Chappell Roan was right: She truly is your favorite artist’s favorite artist
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12 Musicians Who Love Chappell Roan, from Beyoncé to Adele
The “Femininomenon” of Chappell Roan has gone global — and stars are taking notice!
Since releasing her acclaimed debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and opening for Olivia Rodrigo on her Guts World Tour, Roan has ascended from a cult following to a festival favorite. Her Lollapalooza performance in Chicago was “the biggest daytime set we’ve ever seen,” a festival spokesperson told the L.A. Times.
During her Coachella set in April, the “Hot to Go!” singer looked into the camera and proclaimed, “I’m your favorite artist’s favorite artist!” And her fellow musicians have proven her statement. Here are 10 industry powerhouses who have come out as Roan superfans during her rapid rise to fame.
Elton John
Elton John might be Chappell Roan’s biggest fan.
In May, John brought the “Red Wine Supernova” singer onto his show Rocket Hour, where the two discussed her recent success and John gushed over her.
“I rang you the other night and said, ‘Listen, I’m not stalking you, but I’m as excited about your album’s success as you are,’ ” John said. “It’s wonderful to see true talent being recognized.”
(Roan recently recalled to Rolling Stone that he actually called her 11 times from an unidentified number, leading her to think she was being pranked: He attempted to reach her 11 times in five days. “I thought a f—— fan found my iCloud … I was so mad. I finally answered it one day, and it was Elton F—— John.”
The next month, the “Your Song” singer met up with Roan to have dinner, joined by her producer Dan Nigro and John’s husband David Furnish. In a photo posted to John’s Instagram, the music legend wrote, “The BEST evening of pizza and outrageous laughter with the fiercely fabulous @chappellroan.”
He concluded succinctly, “Love her, love her, love her 🚀❤️🌈.”
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Adele
Adele publicly expressed her adoration for Chappell during an August concert at Munich’s Messe München in August. In the middle of her show, the “Hello” singer told the crowd of 80,000 that she had heard one of Roan’s songs at her birthday party and “loved it.”
“Then, I went down a rabbit hole on Monday. All day long,” she continued. “She is spectacular, and it turns out, she’s not just got one song. She’s got, like, seven f—ing brilliant songs. I think she’s absolutely amazing.”
The Grammy winner also acknowledged Roan’s recent statements about being overwhelmed by the influx of attention. “Do what you gotta do, baby girl, but you’re phenomenal,” Adele added.
Olivia Rodrigo
Chappell Roan has been by Olivia Rodrigo’s side since the “Driver’s License” singer’s unprecedented breakthrough in 2021. On Rodrigo’s Sour Tour, Roan opened the San Francisco show. Three years later, she accompanied Rodrigo as the U.S. leg’s opener on the Guts World Tour.
Now, Roan — whose debut album was produced by Rodrigo’s main collaborator Dan Nigro — is having her own moment in the sun. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rodrigo revealed that Roan was her No. 1 artist on Spotify Wrapped in 2023.
The Grammy winner also invited Roan back to the Guts World Tour — but as a special guest. On the penultimate night of her second U.S. leg, Rodrigo and the “Casual” singer sang and danced to Roan’s “Hot to Go!”
“I think she is one of the most singular, inspiring, powerful artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, and I’m so excited because she’s gonna sing one of my favorite songs of all time,” said Rodrigo while introducing Roan.
Sabrina Carpenter
This summer belonged to pop up-and-comers Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. In a June 2024 Rolling Stone interview, the “Espresso” singer revealed that she listens to Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” on “loopty loop.”
“I’ve been just as obsessed with her as everyone has,” Carpenter admitted.
For her BBC Live Lounge sessions, Carpenter sang a twangy rendition of Roan’s ear-worm hit.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga loves Chappell, and the feeling is mutual!
Roan, who has drawn comparisons to Gaga for her campy onstage style, covered the singer’s 2009 hit “Bad Romance” at a Cincinnati concert in April 2024. When a clip of Roan performing the song went viral on TikTok, the multi-Grammy winner commented on the video, “I love Chappell 🖤🖤🖤🖤.”
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan and Chappell Roan go way back.
Before Roan adopted her stage name, she posted covers on YouTube under her first and middle name, Kayleigh Rose. Sivan, then a famous YouTuber, tweeted about Roan in November 2014.
“i’ve had 16 year old girl on repeat for 2 months. you HAVE to listen to this, guys – go send some love,” he wrote in a tweet, linking to her now-private cover of Kesha’s “Die Young.”
In another tweet, he added enthusiastically, “LETS BLOW KAYLEIGH UP BC I HAVENT HEARD A VOICE LIKE THIS SINCE ADELE, NO EXAGGERATION.”
An X (formerly known as Twitter) user also unearthed a throwback photo of a young Sivan, Roan and YouTuber Connor Franta. “unblocked memory: Troye Sivan and Chappell Roan in 2015,” read the post.
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Ariana Grande
Talent recognizes talent, and Ariana Grande has shown Chappell Roan love on social media. After Roan dressed up as the Statue of Liberty during her Governors Ball performance, Grande reposted a meme of her Wicked character, Glinda, seemingly speaking to Roan.
“You’re green,” the text read, above an image of Roan in costume.
“i really ♡ @chappellroan,” the Eternal Sunshine singer wrote in the story.
SZA
SZA is just as in love with Chappell Roan as the rest of us. The R&B hitmaker left a since-deleted comment on Rolling Stone‘s Governors Ball post featuring Chappell: “I LOVE HER,” the “Snooze” singer wrote.
After the breakout star’s massive Lollapalooza performance, SZA reposted a clip of Roan onstage with the caption, “She makes me wanna keep making music n art forever.”
When teaching the iconic “Hot to Go!” dance at Outside Lands, Roan called out the VIP section for thinking they were “too cool” to do the moves. SZA backed her up over Instagram, posting the clip to her Instagram Stories and writing, “BRUH VIP ALWAYS SUCKSSSSSSSS GET THEM QUEEN 😭😭😭.”
Charli xcx
Chappell Roan is definitely a part of Charli xcx’s Brat Summer. In July, the pop singer-songwriter posted a playful TikTok featuring a sound that remixed her song “365” with Roan’s “Femininomenon.”
“obsessed w this,” Charli captioned the video.
Gracie Abrams
Gracie Abrams has had Chappell Roan on loop. Speaking to Billboard at the 2024 Met Gala, the singer stated that her song of the summer was “all Chappell Roan.” Asked for a specific song, she immediately answered, “‘Good Luck, Babe!’ ”
The “Close to You” singer had more praise for Roan during a SiriusXM interview in May 2024: “I just think that what she’s doing is so brilliant, and I think it’s some of the most compelling and beautiful and fun and pure music I’ve heard in a long time.”
Beyoncé
Beyoncé doesn’t often speak publicly anymore, so when she gave a rare interview to GQ and mentioned Roan’s name as a current favorite, that was as good as being anointed official pop royalty by the queen herself.
“I love and respect all of the female singers-songwriters who are out right now.… Raye, Victoria Monét, Sasha Keable, Chloe x Halle, and Reneé Rapp. I love Doechii and GloRilla … I really like ‘Please Please Please’ by Sabrina Carpenter, and I think that Thee Sacred Souls and Chappell Roan are talented and interesting.”
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves has been stanning all summer (see: the photo below of her with Roan after her Bonnaroo set) and she took her fandom to the next level by covering “Pink Pony Club” on the first stop of her “Deeper Well” tour.
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