Because it seems, Olivia Rodrigo‘s followers have a variety of GUTS. Forward of the stay premiere of Rodrigo’s new “Vampire” video at YouTube headquarters in Playa Vista, Calif., on Thursday evening, one courageous fan approached the singer/songwriter with a promposal.
“You wanna, like, go to promenade with me?” he requested as Rodrigo walked by way of a crowd of YouTube creators and followers on the occasion, broadcast stay for her Livies across the globe. “I’ve all the time needed to go to promenade,” she responded, including to wild cheers: “Give me your quantity!”
We’ll have to attend and see whether or not Rodrigo finally ends up at promenade subsequent spring, however for now, she’s targeted on her OR2 Period, premiering the “Vampire” music and video very first thing Friday forward of the discharge of her sophomore album, GUTS, on Sept. 8.
Along with the video premiere, the intimate crowd of creators and followers additionally had the possibility to shoot pictures and movies round YouTube’s Spruce Goose airplane hangar, which was reworked right into a collection of vignettes impressed by the Petra Collins-directed music video. There have been banners from the ill-fated “nineteenth Annual Awards,” the place Rodrigo’s in-video efficiency ends in blood-soaked style, in addition to a grassy knoll and classic microphone to re-create the idyllic opening scene.
“I hope you guys had enjoyable in any respect the little stations,” Rodrigo advised the group forward of the premiere. “I do know it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense proper now, however belief that it’s going to make sense when you watch the video.”
Rodrigo marveled at reuniting with Collins, who additionally directed her 2021 visuals for “good 4 u” and “brutal” from her debut album Bitter. “I made this video with my pal Petra Collins, who’s wonderful,” Rodrigo stated. “I’ve been following her for years. I’ve been saving her pictures on my Pinterest since I used to be 15, so I really feel actually fortunate that I get to make artwork together with her now.”
See a photograph of Rodrigo posing with YouTube creators and followers on the occasion and watch the “Vampire” video under.
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