Roan's standing as a "rising artist" stirred up debate on social media earlier this year
Sam Fender, Olivia Dean, Chappell Roan and Fred Again.. are among the names
The pop star has made her cover of the classic track a staple of her live shows
Big hitters such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA all feature
“A woman wouldn’t get away with getting up and singing a song in their T-shirt and jeans and sort of not caring"
It’s inspired by her recent Reading Festival headline set
From rock heroes to pop icons via the best new talent, R+L 25 proved to one for all time. Here are NME’s best bits from the year’s final major festival
Little John's Farm, August 22: 14 months after her major breakthrough moment, the pop star is still riding her stratospheric high – and more than justifying her position
Organiser Melvin Benn told NME that Roan was first pure pop headliner in the festival's history
He also discussed changes to the site marking one of the “biggest overhauls” in festival history, what made Chappell Roan and Travis Scott stand out to him, and thoughts on predicting “future headliners”