Chappell Roan Brings an Actual Pink Pony to the 2025 Grammys Stage

Chappell Roan made her Grammy stage debut Sunday night when she brought the “Pink Pony Club” to the Crypto.com Arena.

Roan came out donning her signature, rhinestone-adorned cowboy hat, a matching bodysuit, cowboy boots, and gloves with bedazzled horse shoe details on them. The singer was ushered in by a rodeo of dancers, wearing clown makeup as the stage transformed into a desert in a callback to her Saturday Night Live performance of the country-fied track “The Giver.” Pink, blue, and white flags waved in background in a nod to trans rights.

Roan was at the top of her game as she danced and ran across the Grammys stage in all her cowgirl glamour. As she wrapped up the song that made her famous, the audience roared along to the infectious track.

Roan was introduced by Olivia Rodrigo, whom she opened for on the Guts tour. Rodrigo called Roan “my extraordinary friend” as she welcomed the singer to the Grammys stage.

She’s up for six awards tonight, including Best New Artist. Along with Best New Artist, Roan’s debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Her single “Good Luck, Babe!” is up for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Roan’s Grammy Awards appearance caps off the singer-songwriter’s meteoric rise over the past year. The Missouri native’s debut album was originally released in 2023 and featured songs she had been releasing as an independent artist since she had been dropped from her old label contract in 2020. Her real success, however, kicked off in early 2024 thanks to several viral performances for late-night shows, Coachella, and NPR’s Tiny Desk.

As her elaborate costumes and soaring vocals took off on social media, so did her songs. Her April, non-album single “Good Luck, Babe!” would eventually reach Number Four on the Billboard Hot 100 while her album would rise to Number Two nearly a year after it was released. Meanwhile, her already-scheduled run of festival stops throughout the summer would see her accruing record-shattering audience numbers.

“What’s so infuriating is how people are just now taking me seriously,” she told Rolling Stone in her cover story last fall. “Like, ‘You know what, bitch? I’ve been doing this shit and you’re just now catching up.’ ”

Roan is currently working on new music with her frequent collaborator Daniel Nigro. She has debuted two new songs live since taking off. There is no official release date for the single yet.