Chappell Roan: Singer's Manchester concert was more than a pop show


Chappell Roan, the rising pop star and first mainstream artist to achieve success as an openly queer person, is inspiring devotion among fans on her UK tour. At her Manchester Academy performance, the audience knew all the words to her songs and sang every ad lib, showing their appreciation for the artist who speaks on their behalf. This “femininomenon” occurs when fans feel that an artist is speaking directly to them, like when One Direction were performing at Wembley Stadium, or when Olivia Rodrigo played her first UK dates in 2022.

Twenty-six year old Roan’s debut album, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, is a coming-of-age story full of complicated relationships and sexual experimentation. Her music

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