WHAT IT IS: Chappell Roan is having her breakthrough moment following the September release of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Produced by Grammy-winner Dan Nigro (Olivia Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek), the LP received critical acclaim and appeared on year-end lists from Rolling Stone, NPR, Vogue and TIME. Her latest single, “Good Luck, Babe!”—also produced by Nigro and co-written with Justin Tranter—amassed 1.2m+ Spotify streams in its first 24 hours, following performances on Colbert, NPR’s Tiny Desk (which named her a potential 2025 Grammy contender) and Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour.
ALBUM: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
RELEASE DATE: 9/22/23
SINGLE: “Good Luck, Babe!”
TV: Colbert, ABC News
LIVE: Performing at Coachella; Opened for Rodrigo on GUTS Tour; sold-out headline tour, with 10k in London
INTERNET: 4.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; in month leading up to “Good Luck, Babe!” release, catalog grew 167%; TikTok +70%, Instagram +66%, YouTube +43%, Twitter +103% in last 30 days; 4.3M; 17.9m+ YouTube views
RADIO: Impacted at Top 40
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Vogue, BBC, N.Y. Times, Pitchfork, NPR, L.A. Times, Variety, Grammy.com, Vanity Fair, NME, more
BOOKING: Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Nick Bobetsky/State of the Art