Everything you need to know about Chappell Roan's second album

Oh, 2024. What a year that was. Just when we thought pop music was starting to sound a little stale and warmed-over, along came Chappell Roan to remind us of the power of a big, bold chorus and some really outlandish costume changes. Not since Lady Gaga has there been an artist who achieved megastar status with so much organic rizz in one summer – even though you already know that. That's why there's a big question mark over the year 2025: Will there be a successor to their debut album? The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess? And if so, what will it look, sound and feel like?

Obviously we don't know much yet. The 26-year-old's debut was only released at the end of last year and it took another six months for the record to really take off. But for those who are really paying attention, there are a few clues. Here we've compiled everything we know so far about Roan's as-yet-untitled second album.

She is working again with producer Daniel Nigro

You might not recognize the name right away, but you've probably come across the songs Nigro has worked on. The New York producer and songwriter has his fingerprints on everything Carly Rae Jepsen emotion (2015) on Caroline Polacheks Desire for me to turn into you (2023) and both Olivia Rodrigo records Sour (2019) and offal (2023). He also co-wrote and produced Roan's debut, so you know the man knows how to help create a slice of pop perfection. Both Roan and Nigro have confirmed that they are working together again for the second album – which is thankfully because if it ain't broke you don't have to fix it etc.

Five new tracks were written including “The Subway”

Roan told us back in September Rolling Stone that she had already recorded five or six songs. “We have a country song. We have a dance song. We have one that's really '80s vibe, and we have one that's acoustic, and we have one that's really organic, live band '70s vibe,” she said. “It's super weird.” And then, earlier this month, in an interview with The New York TimesNigro shared a similar update. He referenced a “fun, uptempo country song” that featured “a fiddle.” I say that much. It's a new version of Chappell.” Plus “a few ballads and a mid-tempo rock song.”