Olivia Rodrigo’s new album is right here, and it’s solely “logical” that you just hit play as quickly as doable. Guts, the sophomore studio effort from the Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Collection star, formally arrived on Friday, Sept. 8.
Rodrigo has been teasing the follow-up to Bitter for over a yr now. After dropping Easter eggs in Spotify canvases and teasing followers with seconds-long snippets, she unleashed lead single “Vampire” on June 30.
The monitor turned Rodrigo’s third to debut atop the Billboard Scorching 100, and has since spent practically each week post-release within the chart’s prime 10. A promotional single titled “Unhealthy Concept Proper?” adopted on Aug. 11. That tune featured a markedly extra frantic tempo to enrich the ballad-rock opera fusion that was “Vampire.” “Unhealthy Concept Proper?” entered Scorching Rock & Different Songs at No. 1, changing into her second general entry and second No. 1 single on the chart.
Guts marks the reunion of Rodrigo and Bitter collaborator Dan Nigro; Rodrigo is a credited author on every of the album’s 12 tracks, and Nigro is a credited producer on every monitor as effectively. With Bitter, Rodrigo and Nigo struck gold. The album gained thee Grammys (together with greatest pop vocal album), spent 5 weeks atop the Billboard 200, and spawned the Scorching 100 No. 1 singles “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U.” The tracklist for Guts, along with the aforementioned singles, consists of eye-popping titles equivalent to “All-American Bitch” and “Ballad of a Homeschooled Lady.”
In just some days (Sep. 12), Rodrigo will carry out on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. This yr, the “Traitor” singer boasts six nominations, together with video of the yr, tune of the yr and greatest pop (all for “Vampire”). In 2021, she gained three Moonpeople, together with greatest new artist and tune of the yr (“Drivers License”).
Rodrigo has 14 entries on the Scorching 100, together with six prime ten hits: “Drivers License” (No. 1), “Good 4 U” (No. 1), “Vampire” (No. 1), “Deja Vu” (No. 3), “Traitor” (No. 9) and “Unhealthy Concept Proper?” (No. 10). On the Artist 100, she has spent six general weeks on the summit.
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