Chappell Roan took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night to perform her hit song “Good Luck, Babe.”
After being introduced by Sasha Colby as “your favorite drag queen's favorite artist,” the singer appeared in a medieval armor-inspired costume as a castle burned behind her.
During the intense performance, Roan did not hold back in singing as dancers dressed in medieval-inspired costumes performed around her.
Roan was also nominated for two VMAs this year, including Best New Artist and Best Performance of the Year at the MTV Push for “Red Wine Supernova” in March.
Earlier, while walking the red carpet in a medieval-inspired look, Roan responded to a photographer who apparently told her to “shut up” after she walked away from the camera. The singer quickly responded, telling the photographer, “Shut up! Don't do that! I don't, bitch!”
Roan rose to fame after the release of her debut album, 2023 The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern PrincessNot only have several of her songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Good Luck, Babe!” which peaked at #6, but the artist has also drawn huge crowds at music festivals across the country, despite not being a headliner.
“It blew up within four weeks,” he explained last month in a conversation with Saturday night lives Bowen Yang for Interview magazine. “All of a sudden I had a chart-topping album that came out in September [2023].”
Amid her growing popularity, the “Hot To Go!” singer has also spoken out about the troubling behavior she's encountered from fans, imploring people to “stop touching me,” “stop being weird with my family and friends,” and “stop assuming everything about me.”
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, took place Wednesday night at UBS Arena on Long Island.