Chappell Roan accepting her first Grammy two weeks ago

Chappell Roan has shared an update with fans after her speech at the Grammys wound up sparking debate over the protection of artists in the early stages of their career.

Earlier this month, the Pink Pony Club singer picked up the Best New Artist prize at the Grammy Awards, and used her speech to reflect on some of her personal experiences from before she made it big.

More specifically, Chappell spoke about how “devastating”, “betrayed” and “dehumanised” she felt to not be able to afford healthcare despite having already been signed to a major label, calling on execs to pay a “liveable wage” to artists as well as offering health insurance.

Shortly after her speech, music exec Jeffrey Rabhan wrote an opinion piece in The Hollywood Reporter, calling Chappell “wildly misinformed” and “far too green and uninformed to be the agent of change she aspires to be today”.

In response, Chappell called on Rabhan to match her donation of $25K (around £20K) to a fund helping “struggling” artists who had been dropped by their record label.

Since then, several artists including Charli XCX and

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