American singer Olivia Rodrigo has recorded songs for two studio albums. She became interested in music from a young age, taking vocal lessons in kindergarten [1] and singing classes at age six. [2] In 2016, Rodrigo and Madison Hu, who co-starred in the television series Bizaardvark , recorded four original songs for its soundtrack EP. [3] [4] Three years later, she starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series . [5] She contributed several songs to its soundtracks, including the solo-written "All I Want" (2019), "The Rose Song" (2021), and a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River". [6] [7] [8]
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In early 2020, Rodrigo began meeting with record labels and subsequently signed with Geffen Records and Interscope Records, intending to release her debut EP in 2021. [9] She wrote material with American producer Dan Nigro, including the song "Drivers License", [10] [11] which was released as her debut single in January 2021 and experienced commercial success. [12] Nigro produced all eleven tracks on Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour (2021), a pop, [13] pop-punk, [14] alternative-pop, [15] [16] and bedroom-pop album. [17] They continued working together on her second studio album, Guts (2023), [18] which features twelve tracks. [19] It was preceded by the pop-rock single "Vampire" (2023). [20] The album was conceived when Rodrigo was 19 years old, a year she described as "lots of confusion, mistakes, awkwardness & good old fashioned teen angst". [21] In November, Rodrigo released the song "Can't Catch Me Now" (2023) for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . [22]
