How Chappell Roan's producer Dan Nigro crafts pop hits for a new generation
NPRHow Chappell Roan's producer Dan Nigro crafts pop hits for a new generation The former emo frontman has helped catapult Roan and Olivia Rodrigo to superstar status toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR 2024 has been a huge year for Chappell Roan, a 26-year-old pop singer from the Midwest whose catchy, larger-than-life songs like "Pink Pony Club" and "Good Luck, Babe!" Fast forward like five months later and she came in and she was like, I want to write a song called "Pink Pony Club." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3Liudev18 YouTube So when you were writing "Pink Pony Club" and you were feeling that ambivalence, did you know at the time, like this is going to be a hit? I love listening to the way you interpret the artist's voice, like the way you're like, oh, this song, "Pink Pony Club," It actually even more encapsulated who Chappell is.