Olivia Rodrigo introduced a brand new stage of depth to her efficiency of her Grammy-nominated ballad-rocker “Vampire” on the 2024 Grammys in Los Angeles on Sunday night time (Feb. 4).
Rodrigo’s supply of “Vampire” began out usually sufficient, as she sang the Billboard Scorching 100-topping smash in a crimson satin slip gown in entrance of a summary rendering of flowers. The efficiency was easy however highly effective, as Taylor Swift was even seen dutifully singing alongside within the viewers.
Then, because the tune amped up in quantity and guitar-driven depth, Rodrigo’s arms and face out of the blue grew to become bloody — with shades of Woman Gaga’s basic “Paparazzi” efficiency on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Behind her, the flowers on the stage portray additionally began bleeding, because the tune reached its riotous conclusion.
Rodrigo is nominated for six years at this 12 months’s awards, together with tune and document of the 12 months for “Vampire,” and album of the 12 months for the one’s mum or dad album, her acclaimed sophomore effort Guts. She was additionally nominated in two pop classes, finest pop vocal album and finest pop solo efficiency, however misplaced in each classes — to Taylor Swift (Midnights) and Miley Cyrus (“Flowers”) respectively.
Rodrigo is ready to move out on a world tour in help of Guts later this month — her first headlining trek taking part in arenas. She at the moment has three songs on the Scorching 100 — “Vampire” (No. 38), in addition to fellow Guts single “Get Him Again!” (No. 54) and the Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes soundtrack contribution “Can’t Catch Me Now” (No. 91), whereas Guts is hanging at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
