At the 67th annual Grammy Awards, Chappell Roan, winner of Best New Artist, used her platform to advocate for better treatment of artists by record labels. She shared her personal experience of being dropped from a label without healthcare coverage and the struggles she faced.
Chappell Roan accepts the award for best new artist during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music I would demand that labels profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists,” Roan began, reading from what looked like a diary or journal.
“If my label would have prioritized artists’ health I could have been provided care by a company I was giving everything to,” Roan continued. “So record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a living wage and health care protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us?” The rest of the best new artist field got their chance one after another just before Roan was announced the winner, starting with Khruangbin playing as the show returned from a break.
Teddy Swims and Shaboozey followed before Raye wrapped up the round-robin run of new artists with a powerhouse soulful vocal run to wrap up the segment.
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