News | Entertainment
20 Dec 2024 14:40
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Chappell Roan admits she will likely say something "controversial" if she wins a Grammy

    The breakout pop star - whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz - is in contention for Album of the Year for 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess', Song and Record of the Year for viral hit 'Good Luck, Babe!' and Best New Artist at the 2025 ceremony


    And although the 26-year-old singer says it's an "honour" to be nominated, especially as a "gay artist", it feels like a "double-edged sword", because she sees the Grammys as a "talent show for the popular kids" and she feels like an outsider.

    Speaking on 'A Carpool Karaoke Christmas' on Apple TV+, she confessed to Zane Lowe: "It's such a double-edged sword for me, because I'm like, 'Yes, it is a talent show for the popular kids.'

    "That's one side.

    "But the other side is, 'Oh my God, how amazing is it that a gay artist wrote a gay song that went No. 1, with a gay writer who did not grow up in the industry, did not have an in, has been busting her a** for like a decade?.

    "That's honourable to me. It's an honour to be nominated with some of the other artists."

    Chappell continued: "I don't have a speech yet, but you know me. I'm going to say something controversial.

    "Why not? Girl, what do I have to lose?

    "The fearlessness comes from in my heart knowing I'm always going to be OK."

    Chappell has been open about her struggles with fame and her mental health and has been praised for setting boundaries with her fans after some "weird" behaviour left her feeling "unsafe".

    She wrote on Instagram: "I want to love my life, be outside, giggle with my friends, go to the movie theater, feel safe, and do all the things every single person deserves to do.

    "Please stop touching me. Please stop being weird to my family and friends. Please stop assuming things about me. There is always more to the story. l am scared and tired.

    "And please-don't call me Kayleigh. I feel more love than I ever have in my life. I feel the most unsafe I have ever felt in my life.

    "There is a part of myself that I save just for my project and all of you. There is a part of myself that is just for me, and I don't want that taken away from me. (sic)"

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     20 Dec: Celine Dion has remembered her late husband Rene Angelil in a moving tribute on the date of their 30th wedding anniversary
     20 Dec: Daniel Craig is still learning how to be "free on film"
     20 Dec: Gracie Abrams made a conscious decision to "watch and learn" from Taylor Swift throughout the Eras Tour
     20 Dec: Paul Mescal still considers independent movies to be his "bread and butter"
     20 Dec: Yungblud has been invited to go fly fishing with Roger Daltrey
     20 Dec: Pamela Anderson has always been "very curious about the craft of acting"
     20 Dec: Colman Domingo nearly quit acting before landing his big break
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Liam Lawson's climbed a mountain - but the ascent of an even bigger peak is just beginning More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Questions over whether former Cryptopia account holders could get more money back More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Celine Dion has remembered her late husband Rene Angelil in a moving tribute on the date of their 30th wedding anniversary 14:29

    International:
    India and Bangladesh ties strained by Sheikh Hasina fleeing to Delhi 14:27

    Law and Order:
    Luigi Mangione hit with new federal charges, faces possibility of death penalty 14:17

    Law and Order:
    Police have kept one league fan in Auckland happy this Christmas, tracking down his stolen 25-year-old Warriors' jersey and cap 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Daniel Craig is still learning how to be "free on film" 13:59

    Motoring:
    Liam Lawson's climbed a mountain - but the ascent of an even bigger peak is just beginning 13:57

    Business:
    Questions over whether former Cryptopia account holders could get more money back 13:47

    Law and Order:
    All 51 men found guilty in French mass rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero 13:37

    International:
    Prince William and Kate, King Charles and Camilla share their 2024 Christmas cards 13:37

    Entertainment:
    Gracie Abrams made a conscious decision to "watch and learn" from Taylor Swift throughout the Eras Tour 13:29


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd