Was Chappell Roan’s Grammys Speech Naive or Necessary?

Late Wednesday evening, an uproar erupted across the music industry over an op-ed published in the Hollywood Reporter, in which Jeff Rabhan (former chair of New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) unpacked some of the implications of Chappell Roan’s passionate statement about music companies owing musicians “a livable wage and health care” during her speech accepting the best new artist award at the Grammy Awards. Jem Aswad / Variety