Chappell Roan’s Overnight Fame, Burnout, and Backlash + Election Exhaustion
This week on Name 3 Songs…
⚡ Fangirl Nonsense: Shawn Mendes speaks about his sexuality for the first time. Damiano David of Maneskin releases his debut album, and it’s giving… Harry Styles.
⚡ We’re taking a deep dive on the arc of Chappell Roan’s career this year – from the explosive moments at Coachella and Gov Ball to Chappell’s public burnout on stage and on TikTok. No one could be prepared for overnight fame in the way Chappell has experienced it. And with this fame, we’ve watched her burnout in real time. We look at how Chappell has handled her fame thus far, why fans have lashed back at her, and our predictions for what will happen next in her career. We also discuss Chappell’s call out of obsessive fan behaviour, and look at the way artists have been treated in the past, including singer Christina Grimme who died at the hands of an alleged fan.
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Sources for Chappell Roan’s Overnight Fame, Burnout, and Backlash + Election Exhaustion
Chappell Roan Says She’s ‘Allowed to Say No to Creepy Behavior’ After Facing ‘Harassment’ (Rolling Stone, Tomas Mier, August 19th 2024)
Chappell Roan Instagram post about fans – August 23rd 2024
Leave Chappell Alone: Why Do Fan-Artist Relationships Turn Toxic, And What Can Be Done? (Billboard, Stephen Daw, August 2024)
The Remarkable, Rapid Rise Of Chappell Roan (Uproxx, Josh Kurp, July 1st, 2024)
What the Murder of Christina Grimmie by a Fan Tells Us About YouTube Influencer Culture (TIME, Chris Stokel-Walker, May 2019)
Christina Grimmie’s killer was obsessed with her, police say (CNN, Eliott C. McLaughlin, June 2016)
Chappell Roan Issues Video Statement Defending Not Endorsing a Presidential Candidate, Reiterates There Are ‘Problems on Both Sides’ (Variety, Chris William, September 24th 2024)
‘Fame is like going through puberty’: Chappell Roan on sexuality, superstardom and the joy of drag (The Guardian, Kate Soloman, September 20th 2024)
Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been Easy (Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos, September 10th 2024)
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom (Interview Magazine, Bowen Yang, August 19th 2024)
The Internet Made Me Hate All My Favorite Artists (VICE, Ryan Bassil, October 2014)
Chappell Roan and the problem with fandom (VOX, Aja Romano, September 24th 2024)
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