Roan, Grammy and Chappell

Videos of young Chappell Roan, Doechii resurface after Grammys
Throwback videos of a young Chappell Roan and Doechii are going viral following their Grammy wins Sunday night. Roan predicts her Grammy win in a 2012 video, while Doechii talks about getting fired from her job in a video from 2020.
Justin Tranter on the ‘Misogynistic' Backlash to Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech: ‘Anger Is Going to Fix This Problem'
The hit songwriter (and "Good Luck, Babe!" co-writer) weighs in on the growing discourse around artists, major labels and healthcare.
Chappell Roan Fires Back at Grammys Speech Critic With $25K Throw-Down
Roan posted on her Instagram Stories a response to a Hollywood Reporter guest essay that went viral for criticizing her Grammy night takedown of the industry. Roan had slammed major labels for their treatment of young, new recording artists and called for paying them a living wage and providing healthcare.
Chappell Roan Calls Out Record Labels After Winning Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards
Chappell Roan called for healthcare and a livable wage for young musicians after winning Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards
Chappell Roan Calls Out Music Industry as She Wins Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammys: 'We Got You, but Do You Got Us?'
Chappell Roan made a plea for healthcare and living wages for musicians during her Grammys acceptance speech on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Chappell Roan Grammys Speech: Read Her Inspiring Best New Artist Acceptance Speech
I’m gonna go ahead and say that Chappell Roan’s acceptance speech for best new artist at the 2025 Grammys is going to go down in awards show history. Because Roan took the opportunity to challenge a room full of “the most powerful people in music” to treat the young artists signed to their labels better.
Why the Chappell Roan Speech Critic “Couldn’t Be More Wrong” (Guest Column)
Clearly his article was written in the hours after Chappell Roan used her enormous Grammy moment to call out major labels for their less-than-charitable treatment of young, new recording artists. Her simple challenge? A living wage and health care.
Chappell Roan calls out record labels in her Grammys acceptance speech
Chappell Roan is officially the 2025 Grammys’ Best New Artist. But she didn’t use her time accepting the prestigious award to draw any further attention to her win. Instead, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer used her moment onstage to call out record labels for not providing emerging artists with livable wages.
Chappell Roan Responds to Grammys Speech Critic, Encouraging Them to Donate to Struggling Artists
Chappell Roan won big at this year's Grammys, earning the highly coveted Best New Artist award. The drag-inspired pop diva took the stage at Crypto.com Arena with a notebook in hand to call out record labels for not providing up-and-coming artists with the support they need.
Ivors Academy Is Backing Chappell Roan's Call for Fairer Artist Pay
Ivors Academy backs Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech, calling for fair pay, livable wages, and health insurance for artists in ...
Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech Raises Questions on Health Care in the Music Industry
Chappell Roan used her Grammy Best New Artist speech to demand that labels give artists healthcare. Activists and organizers ...
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Was Chappell Roan’s Grammys Speech Naive or Necessary? Why Both Sides of the Debate Are Right, and Sometimes Not
unpacked some of the implications of Chappell Roan’s passionate statement about music companies owing musicians “a livable wage and health care” during her speech accepting the best new ...
Young Women Are Transforming Pop. Now They’re Taking On the Grammys.
Over the past year, the pop world has been dominated — and transformed — by an insurgent group of young female artists. Each ...