Chappell Roan took to the MTV Video Music Awards stage Wednesday evening to carry out her hit tune “Good Luck, Babe.”
After being launched by Sasha Colby as “your favourite drag queen’s favourite artist,” the singer appeared in a medieval armor-inspired costume as a citadel erupted in flames behind her.
All through the fierce efficiency, Roan didn’t maintain again on her vocals as dancers wearing medieval-inspired apparel confirmed off their strikes round her.
Roan was additionally nominated for 2 VMAs this 12 months, together with finest new artist and MTV Push efficiency of the 12 months for “Crimson Wine Supernova” in March.
Earlier within the evening, whereas strolling the crimson carpet in a medieval-inspired look, Roan clapped again at a photographer who seemingly advised her to “Shut the fuck up” after she turned away from the digicam. The singer rapidly reacted, telling the photographer, “You shut the fuck up! Don’t! Not me, bitch!”
Roan skyrocketed to fame following the discharge of her debut album, 2023’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Not solely have a number of of her songs made it on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, together with “Good Luck, Babe!” peaking at No. 6, however the artist has additionally pulled large crowds at music festivals all through the nation, regardless of not being a headliner.
“It exploded inside a matter of 4 weeks,” she defined final month throughout a dialog with Saturday Evening Reside’s Bowen Yang for Interview journal. “Unexpectedly I had an album charting that got here out in September [2023].”
Amid her rise in recognition, the “Scorching To Go!” singer has additionally been outspoken about ongoing regarding conduct she’s skilled from followers, pleading for folks to “cease touching me,” “cease being bizarre to my household and buddies” and “cease assuming issues about me.”
The 2024 VMAs, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, had been held at Lengthy Island’s UBS Area Wednesday evening.
