Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her lengthy awaited Guts launch day with a particular stay efficiency on TODAY, singing a handful of tracks new and outdated for followers on the present’s plaza in New York Metropolis — an expertise she professed was “cathartic.”
Taking the stage simply hours after Guts‘ midnight launch on Friday (Sept. 8), the 20-year-old pop star carried out two songs from the brand new document: No. 1 lead single “Vampire” and model new monitor “Get Him Again!” She additionally revisited two of her greatest hits from Bitter, with followers within the crowd virtually screaming alongside to the lyrics of “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U.”
Rodrigo additionally took a second to speak onstage with hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, sharing how she’s feeling now that she’s overwhelmed the stress of dwelling as much as the success of her blockbuster debut. “I’m so excited,” she gushed. “I’ve been engaged on [Guts] for therefore lengthy and dwelling with it for therefore lengthy. Immediately’s simply so cathartic.”
She additionally touched on the poetry class she took final 12 months at USC, after which a photograph of her taking notes went viral on-line. “I took a university class final 12 months ’trigger I used to be homeschooled my complete life, so I actually wished to have that have,” she shared. “It positively aided my songwriting quite a bit. I like studying and I like writing — it’s my favourite factor.”
Hours earlier than the discharge of Guts, Rodrigo shocked followers at her pop-up occasion for the album in New York Metropolis. Whereas there, she answered questions in a fast Q&A and gave attendees a sneak peek of 4 of her new songs: “All-American Bitch,” “Logical,” “Get Him Again!” and “Teenage Dream.”
Following the document’s launch, followers have been fast to note what appears to be a clue in Rodrigo’s lyric video for “Making The Mattress”: that the singer could also be planning on embarking on a Guts World Tour.
Take a look at clips from her TODAY present efficiency beneath:
