Chappell Roan: Difference between revisions

 

In April 2024, Roan released the single "[[Good Luck, Babe!]]", describing it as "the first song of the next chapter".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2258066/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405141211/https://www.stereogum.com/2258066/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe/music/ |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> The song speaks about [[compulsory heterosexuality]], describing a woman trying to deny her romantic feelings for Roan and women in general.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Won't Tempt Fate on New Single 'Good Luck, Babe!' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-interview-1234998731/ |access-date=June 2, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416094646/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-interview-1234998731/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cramer |first=Jude |date=April 9, 2024 |title=The Writer of This Gay Anthem Has a Heartwarming Message for Queer Folks |url=https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/music/the-writer-of-this-gay-anthem-has-a-heartwarming-message-for-queer-folks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190905/https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/music/the-writer-of-this-gay-anthem-has-a-heartwarming-message-for-queer-folks/ |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |website=INTO}}</ref> Praised by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as a "well-deserved breakthrough", the song received 7 million streams in its first week, was listed in the [[Spotify]] top ten, and debuted at number 77 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="BillboardWhy">{{Cite magazine |last=Jocelyn |first=Hannah |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Not Just 'Luck': Why Queer Pop Star Chappell Roan Broke Through to the Hot 100, And Why It Matters |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-queer-pop-music-1235659813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418183457/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-queer-pop-music-1235659813/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=April 18, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> The song was Roan's fastest to hit 100 million streams on the platform. By June, the song became her first top 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name=":0" /> and by August, it reached a peak of number six, becoming her first top ten song on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=July 15, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan's Breakout Hit's Sales Climb By 340% As It Reaches The Top 10 For The First Time |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/15/chappell-roans-breakout-hits-sales-climb-by-340-as-it-reaches-the-top-10-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716020445/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/15/chappell-roans-breakout-hits-sales-climb-by-340-as-it-reaches-the-top-10-for-the-first-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although not included on her debut album, the single's success was a catalyst for propelling it to worldwide recognition. In June 2024, ''The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'' entered the top ten on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for the first time, with over 40,000 equivalent album units sold.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=June 16, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Spends Two Months at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with ''The Tortured Poets Department'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-eight-weeks-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235710880/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621005216/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-eight-weeks-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235710880/ |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=June 6, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Hits Top 10 on Album Sales Chart for First Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-album-sales-char-top-10-1235702938/ |access-date=June 11, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611171013/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-album-sales-char-top-10-1235702938/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By August, the album had reached number two.<ref name="BBAugust24">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=August 18, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's ''The Tortured Poets Department'' Hits 15th Week Atop Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-15th-week-number-one-billboard-200-1235755555/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818212147/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-15th-week-number-one-billboard-200-1235755555/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In April, Roan performed at [[Coachella 2024|Coachella]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Anbouba |first=Margaux |date=April 14, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan on Her First-Ever Coachella and the Magic of Makeup |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418183455/https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-coachella |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=April 18, 2024 |magazine=Vogue}}</ref><ref name="BillboardWhy" /> At this time, Roan saw growing success on Spotify, with her monthly listeners increasing more than 500% from February to April.<ref name="BillboardWhy" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weekman |first=Kelsey |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan Are Pop Stars in the Making. How Opening Tour Gigs, TikTok and Coachella Are Keys to Their Success. |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-are-pop-stars-in-the-making-how-opening-tour-gigs-tiktok-and-coachella-are-keys-to-their-success-215444839.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429204711/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-are-pop-stars-in-the-making-how-opening-tour-gigs-tiktok-and-coachella-are-keys-to-their-success-215444839.html |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment}}</ref> As reported by ''Billboard'', by June 2024, Roan's weekly streams had grown by more than twenty-fold from the start of the year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=June 27, 2024 |title=The Rise (and Rise) of a Midwest Princess: 5 Numbers That Capture Chappell Roan's Current Explosion |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-success-story-stats-1235719365/ |access-date=June 29, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628222721/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-success-story-stats-1235719365/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same month, Roan revealed she had declined an invitation from the [[White House]] to perform for that year's [[Pride Month|Pride celebration]]. During the [[Governors Ball Music Festival]], Roan stated, "we want liberty, justice and freedom for all. When you do that, that's when I'll come",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leibert |first=Emily |date=June 10, 2024 |title=The White House Doesn't Deserve Chappell Roan |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/chappell-roan-turned-down-an-invite-from-the-white-house.html |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=The Cut |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610232243/https://www.thecut.com/article/chappell-roan-turned-down-an-invite-from-the-white-house.html |url-status=live }}</ref> mentioning the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] and [[Transgender rights in the United States|transgender rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duhon |first=Clara |date=June 9, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Turned Down Offer to Perform at White House for Pride, Citing Biden Handling of Gaza |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4713103-chappell-roan-pride-governors-ball-white-house-biden-gaza/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610030012/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4713103-chappell-roan-pride-governors-ball-white-house-biden-gaza/ |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> That same month, Roan debuted an unreleased song titled "Subway" as part of her performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, continuing to work towards a new album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=June 9, 2024 |title=Gov Ball: Chappell Roan Debuts New Song "Subway", Says She Turned Down Pride Event at the White House |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2267147/chappell-roan-debuts-new-song-subway-in-lady-liberty-drag-at-gov-ball/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612085229/https://www.stereogum.com/2267147/chappell-roan-debuts-new-song-subway-in-lady-liberty-drag-at-gov-ball/music/ |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> At a concert in June, Roan spoke to the crowd about dealing with her rapid increase in popularity, stating "I think my career is just kind of going really fast and it's really hard to keep up. I'm just being honest, I'm having a hard time today. [...] This is all I've ever wanted—it's just heavy sometimes."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=June 13, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Says She's Feeling Overwhelmed By the Speed of Her Career: 'I'm Having a Hard Time' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-hard-time-career-success-1235708960/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826055049/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-hard-time-career-success-1235708960/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following her performance at [[Lollapalooza]] in August, she drew the biggest daytime set and largest crowds ever seen at the festival.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan May Have Had the Biggest Lollapalooza Set of All Time |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/entertainment/chappell-roan-lollapalooza/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826055049/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/entertainment/chappell-roan-lollapalooza/index.html |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>