Overview

• On August 1, Roan released the studio version of “The Subway,” which quickly became the highest-streamed debut by a female artist this year on Spotify’s global chart.
• She filmed an elaborate music video for the single inside a decommissioned subway car at the New York Transit Museum after first debuting the song live at Governors Ball in June 2024.
• Roan told Vogue that her sophomore album “doesn’t exist yet” and that writing a full collection of songs will likely take at least five years, matching the timeline of her debut.
• She emphasized that she cannot force her songwriting without sacrificing quality, saying that rushing projects undermines her creative integrity.
• To maintain momentum, Roan is staging pop-up shows for her hit single and has deleted social media apps to safeguard her mental health and artistic vision.