 26th …

Chappell Roan is at her breaking point. Why won’t her fans listen?
4 months ago

Chappell Roan is at her breaking point. Why won’t her fans listen?

Slate  

We need to talk about pop stars. One response in particular stuck out: a tweet on X, with more than 20,000 likes, that reads, “I kinda think she’s not really cut out to be a pop girlie.” Society has always been decidedly callous and cruel to its “pop girlies.” For decades, we’ve repeated the same destructive cycle of adoring and …

Chappell Roan says she’s worried that fans with ‘stalker vibes’ are putting her family ‘in danger’
5 months ago

Chappell Roan says she’s worried that fans with ‘stalker vibes’ are putting her family ‘in danger’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pop sensation Chappell Roan has …

Chappell Roan on the toll of pop fame: ‘I miss just walking around being by myself’
5 months ago

Chappell Roan on the toll of pop fame: ‘I miss just walking around being by myself’

LA Times  

Pop sensation Chappell Roan says she misses “frolicking” and being herself since her rise to fame. “ drugs in public, that’s what I miss.,” Roan told Afualo. … I’ve pumped the brakes on honestly anything to make me more known.” A video posted on social media in June shows Roan pausing her show to tell a North Carolina crowd that …

"I miss frolicking": Chappell Roan opens up on how superstardom changed her life
5 months, 1 week ago

"I miss frolicking": Chappell Roan opens up on how superstardom changed her life

Salon  

Chappell Roan’s sudden soar to superstardom might be well-deserved, but it doesn’t come without massive lifestyle changes, the star shared. In an appearance on Drew Afualo’s podcast “The Comment Section,” the “Casual” singer opened up on how fame changed her life overnight. When the pop star and drag artist, who opened for Olivia Rodrigo on her recent “Guts” tour, was …

A conversation with Chappell Roan, the yodeling, queer pop icon of tomorrow
1 year, 2 months ago

A conversation with Chappell Roan, the yodeling, queer pop icon of tomorrow

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In the first few minutes on the phone with The Associated Press, Chappell Roan shared a revealing fact about herself. “I have a ‘princess’ tramp stamp, that was my first tattoo,” the 25-year-old pop singer laughed. “I feel like the pendulum has just swung so far because of how restricted I felt.” Roan’s glittery, innuendo-stuffed debut album, …

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