Chappell Roan nudged aside Sabrina Carpenter to win the Grammy for best new artist Sunday, capping a remarkably explosive rise to fame for an artist dropped by her last record label.

Chappell Roan won the Best New Artist Grammy on Sunday night and used her time at the podium to call out record labels who “betray” their artists. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection,

The “Espresso” singer donated $25,000 to the campaign. During Roan’s speech at the Grammys, Carpenter had tears in her eyes as Roan pleaded for better health care for her musical colleagues. Lauv matched a similar donation of $25,000, adding: “Artists need health care and this is an amazing start to the convo!”

Chappell Roan won Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, and she used her acceptance speech to urge record labels to better support their artists.

Chappell Roan won big at this year's Grammys, earning the highly coveted Best New Artist award. The drag-inspired pop diva took the stage at Crypto.com Arena with a notebook in hand to call out record labels for not providing up-and-coming artists with the support they need.

The "Pink Pony Club" singer called for record labels to provide better healthcare for their artists in her Grammy acceptance speech