Chappell Roan has returned with a new song, the queer country anthem ‘The Giver’, which she debuted on Saturday Night Live back in November. Check it out below.
“I have such a special place in my heart for country music,” Roan said in a press statement. “I grew up listening to it every morning and afternoon on my school bus and had it swirling around me at bonfires, grocery stores, and karaoke bars. Many people have asked if this means I’m making a country album??? My answer is…right now I’m just making songs that make me feel happy and fun and ‘The Giver’ is my take on cuntry xoxo may the classic country divas lead their genre, I am just here to twirl and do a little gay yodel for y’all.”
‘The Giver’ was produced by regular collaborator Dan Nigro, and in recent interviews, Roan has clarified her new take on country doesn’t signify a larger shift towards the genre. “I just think a lesbian country song is really funny,” she told Amazon Music. “I wrote a country song not to invade country music, but to really capture what I think the essence of country music is for me.”
At the 2025 Grammy Awards, Roan took home the award for Best New Artist and delivered a stunning performance of ‘Pink Pony Club’.
