Chappell Roan doesn’t do things halfway. She spent four hours getting her body painted so she could dress as the Statue of Liberty at last year’s Governors Ball. She brought out a massive pony to perform her hit “Pink Pony Club” on the Grammys stage.

We’re so beyond… so beyond far away from that, I could not even tell you.” This follows Roan’s release of the single “ The Giver ,” and an accompanying statement in which she addresses new music: “I have such a special place in my heart for country music.

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