Chappell Roan

At Sunday night's Grammys, will Beyoncé finally win album of the year? Will Taylor Swift take that prize for the fifth time? Or will a new generation of pop stars — like Missouri native and Midwest princess Chappell Roan — claim the moment?

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. Kansas representatives chose a classic song, while Missouri picked one from a newer superstar.

Born in Willard, Missouri, Roan began uploading music to YouTube as a teenager before winning — and losing — a record deal. But the rising pop star is now inescapable, from TikTok feeds to performances at Coachella to the Billboard Hot 100.

Despite all the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across the country, Chappell Roan — who grew up in the small, religious town of Willard, Missouri — is sharing her spotlight with local drag queens in every city she plays on tour.