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I want Chappell Roan to be an all-time great — truly. I want her to debut at №1 on the Billboard 200. I want her to headline Coachella. I want her to drop a hit so massive it becomes the longest-charting single ever. I want her inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I want her to launch a celebrity beauty empire. I want her to have a biopic. One day, I want my grandkids to sing her songs — without me ever having to explain who she is — because she’s become one of those artists you just know, like Michael Jackson. I want her to rack up achievements I can’t even imagine yet.

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