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Chappell Roan delivered her debut performance at the MTV VMAs last night (September 11) – you can watch it below.

This year’s ceremony took place at the UBS Arena in New York, and was hosted by Megan Thee Stallion

Roan took home one of the biggest prizes of the evening, winning Best New Artist. She was nominated in four categories overall. Check out the full winners list here.

During the show, the former NME Cover star showcased her hit 2024 single ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ – which earned a nod in the Song Of The Summer list.

The theatrical performance began with Roan walking through the gates of a medieval castle. Donning knight’s armour, the singer turned back and fired a burning arrow from a crossbow.

She then played the upbeat ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ in front of the blazing set as a group of knights brandished swords while they danced around her. Tune in here:

Elsewhere at the MTV VMAs, Roan hit back at a photographer who seemingly told her to “shut the fuck up” on the red carpet.

Ahead of the ceremony, the rising artist faced some criticism after she confirmed that she would be cancelling two European shows due to “scheduling conflicts”. She later posted images of herself in rehearsals for the VMAs.

The singer recently shared an update on her “super weird” upcoming second album, which will follow last year’s ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’. So far, she has around five or six songs ready for her project.

“We have a country song. We have a dancy song. We have one that’s really Eighties, and we have one that’s acoustic, and we have one that’s really organic, live-band, Seventies vibe. It’s super weird,” she told Rolling Stone.

Roan is scheduled to play a run of sold-out UK and Ireland shows this month, kicking off in Manchester tomorrow night (September 13).

Check back at NME here for the latest news from the 2024 MTV VMAs. 

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English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ re-enters UK top 40 following Mercury Prize win

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English Teacher‘s debut album ‘This Could Be Texas‘ has re-entered the UK Top 40 following their Mercury Prize win.

The Leeds four-piece recently snagged the prestigious music prize at the ceremony held earlier this month at Abbey Road Studios.

They warded off competition from the likes of Charli XCX, CMAT, Ghetts, The Last Dinner Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Beth Gibbons, Barry Can’t Swim and more with their debut album, ‘This Could Be Texas’.

Now, UK record labels association the BPI has reported an increased demand for the record. The BPI (which also organises the Mercury Prize) claimed that ‘This Could Be Texas’ gained a 1,073 per cent increase in sales in the week after the ceremony – its best chart performance since it was released in April this year.

Other albums by Mercury Prize nominees BERWYN, Corinne Bailey Rae and corto.alto also saw sales increases of over 100 per cent.

Lily Fontaine of English Teacher performs on stage at Electric Brixton on May 29, 2024 in London, England.
Lily Fontaine of English Teacher performs on stage at Electric Brixton on May 29, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty)

NME spoke to the band shortly after their win, where they said they would “continue to be honest” about their struggles as a band.

“It was never a conscious [choice] to be like ‘We’re going to be one of those bands that does that’,” frontwoman Lily Fontaine explained. “It’s just that when we get asked questions about those things, we’re always going to be honest. If we continue to be put in situations where we’re asked about that, we will continue to be honest about it.”

NME also spoke to the band for The Cover, where they hinted at their debut album and what was to come: “I feel like the next set of songs will truly reflect where we are now,” guitarist Lewis Whiting shared. “We don’t want to sit within one sound; there’s some huge-sounding ballads coming up. We’ve got a point to prove.”

We also reviewed their debut, awarding it a full five stars: “What you have in ‘This Could Be Texas’ is everything you want from a debut; a truly original effort from start to finish, an adventure in sound and words, and a landmark statement. Poised for big things? Who knows if this industry even allows that anymore. Here are a band already dealing in brilliance, though – who dare to dream and have it pay off.

“Not everyone gets to go to space, but at least English Teacher make it a damn site more interesting being stuck down here.”

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