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Olivia Rodrigo dedicated a performance of Lily Allen’s 2009 single “Fuck You” to U.S. Supreme Court justices during her Glastonbury set on Saturday. “Someone that I absolutely adore is here today,” Rodrigo told the audience before bringing Allen, whose song was featured on her second album It’s Not Me It’s You, to the stage. As […]
It’s the first Monday in May and that can only mean one thing: the Met Gala is here. This year’s theme is “gilded glamour,” an homage to the Gilded Age in New York dating back from 1870 to 1880. According to TODAY, “gilded glamour” pairs up with the 2021 theme of “American Independence,” as part of what the Metropolitan […]
It’s official. The Recording Academy has awarded Jon Batiste with this year’s Album of the Year award for We Are. It was a tough category, with albums from Lil Nas X, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift all receiving nods as potential year-defining records. […]
2021 was a banner year for Olivia Rodrigo—and it was thanks in large part to her breakout single “Drivers License.” On Saturday, the 18-year-old singer/actress celebrated the song’s first anniversary by hosting an online viewing party for its official video. The Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed visual finds Rodrigo driving aimlessly around as she reflects on a past […]
As we enter 2022, MRC Data (f.k.a. Nielsen) has unveiled its end-of-year numbers to show us who controlled 2021 in terms of streams and sales. As highlighted by Billboard, Morgan Wallen had the highest-selling album of the year by equivalent album units with Dangerous: The Double Album, moving 3.23 million. Following him is Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour doing 2.8 million units, and Drake’s Certified […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s fans are calling her team out for booking small venues for her international Sour tour after tickets sold out quickly. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 18-year-old pop star addressed her decision to not immediately headline arenas on her first world tour. “I don’t think I should skip any steps,” she said. […]
Taylor Swift’s evermore may be nominated for Album of the Year at the upcoming Grammy Awards, but her chances of winning a trophy just got cut in half. Swift, along with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent, were all nominated for Grammys last month for Olivia Rodrigo’s breakthrough debut Sour, despite not actively being involved in creating the record. But the Recording […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets The nominees for the 2021 edition of the American Music Awards, set to air on ABC next month, are […]
Olivia Rodrigo played her first real gig at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas this weekend, performing a medley of songs from her debut album Sour, from hit songs “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” to album cuts “Brutal” and “Traitor.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ZQduCsD2s] As the 18-year-old singer sat down at a piano to play her […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour has earned a fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its vinyl LP release last week. Of the 133,000 equivalent album units amassed by Sour, 84,000 consisted of album sales, a 1,201 percent increase from the previous week. That figure was almost entirely driven by the 76,000 made off vinyl purchases. […]
