Chappell Roan has won the Best New Artist title at the 2025 Grammys tonight, besting Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Raye, Benson Boone, Khruangbin, Shaboozey, and Teddy Swims. Roan gave a heartfelt speech while accepting the award, beseeching the music industry to provide healthcare and support for developing artists.
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists,” Roan said in her acceptance speech. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”
Roan released her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, in 2023. The 2024 single “Good Luck, Babe!” brought her music to an even wider audience. Roan was nominated in five additional categories at this year’s Grammys, placing in each of the Big Four groups.
Earlier in the evening, Roan performed her The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess single “Pink Pony Club” on stage amid a bunch of rodeo clowns and a giant pink pony.
