Elton John and Chappell Roan.Photo:Elton John/Instagram Elton John/Instagram Chappell Roanfound a friend inElton John.On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the “Rocket Man” singer was namedTIME’s Icon of the Year. In light of the honor, his new friend Roan shared the valuable piece of advice he gave her.“The advice he gave me was that the songs will come," Roan, 26, said of John, 77.She continued, “He thought that he wouldn’t have the ideas, but they were absolutely there....

Chappell Roan’s 2025 Grammys look is almost as old as she is. The 26-year-old pop star (whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz) touched down on theGrammysred carpet in a head-turning archival look for her debut at music’s biggest night. The pop star opted for a 2003 Jean Paul Gaultier dress from the spring/summer couture collection complete with the designs original colorful feather-like hat. “Also got some long nails, a lot of glam today,” she told the Associated Press of her look on the red carpet....

Chappell Roan in September 2024.Photo:Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock The breakout star’s “top song was barracuda ofc,” Roan, 26, wrote onInstagramon Wednesday, Dec. 4, referring to the Heart’s 1977 hit single. The caption was posted alongside an “insane” throwback photo of her standing next to a car covered in camouflage decals with bull horns mounted on the front grille — which somehow felt fitting given the original imagery released alongside “Barracuda,” which Roan has previously covered live....

Chappell Roan in September 2024.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty Chappell Roanmight improvise aGrammy Awardacceptance speech. Roan, 26, spoke about her recognition from the Recording Academy while stopping at the local Gillioz Theatre with Lowe, 51. She called the Grammys a “double-edged sword,” likening it to a “talent show for the popular kids.” However, the singer is excited about the recognition she received as a “gay artist.” “How amazing is it that a gay artist wrote a gay song that went No....

Chappell Roan at the Grammys in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty Chappell Roan’sGrammyaward was a long time coming. In aresurfaced video from 2012 going viral on X, a young Roan, now 26, spoke at Springfield’s Got Talent competition, manifesting her eventual victory at the2025 Grammys. “I want to win a Grammy,“the Missouri nativesaid in the clip, holding up a massive novelty check for $1,012. “So that’s my goal....

Chappell Roan in her ‘Hot to Go’ music video.Photo:Chappell Roan/YouTube Chappell Roan/YouTube A piece ofChappell Roan’s wardrobe was the highest selling item in a benefit auction brimming with items for the pop culture-obsessed! The star’s iconic“Hot to Go”music video ‘fit — a vintage sequined marching band unitard and strappy, knee-high boots — sold for a whopping $88,900 in Julien’s Auctions’ Give a Frock Auction. The auction house announced the winning bid — the highest of the entire auction!...

Chappell Roan’s parents love their pink pony girl. The moment proved to be an emotional one for both of her parents, but especially for her father, who wiped away tears as the family belted out the line “don’t think I’ve left you all behind.” “Pink Pony Club” is a semi-autobiographical song, which focuses on a young woman leaving her small Southern town and religious upbringing behind to embrace her true self in California....

Chappell Roanis opening up about her brand-new track “The Giver” — and about how her first foray into country music is allowing her to explore in ways that pop music hasn’t. On Thursday, March 13’s episode ofAmazon Music’sCountry Heat Weeklypodcast, the “Hot to Go!” singer, 27, spoke with hosts Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson about “The Giver” and her decision to write a lesbian country song, following all of her pop hits from her debut album,The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess....

Chappy the seal.Photo:Officer Zerella/New Haven Police Department via AP Officer Zerella/New Haven Police Department via AP Chappy the seal.Mystic Aquarium/Facebook Mystic Aquarium/Facebook “While Chappy initially presented with the primary issues of dehydration, malnutrition, and mild pneumonia, and he initially responded well to treatment, his condition declined in subsequent days as he was transitioned onto whole fish and began having digestive difficulties,” the post read. “Unfortunately, despite all the efforts, his gastrointestinal issues were too severe to treat, and he succumbed to his disease,” the aquarium added....

Jonathan Diller.Photo:New York City Police Department via AP New York City Police Department via AP The family of the NYPD officer who was shot and killed while approaching a car stopped in a bus lane will not have to worry about paying off their home. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced Thursday that it is covering the mortgage of Officer Jonathan Diller’s family, as well as donating $10,000 toward the education of his 1-year-old son....

Charlamagne Tha God’s late night show is getting a refresh ahead of its season two premiere later this month. On Friday, Comedy Central announced that the series — previously calledTha God’s Honest Truth— will be returning this month under a new title and format. Now calledHell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God, the half hour show will move into a panel format, according to a release, with “unlikely pairings of comedians, outspoken celebrities, and thought-leaders across the political spectrum” coming together to break down the biggest news headlines....

AfterCharlbi Dean’s death at age 32, her brother is remembering the actress as “extremely caring and extremely loving, more than anyone I could have ever known.“On Wednesday, Alex Jacobs toldRolling Stonethat his sister’s sudden death in New York City on Monday happened after she began experiencing “minor” symptoms and soon asked her fiancé,Luke Volker, to take her to an emergency room. She died just hours later.“This happened literally within the span of a day: getting a headache, going to sleep, waking up her boyfriend and saying please take me to the hospital,” Jacobs, 21, toldRolling Stone....

TheTriangle of Sadness actress–– whose full name is Charlbi Dean Kriek ––died from an unexpected and sudden illnessin August. She was 32. At the time, the illness was not revealed. A spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday that she died of bacterial sepsis. The sepsis “was a complication from asplenia (the absence of a spleen) due to “remote blunt trauma to her torso,” the spokesperson tells PEOPLE....