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We’re so beyond… so beyond far away from that, I could not even tell you.” This follows Roan’s release of the single “ The Giver ,” and an accompanying statement in which she addresses new music: “I have such a special place in my heart for country music.

Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan released "The Giver," a new song that sees the pop singer making her first foray into the country genre.