Saturday Night Live‘s milestone 50th season will kick off on Sept. 28 with a five-show run featuring all-star host and musical guest pairings. The season will open with first-time host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. “The premiere of the 50th season of SNL. BRB going to cry for …
Read More »Why A 'Good Luck, Babe!' Video Probably Isn't Coming Soon <strong>–</strong> And More Things We Learned Hanging With Chappell Roan
As Chappell Roan either bedazzled her grinder and applied red press-on nails during her recent cover story interview, she opened up about a range of topics that offer a window not just into her particularly crazy year but also into her voracious lists of interests and observations. From more industry …
Read More »Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Artist Chappell Roan Makes Blazing VMAs Debut with 'Good Luck, Babe!'
Chappell Roan isn’t just a Midwest princess — she’s a medieval one. The musician made her debut at the MTV Video Music Awards in front of a castle set, foreshadowed by her arrival on the red carpet with a sword and a medieval guard. Roan shot a flaming arrow at …
Read More »Taylor, Megan, Chappell, and Sabrina Turn the 2024 VMAs Into a Real, Live Party
The MTV Video Music Awards celebrated their 40th birthday — and for once, MTV aimed to do right by the legacy. This year’s show was full of clips of classic VMAs moments. Madonna and Britney making out, in 2003. Beyoncé announcing her pregnancy, in 2011. Michael Jackson appearing with new …
Read More »Chappell Roan on VMAs Red Carpet Incident: 'You Don't Get to Yell at Me Like That'
One of the more dramatic moments of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards occurred on the red carpet when Chappell Roan — in full medieval garb — told someone in a group of photographers to “shut the fuck up.” Moments after the incident, she explained why she became upset during …
Read More »From Lady Gaga to Mitski, Here Are All the Artists Supporting Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan has had an incredible year — as this month’s Rolling Stone cover story put it, she’s experienced “the kind of rise that makes words like ‘meteoric’ feel quaint.” However, she’s also been open about how disorienting everything has been, even taking to TikTok to describe scary moments she’s …
Read More »Chappell Roan's Former Label Tried to Stop Her From Releasing 'Pink Pony Club'
Few things give a budding pop star their bona fides quite like proving their major label wrong. And that’s exactly what Chappel Roan did with “Pink Pony Club,” the 2020 single she fought to release, which has become one of the hits fueling her massive 2024 rise. In her new …
Read More »Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been Easy
D o you want to bedazzle my grinder?” Chappell Roan is standing in front of a vintage armoire, holding the silver weed-crushing tool and contemplating what to do today. It’s a hot, gorgeous July Friday, and she has a rare day off in between her increasingly viral festival performances. The …
Read More »Chappell Roan Says a Fan Once Kissed Her Without Permission
Chappell Roan revealed that a fan grabbed and kissed her without permission while discussing the frustrating interactions she’s had this year amidst her meteoric rise in a new Rolling Stone cover story. Roan said the kissing incident occurred in August at a bar while she was celebrating a friend’s birthday. …
Read More »Beyoncé Has Been Loving Sabrina Carpenter, Victoria Monét, and Chappell Roan Lately
Beyoncé hasn’t released a straightforward pop album, really ever, but generally since 2008. Since then, she changed how music is released with Beyoncé, created a cultural opus on Lemonade, secured her rap crown with Everything Is Love, danced all night on Renaissance, and rode off into the sunset on Cowboy …
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