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Olivia Rodrigo has announced the release of a brand-new documentary, Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film), which will take fans behind the making of her record-breaking debut album, Sour. 

Alexander 23 has shared a brand new single, ‘Hate Me If It Helps’, co-written by Olivia Rodrigo.The sprawling indie-pop cut marks the return of the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer (real name Alexander Glantz) following the release of his 2021 EP, ‘Oh No, Not Again!’.Happy to be labelled a “bad guy” post-breakup in order for an ex to get closure, the song’s chorus hears Alexander sing: “You can hate me if it helps/ Make me out to be the villain/ Say you’re better by yourself/ So it feels like your decision/ You can tell ’em I’m the bad guy if it helps you sleep okay/ Because all you want is closure, but there’s nothing left to say/ So you can hate me if it helps/ You can hate me if it helps.”Co-written with Rodrigo – who Alexander worked with on her chart-topping hit ‘Good 4 U’ – it arrives with a beautifully shot, self-directed video. You can watch it below.This year looks set to be a big one for Alexander, whose yet-to-be-titled debut album is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2022, produced by Dan Nigro.He’s also about to head out on tour with John Mayer as support on the singer-songwriter’s ‘Sob Rock’ tour, which kicks off on February 17 in Albany, New York, and ends in Chicago, Illinois, on April 29. Yebba will also offer support.Meanwhile, John Mayer‘s first solo gig in two years was briefly interrupted this week when he was alerted to an audience member in need of medical attention.On Wednesday night (February 9), the ‘New Light’ hitmaker took to the stage at the Hollywood Palladium as part of SiriusXM and Pandora’s ‘Small Stages’ series.

Hatchie has announced her second full-length album ‘Giving The World Away’ and shared a video for the single ‘Quicksand’.‘Quicksand’ was co-written with Dan Nigro, the producer and songwriter who worked closely with Olivia Rodrigo on her breakout hit ‘Drivers License’ and her debut album ‘Sour’.In its music video directed by Nathan Castiel, Hatchie – real name Harriette Pilbeam – lounges in a limousine as it traverses the city at night. On the chorus, she sings: “If I had everything I wanted would I want more? / Would I keep fighting if there’s nothing left to fight for? / Sometimes I feel like I’m just sinking into quicksand.”Watch the video here:‘Quicksand’ is the first single from the second full-length Hatchie album ‘Giving The World Away’, out April 22 on Secretly Canadian/Ivy League.

Claud has released a vulnerable new single called ‘Tommy’ – you can listen to it below.The new track follows the release of the bedroom pop star’s debut album ‘Super Monster’, which they released back in February through Phoebe Bridgers’ new label, Saddest Factory, an imprint of Dead Oceans.Co-written by Olivia Rodrigo collaborator Dan Nigro, ‘Tommy’ comes equipped with a soft, melancholy guitar and Claud’s reverb-heavy vocals.“I’m the drink that you keep filling and spilling on your hands/ You can clean it up like nothing happened,” sings the 21-year-old artist.

Olivia Rodrigo has released an official music video for Traitor, the next single from her blockbuster debut album, Sour. 

Ellise Shafer administratorWhen Olivia Rodrigo went into the studio to start the production process for her debut album, “Sour,” she was a little intimidated.For as long as the 18-year-old could remember, it had just been her voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar or piano — as was showcased often on her Instagram account and her “High School Musical” breakout single “All I Want.” Now that she had the opportunity to do something more, what would that be?“Going into the studio and being like, ‘What do I actually want this to sound like?’ and ‘What does big production sound like, is that my thing?’ was a learning curve and a little bit of a challenge at first,” Rodrigo, who is one of the cover stars of our Young Hollywood issue, tells

Olivia Rodrigo has shared a trailer for her imminent debut album, in which she previews a new song called ‘good 4 u’.The singer, who rose to fame with her mega hit ‘Drivers License’ earlier this year, will release her debut album ‘SOUR’ next week (May 21).Ahead of the album’s release, Rodrigo will share ‘good 4 u’ this Friday (May 14), following ‘Drivers License’ and second single ‘Deja Vu’.The new two-and-a-half-minute trailer for ‘SOUR’ sees footage of Rodrigo creating the album alongside co-writer and producer Dan Nigro, and features a snippet of ‘good 4 u’ – watch it below.The singer made her live debut at last night’s BRIT Awards in London, performing ‘Drivers License’, and will follow it up this weekend as musical guest on the next

There is a lot that goes into making a hit song, just ask Olivia Rodrigo.