Olivia Rodrigo says her first day in college was “absolutely terrifying”:
“I had no friends, didn’t know where to go and I actually walked into the wrong class […] I sat there the whole time and I was like ‘I’m in the wrong class’”.
Olivia Rodrigo reveals that she had a mental breakdown just before her first SNL performance and that Dan Nigro was the one who supported her:
“My producer was there, thankfully, who I love and trust so much, and I was crying to him. ‘I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if…
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@Pitchfork
mentions Olivia Rodrigo on “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT” review:
“There’s the one [song] that borrows its premise from Olivia Rodrigo, but executes it less skillfully”
Olivia Rodrigo on why she insists on keeping secret who or what inspired her songs:
“[lacy] is sort of about this mysterious feminine figure, and there's a lot of envy involved. I've seen so many girls who are like, ‘That's my older sister,’ or ‘That's my ex-best friend’ […] I…
Olivia Rodrigo will become the first artist born this century to perform 4 nights at ‘The World’s most famous arena’ MSG Square Garden.
— The venue reported an “Overwhelming demand”.
Olivia Rodrigo thought “pretty isn’t pretty” was “awful” and didn’t want to release it at first.
Tate McRae was one of the people who convinced her to do it.
Olivia Rodrigo when asked if she was ever afraid of being a one-hit wonder:
“Yeah, I mean, it’s crazy. It happened so young in my career… I won Grammys, and I was nineteen, and I was, like, Wow, I’ve done so much that I wanted to do. I’m only nineteen. But, in a way, that’s…
🏆| Olivia Rodrigo is nominated for 6 categories at the 66th
#GRAMMYs
• Album of the Year
• Song of the Year (“vampire”)
• Record of the Year (“vampire”)
• Best Pop Vocal Album
• Best Pop Solo Performance (“vampire”)
• Best Rock Song (“ballad of homeschooled girl”)
Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS World Tour” is currently 99% SOLD OUT for all dates in the North America leg.
- Additional tickets could be added for a third sale and waitlisted fans may be invited to join the sale based on ticket availability.
Reminder: Olivia Rodrigo made the choice to introduce Silver Star Tickets at the “GUTS world tour” ($20USD + TFC) in order to make it as affordable as possible for her fans to attend the concerts.
Olivia Rodrigo’s 2024
#GRAMMYs
submissions:
“GUTS”
Album of the Year
Best Pop Vocal Album
“vampire”
Song of the Year
Record of the Year
Best Pop Solo Performance
“get him back!”
Best Music Video
“Ballad of a homeschooled girl”
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Performance
Olivia Rodrigo on the “Sweet” album fan theories:
“I suppose maybe if I was madly in love I would've written a Sweet album […] What's my next one going to be? Umami?”
Olivia Rodrigo hints the release on streaming platforms for “obsessed”, “scared of my guitar”, “stranger” and “girl I’ve always been”:
“I can't show you all my cards, but I really do like a lot of those songs, and I feel like they're not going to live on vinyl forever”.
Olivia Rodrigo becomes the first female artist in history to have her first two lead singles and first two albums debut at
#1
on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200.
Olivia Rodrigo’s eligible categories at the 2024
#GRAMMYs
(via Forbes):
“GUTS”:
- Album of the Year
- Best Pop Vocal Album
- Best Rock/Alternative Album
“vampire”:
- Record of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Best Pop Solo Performance
“bad idea right?”:
- Best Alternative Music…
Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS World Tour” has sold over 85K tickets so far on the exclusive AMEX US/Canada pre-sale alone.
It already surpassed the total global attendance of “SOUR TOUR”.
Olivia Rodrigo will reportedly release a new limited vinyl during Record Store Day on Black Friday, titled “GUTS: The Secret Tracks”.
The limited edition LP will contain only the four bonus tracks: “obsessed”, “scared of my guitar”, “girl i’ve always been”, and “stranger”.
Olivia Rodrigo becomes the first artist in history to debut her first 5 singles in Billboard Hot 100’s top 10:
#1
. “drivers license”
#1
. “good 4 u”
#1
. “vampire”
#8
. “deja vu”
#9
. “traitor”
Olivia Rodrigo has confirmed she will keep doing covers at the “GUTS world tour” despite having a bigger catalog now:
“I haven't chosen all my covers yet, but maybe I need to get the wheels turning”.
“SOUR” is expected to become the very first female album in history to have multiple songs reach 2 billion streams on Spotify:
“good 4 u” — 1.955B (+900K)
“drivers license” — 1.933B (+1M)
Biggest female solo debuts on global Spotify in 2023 so far:
#1
. “vampire” — 9.7M
#2
. “Mine (Taylor’s Version)” — 8.5M
#3
. “Back To December (Taylor’s Version)” — 8.1M
“GUTS” (91) is now the
#1
most acclaimed main contender for “Album of the Year” at the 2024
#GRAMMYs
on Metacritic.
— Surpassing “SOS” and “The Record”.
“GUTS” debuts at
#1
in the US with over 302K units sold first week (148K pure). It surpasses “SOUR” as Olivia Rodrigo’s biggest debut ever (via HITSDD).
“GUTS” received over 2.13 million streams on Spotify in its partial day. Check out some other albums for comparison:
“SOUR” — 953K (8 songs)
“Happier Than Ever” — 941K (11 songs)
“Endless Summer Vacation” — 430K (11 songs)
“Harry’s House” — 4.2M (12 songs)
Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS World Tour” is expected to gross over $100 million dollars accross it’s 77 announced shows.
Could challenge for the title of the highest-grossing tour by an artist born this century.
Once announced, Olivia Rodrigo will gift tickets for the “GUTS World Tour” in Australia to the fans affected by the cancellation of the M&G and Q&A in the country.
Most streamed female albums in Spotify history (average streams per song):
“SOUR” — 900M per song
“WWFA, WDWG?” — 760M
“thank u, next” — 580M
“Future Nostalgia (TME)” — 570M
“Dua Lipa (CE)” — 440M
“vampire” (9.79M) is now the biggest first day streams on global Spotify for any artist born this century, surpassing Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” (7.16M).