Out recording artist Chappell Roan won her first MTV Video Music Award last night and dedicated her “Best New Artist” honor to her LGBTQ fans. “I dedicate this [award] to queer and trans people who fuel pop, to the gays who dedicate my songs to someone they love or hate,” Roan told the crowd. “And thank you to the people who are fans, who listen to me, who hear me when I share my joy or my fears.” The Missouri-native added: “For all the queer kids in the Midwest watching right now, I see you, I understand you, because I am one of you. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t be exactly who you want to be, b*tch.”
#VMAs Best New Artist @chappellroan dedicates her award to drag artists, queer and trans people who fuel pop, and gay people who dedicate her songs to “someone they love or hate.”
“And for all the queer kids in the Midwest watching right now. I see you, I understand you, because… pic.twitter.com/rFC5XXPyGG
— GLAAD (@glaad) September 12, 2024
Anthony Allen Ramos, GLAAD’s Vice President of Communications and Talent, issued this statement following Roan’s win:
“Chappell Roan is one of today’s most talented and adored music stars and her dedication of her Best New Artist win at the MTV Video Music Awards to drag artists, queer and trans people, namely queer youth in the Midwest, is a crucial moment as it puts our community front and center on a global stage.
“Roan’s words on the VMA stage have the potential to reach an audience who may be less familiar with the LGBTQ community. It’s truly inspiring to see that along her meteoric rise to stardom, Chappell Roan is proud to show her identity as a queer woman in music and is also deeply committed to uplifting voices from all parts of the LGBTQ community.”
Last September I covered the music video for Roan’s free-spirited (and alien-inspired?) “Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl.” Check it out below.
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