Here's why Chappell Roan 'hopes' she won't win a Grammy

If you're tempted to wish Chappell Roan good luck, baby, at the 2025 Grammys, save it. The 26-year-old pop star isn't up for another major award this cycle, even after winning best new artist at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

In her cover story interview with The Face posted on Monday (September 16), Roan explained why she “hopes” she won't pick up any trophies for her massive debut album with The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. “My mum would love to go to the Grammys or the Brits,” she told the publication. “[But] I kind of hope I don't win, because then everyone's going to be like, “See guys, we did it and we didn't win, bye!” I won't have to do that again!”

The “Hot to Go!” The artist went on to explain what is more important to her than a golden gramophone statuette: sustainability. “That's my biggest goal right now,” he said. “My brain is like: Quit now, take next year off. This king of industry and art thrives on mental illness, exhaustion, overwork, over-extension, not sleep. The older you get, the unhealthier you are. Isn't it so confusing?'

“Aspiration is: How can I not hate myself, my work, my life and do this?” she added. “Because right now, it's not working. I'm just trying to try to feel healthy.”

Roan was open about feeling overwhelmed by the sudden super-fame, the downsides of which she compared to an “abusive ex-husband” on the cover. But whether she's ready or not, the Missouri native is expected to score nominations in several of the major Grammy categories ahead of February's ceremony, particularly for best new artist.

And if the 9/11 VMAs are any indication, Roan is a player. After delivering a fiery Joan of Arc-inspired performance of the Billboard Hot 10 top 10 hit “Good Luck, Babe!” on stage at the UBS Arena in New York, the musician beat Tyla and Gracie Abrams for best new artist.

“I dedicate this to all the drag artists who inspire me, and I dedicate this to the queer and trans people who fuel pop,” she said during her acceptance speech. “To the gay people dedicating my songs to someone they love or hate… to all the queer kids in the Midwest watching right now, I see you. I understand you, because I am one of you.”