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Post by Admin on Jan 12, 2021 20:53:04 GMT
Olivia Rodrigo's debut single, "Drivers License," has gotten a co-sign from Taylor Swift. http://instagram.com/p/CJxou7GBvDf The singer and actress found her song right below Swift's new deluxe Evermore tracks on the iTunes chart and understandably got emotional about it on Friday (Jan. 8). "next to taylor on the us i tunes chart i’m in a puddle of tears," she wrote on Instagram. Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Back at No. 1 for Third Week on Billboard 200 Chart And then Swift herself commented on Rodrigo's post: "I say that's my baby and I'm really proud." (The choice of words is an oft-used phrase on memes made by Swifties quoting Swift's own mom, Andrea, from an old interview clip.) "what is breathing," Rodrigo added in another post, an adorable reaction to Swift's comment. http://instagram.com/p/CJ7CdzbBEJr Swift's words of encouragement show that she's had Rodrigo on her radar for at least a few weeks. Her comment seems to be a wink to another post from the "Drivers License" singer's account: on Swift's Dec. 13 birthday, Rodrigo celebrated with a photo of the pop star holding many Grammys and the note "happy birthday mom." See Rodrigo's reaction to Swift's praise on Instagram, and watch the "Drivers License" music video below.
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Post by Admin on Jan 13, 2021 7:08:28 GMT
As the Billboard Hot 100 resumes its more traditional-looking form following the now-regular late-December deluge of holiday-themed entries, activity at the top of the chart has been a little static. The top four on the chart are currently all 2020 leftovers -- 24kGoldn's "Mood," featuring iann dior, Ariana Grande's "Positions," The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" and Justin Bieber's "Holy" featuring Chance the Rapper -- and they've each held in place from last week (chart dated Jan. 9) to this one (Jan. 16). But one new song may be threatening to change that in short order. "Drivers License," the official debut single from 17-year-old singer-songwriter and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series alum Olivia Rodrigo -- who briefly appeared on the Hot 100 in January 2020, with the No. 90-peaking HSM:TM:TS soundtrack cut "All I Want" -- debuted last Friday (Jan. 8) to considerable buzz. Listeners flocked to social media to share reactions and theories over the IRL meaning and subjects behind the song's heartbroken lyrics. That hype has already translated into tremendous consumption numbers, which have only continued to grow in the days since its initial release. Over its first three days of availability -- from Friday the 8th to Sunday the 10th -- the song has sold 16,000 copies and been streamed 21 million times in the U.S., according to preliminary figures from MRC Data. For comparison's sake, that's already more streams in three days than "Mood," the reigning No. 1 on Billboard's Streaming Songs listing, notched in the entire previous chart week (17.5 million streams). It's also nearly 73% of the way to the sales total posted by Justin Bieber's "Anyone" in that week (22,000), the top song on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart. And the streaming numbers are still rising. "Drivers License" was up 122% in streams from Friday to Saturday, and another 32% from Saturday to Sunday, at which point fan excitement started to spill over into endorsements from contemporary pop stars. The song hasn't appeared to be slowing down since the weekend, either -- it's currently No. 1 on the U.S. daily charts for both Apple Music and Spotify, with its new high of nearly 5.7 million daily plays on the latter service outnumbering the totals of the second- through seventh-most-played songs combined, according to its listed daily tallies.
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Post by Admin on Jan 14, 2021 6:25:02 GMT
Olivia Rodrigo got her "Drivers License," but the event was hardly a celebration for the heartbroken singer, who unveiled her smash hit on Friday (Jan. 8). The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series actress' debut single grieves over an ex who has moved on, featuring the devastating lyrics, "And I just can't imagine / How you could be so okay now that I'm gone / Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me / 'Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street." Theories of the song's IRL story spread throughout social media, pointing to what may be Gen-Z's version of the Nick Jonas/Miley Cyrus/Selena Gomez Disney Channel love triangle back in 2009. It's all a little confusing, and it's all speculation, but Billboard is here to break down what fans are thinking "Drivers License" is about and why. Buckle up, and see below. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Is on Its Way to Being the First Runaway Hit of 2021 Who is involved? Rodrigo, who is 17 years old, starred alongside 20-year-old Joshua Bassett on Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and the two were rumored to be dating in real life. What happened? In August 2020 Bassett was seen having lunch with 21-year-old Sabrina Carpenter, a singer who rose to fame from her role as Maya on Disney Channel's Girl Meets World. Sabrina's sister, Sarah, was also in attendance. On Halloween 2020, Bassett and Carpenter dressed up as Shark Boy and Lava Girl and made a TikTok about it, which proved that they are at least friends and sparked couple rumors (though they never confirmed). Lyrical references to the situation? TikTok user Kaiya Olsen broke down the subtleties of "Drivers License" after its release, first referencing the lyrics, "And you're probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She's so much older than me / She's everything I'm insecure about." Sabrina is 21 (four years older than Rodrigo) and blonde. In an earlier version of the song, which Rodrigo posted on Instagram in July 2020, the lyric references a "brunette" girl. Fans began speculating if the change had to do with Bassett spending time with Carpenter. Olsen then moved on to the opening lyrics: "I got my driver's license last week / Just like we always talked about."
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2021 22:31:30 GMT
The song sports the best first-week streams for a proper first single by a female artist. Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peeling in as the most-streamed and top-selling song of the week. The single, released Jan. 8, marks the 17-year-old's first Hot 100 No. 1, following its first week of availability. The singer-songwriter and actress initially broke through with roles on Disney Channel's Bizaardvark in 2016 and Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in 2019. Her background helped spark the high profile of "Drivers License," which has also been buoyed by scrutiny about its lyrics, the song's TikTok presence and a co-sign from Taylor Swift, among others. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Jan. 23) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 20). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. "Drivers License," released on Geffen/Interscope Records, is the 1,116th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 62-year history. It's the 48th single to debut on top, and the first of 2021. http://instagram.com/p/CJ9zravBcFB
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Post by Admin on Jan 20, 2021 6:27:10 GMT
jxdn and Travis Barker have surprised fans with a cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single, ‘Drivers License’. jxdn – real name Jaden Hossler – and Barker took to social media to announce the cover today (January 20). The cover is a more upbeat rock rendition of the track, compared to the original’s anthemic pop styling. The album art for the single was also illustrated by Hossler himself. “thank you so much [Olivia Rodrigo] for making the beautiful song! me and [Travis Barker] fw it so much we put our spin on it,” Hossler wrote on Instagram.
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