Caught in the vortex of the American presidential election, Chappell Roan cancels two concerts

«I apologize to those who were waiting to see me in New York and Columbia on Saturday and Sunday at the All Things Go festival but I am unable to take the stage. I feel overwhelmed by everything that has happened in recent weeks», pleaded, Friday on his Instagram account, the new American pop sensation Chappell Roan. Criticized on social networks for having refused to call for a vote for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump in the American presidential election, the singer wants to preserve her “health».

The interpreter of Pink Pony Clubopenly queer, recently found herself at the heart of a controversy for refusing to call for a vote for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump in the US presidential election in November. She ended up declaring in a video on Wednesday, in an exasperated tone, that she would vote for the Democratic candidate while reaffirming her disappointment with the Democratic Party on issues of defending the rights of LGBT+ people, the Palestinian people, And “of any marginalized community in the world».

«Supporting and voting are two completely different things », underlined the 26-year-old artist. “ I don’t like right-wing policies, but I don’t like some left-wing policies either. I’m going to vote for Kamala, but I’m not satisfied with her program“, she said. “ I don’t like Trump for real, but I also don’t like some of the bullshit that has happened in the Democratic Party that has failed people like me ».

Stratospheric fame difficult to manage

It all started with a recent interview in the British daily The Guardianin which she said she was free to “don’t support anyone“. Strongly criticized on social networks and accused of playing into the hands of Donald Trump by not calling on young people to vote, she had already explained that her tendency “questioning authority and leaders» did not mean support for the Republican candidate

Chappell Roan had already spoken in August of the difficult pressure brought on by his stratospheric success. On TikTok, the American denounced the abusive attitude of her fans online and in the street, which she considers close to harassment: “If you saw an average woman on the street, would you yell at her from her car window? Would you go and harass her in public?” The Missouri native, who suffers from bipolar disorder, castigated the aficionados who, approaching her in particular for a selfie, were indignant at her refusal to perform: “I don’t care if you think I’m selfish because I refuse a photo or a hug. All this is not normal, all this is weird. And I have the right to say no to strange behavior”she asserted firmly, “I don’t care if this type of crazy behavior is inherent to the job and career I have chosen. I don’t find them normal and I don’t accept them”.

At the end of August, Chappell Roan had already had to cancel tour dates in Europe, that of the Bataclan in Paris on September 3 and that of the next day in Amsterdam due to “scheduling conflicts”. Probably driven by the rehearsals required for his participation in the Video Music Awards ceremony, organized by MTV. Dominated by Taylor Swift, who left with seven trophies, Internet users voting for the VMAs crowned Chappell Roan “best emerging artist”