“Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie launched Olivia Rodrigo for her second efficiency on Saturday Evening Stay, the place she debuted a brand new, unreleased music from her upcoming album.
Rodrigo carried out the observe titled ‘begged’ whereas seated on a swing, a visible that mirrors the quilt artwork for her third album, “you appear fairly unhappy for a lady so in love,” which options her upside-down on a swing. The album is ready for launch June 12.
The music is a subdued, melancholic ballad centered on longing and uncertainty. “All that I would like is to know undoubtedly that you just simply have eyes for me,” Rodrigo sang. “All that I would like is to sit down right here silently and watch films on TV.”
The lyrics proceed in a equally intimate tone, with Rodrigo singing, “What a disgrace you’re not right here / right here to witness my devotion and my limitless properly of wants,” and later, “I really feel trapped inside my life.”
Rodrigo recorded the album with longtime collaborator Dan Nigro, who additionally labored along with her on “Bitter” and “Guts.” She beforehand described the brand new venture as a group of “unhappy love songs,” written from a extra reflective emotional place.
Earlier within the night time, Rodrigo pulled double responsibility as host, opening the present with a monologue that revisited her Disney Channel beginnings on “Bizaardvark” and included a musical parody of her breakout hit “drivers license,” reworked right into a DMV story about getting a Actual ID.
The efficiency follows a busy stretch for Rodrigo, who just lately joined Addison Rae onstage at Coachella and likewise performed a one-night-only present at The Echo in Los Angeles final week. Rodrigo first broke out in 2021 with “Bitter,” adopted by 2023’s “Guts,” rapidly turning into one among pop’s most commercially dominant younger artists, incomes three Grammy Awards and an Album of the 12 months nomination for each albums.
Watch the total efficiency beneath.
