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If you're competing with Chappell Roan for the best red carpet look, good luck.
After all, the "The Subway" singer, who is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year for her latest single, will take her reputation for eye-catching looks to new heights at the Grammys in 2026.
The 27-year-old (real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz) first appeared at Crypto.com Arena on February 1 in an understated red ensemble with a cape before stripping down to reveal nothing but a nipple clamp during her red carpet photo op. Contrary to her bold look on the carpet, Chappell admitted to Zuri Hall during Live From E!: Grammys that she felt "overstimulated" on the carpet.
"People are just filming you, and you have no idea what you're doing with it," she admitted. "This part is the hardest of the whole night for me."
Nevertheless, Chappell clarified she was "feeling good."
"I’m not performing this year," she added, "so this is a piece of cake."
Although she is still nominated for two awards at the evening's ceremony, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth year in a row, Chappell has had to cool off after getting it hot like Papa John leading up to last year's Grammys, where she deservedly won Best New Artist and received six nominations in total.
While Chappell finally got her shot in the music industry after nearly ten years of hard work, she used her platform to advocate for musicians who were watching from home.
"Thank you to all who listened to get me here today," Chappell said in her acceptance speech last year. “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
Chappell's rise to fame involved challenges, including adapting to celebrity life. She reflected on the difficulty of balancing her instincts with the pressures of success, suggesting that adhering strictly to industry expectations could have made her more successful. Her grandfather's advice about "always having options" influences her approach to her career. Currently, she is in no rush to release new music, stating in August that there is no album or collection of songs in the works, and she anticipates taking at least five years to create her next project.
