Chappell Roan wins the Grammy for best new artist
Chappell Roan won the Grammy for best new artist.
During her acceptance speech, she shouted out her fellow nominees and thanked her fans.
"I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here before the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists," she continued.
Roan then shared her personal experience, saying that "because I got signed so young, I got signed as a minor ... when I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt, and like most people, I had a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and could not afford insurance."
"It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system," she said, adding that she felt “dehumanized.”
She finished with a poignant question, "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?"
Other nominees in this year's best new artist category included Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, RAYE, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.
