Olivia Rodrigo has made her BBC Radio 1 Reside Lounge debut, simply in time for the season of the sticks.
Almost a month out from the discharge of her sophomore album Guts, the 20-year-old pop star stopped by the Reside Lounge Monday (Oct. 2) to sing three of her personal songs, plus an autumnal cowl of Noah Kahan‘s breakthrough hit “Stick Season.” Backed by her all-female band — full with two acoustic guitars and one electrical mandolin — Rodrigo briefly remodeled right into a folk-pop singer for the three-minute efficiency.
“I really like Vermont, nevertheless it’s the season of the sticks and I/ Noticed your mother she forgot that I existed,” she sang. “It’s half my fault, however I identical to to play the sufferer.”
“Is that this actual,” tweeted a shocked Kahan in response to the quilt.
The Grammy winner additionally sang two tracks from Guts — lead single “Vampire” and pop-rock standout “Get Him Again!” And naturally, she additionally needed to wrap within the tune that began all of it: “Drivers License,” which she sang alone onstage whereas enjoying piano.
Rodrigo’s Reside Lounge cease comes only a couple days after she gave two Guts deep cuts — “Lacy” and “Making The Mattress” — a stay debut at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, the place she additionally carried out “If It Makes You Blissful” with Sheryl Crow herself. “pinch me! sang one in every of my favourite songs of all time with the best of all time @sherylcrow !!!! what an honor!!!!” Rodrigo wrote on Instagram afterward.
The BBC and Bluebird performances, in addition to her current live performance on the TODAY present and an upcoming look at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball, will function good follow main as much as Rodrigo’s extremely anticipated 2024 tour. The worldwide trek will discover the singer-songwriter enjoying arena-sized venues for the primary time, making stops at famed venues similar to New York Metropolis’s Madison Sq. Backyard and The O2 in London.
Watch Olivia Rodrigo cowl “Stick Season” above, and take a look at the remainder of her BBC Radio 1 Reside Lounge efficiency under:
