Rodrigo's debut studio album, SOUR, topped the charts globally and was met with widespread critical acclaim. She was nominated in seven categories at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year for SOUR, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for "drivers license". Time named her the 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Billboard named her the 2022 Woman of the Year.
Rodrigo signed with Interscope Records and Geffen Records in 2020. She negotiated the record deal to secure for herself ownership of the masters of her music. On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, "drivers license", which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro. Within the week of its release, "drivers license" was critically acclaimed, and broke Spotify's record twice for most daily streams ever for a non-holiday song with over 15.7 million global streams on January 11 and over 17 million global streams the next day. It went on to break another Spotify record for the first song in history to hit 80 million streams in 7 days. The song debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in numerous other countries. Rodrigo stated in an interview that "It's been the absolute craziest week of my life … My entire life just, like, shifted in an instant."
On April 1, 2021, Rodrigo released her follow-up single, "deja vu", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first artist to debut their first two releases in the top 10 of the Hot 100. The third single preceding her debut album, "good 4 u", followed on May 14, 2021, and became her second single to debut at number one on the Hot 100. SOUR, her debut studio album, was released on May 21, 2021, to critical acclaim. Charlie Gunn of The Forty-Five called it "the greatest coming-of-age album since early Taylor Swift or Lorde". Slate's Chris Molanphy said its first three singles alone established Rodrigo's "early status as Gen-Z's most versatile new artist". According to Clash critic Robin Murray, Rodrigo is regarded as one of Generation Z's finest artists, while Variety dubbed her "the Voice of her Generation" in its cover story of Rodrigo. SOUR debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spent a total of five weeks at the spot, becoming the longest-reigning number-one album by a female artist in 2021.
In June 2021, Rodrigo premiered SOUR Prom, a prom-themed concert film on YouTube. On December 6, 2021, Rodrigo announced a world tour, including tour stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Three days later, she was named Entertainer of the Year by Time. In an Instagram post on December 24, 2021, Rodrigo uploaded a snippet of a Christmas song called "The Bels" that she wrote and recorded at age five. According to Billboard, Rodrigo closed 2021 as the best-selling singles artist worldwide, placing eight songs on the year-end Global 200 chart, including "drivers license" at number four, "good 4 u" at number nine, and "deja vu" at number 27. In the US and UK, SOUR was respectively the third and fourth best-selling album of 2021. SOUR and "drivers license" were also respectively Spotify's most streamed album and song globally. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Rodrigo as the tenth best-selling artist of 2021 and SOUR as the second best-selling album of 2021.
On February 17, 2022, Rodrigo announced and released the trailer of her Disney+ documentary film 'Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u', which was released on March 25, 2022.
On June 30, 2023, Rodrigo released the lead single to her sophomore album, "Vampire." The single would debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and several other countries' music charts, and her record GUTS released on September 8, 2023. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 among other countries' charts, and its singles "Bad Idea, Right?" and "Get Him Back" debuted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 — making Rodrigo the first female artist to chart all of her singles in the region. GUTS was nominated for six GRAMMYs — Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, with "Vampire" being nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" being nominated for Best Rock Song. The record was promoted through a Tiny Desk contest, RSD exclusive vinyls, among other mediums.
Rodrigo would also release the single "Can't Catch Me Now" as the soundtrack song for "The Hunger Games: Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes," which was met with critical acclaim for its lyricism, imagery, and connection to the novel and film. The song was performed at select "GUTS World Tour" dates as well as the shows she headlined for iHeartRadio's annual Jingle Ball, which included venues she would later tour on the "GUTS World Tour," such as Los Angeles' Kia Forum and New York City's Madison Square Garden.
The "GUTS World Tour" would kick off on February 23, 2024 in Palm Springs, California, with Chappell Roan as its special guest. The tour was met with virality and critical acclaim for Rodrigo's vocals, stage presence, and visuals — dubbed as one of the most impressive arena tours to date. The tour featured songs from GUTS SOUR and the GUTS (spilled) track "obsessed," which was only available on vinyl at the time. On tour, Rodrigo announced GUTS (spilled), a deluxe edition of GUTS which released March 22, 2024 and included five additional tracks. The five tracks debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 — to date, each song in Rodrigo's discography has appeared on the chart.
In April 2024, Rodrigo was a special guest to No Doubt's Coachella performance. The pop star continued her "GUTS World Tour" throughout 2024, where she performed six nights in Los Angeles, being the first woman to headline Intuit Dome, and is set to close off the tour internationally in Asia.
Start of Something New
Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics
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That anything can happen when you take a chance
I never believed in what I couldn't see
I never opened my heart to all the possibilities, oh
I know that somethin' has changed
Never felt this way
And right here, tonight
This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, lookin' in your eyes
I feel in my heart (feel in my heart)
The start of somethin' new
I never knew that it could happen, 'til it happened to me, oh yeah
I didn't know it before, but now it's easy to see, oh
It's the start of somethin' new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of somethin' new
In Olivia Rodrigo's "Start of Something New," she sings about the idea of taking chances and opening yourself up to new opportunities. The song begins with a self-reflective tone, where Rodrigo admits to living in her "own world" and not understanding the concept of anything happening when you take a chance. She sings about never believing in what she couldn't see and never opening her heart to all the possibilities life has to offer.
However, as the song progresses, Rodrigo proclaims that something has changed, and she's never felt this way before. She acknowledges that this moment may be the start of something new, and it feels so right to be there with the person that she's singing to. Looking into their eyes, she feels this new beginning in her heart.
The song's underlying message is to take risks and embrace opportunities, even if they're unfamiliar. Rodrigo uses the lyrics to show that taking a chance and opening your heart can lead to something exciting and build connections with others.
Line by Line Meaning
Livin' in my own world, didn't understand
I was living in my own bubble, oblivious to the world outside and its endless possibilities.
That anything can happen when you take a chance
I realized that taking a risk can lead to unexpected outcomes that I never thought could have happened before.
I never believed in what I couldn't see
I've always been skeptical of things that I couldn't see with my own eyes, and never really trusted anything beyond it.
I never opened my heart to all the possibilities, oh
I never allowed myself to become vulnerable to the opportunities that existed in the world that could change my life forever.
I know that somethin' has changed
I can feel that a shift has taken place in my life, and something is going to be different from now on.
Never felt this way
I have never experienced such intense emotions before, and it's both scary and thrilling at the same time.
And right here, tonight
At this moment, I am surrounded by a new reality that is shaping my future.
This could be the start of something new
I am aware that this pivotal moment could be the beginning of a new path that leads to endless opportunities.
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
Being in your presence feels like the perfect fit, and everything just feels like it is falling in place.
And now, lookin' in your eyes
As I gaze into your eyes, I can sense a connection that is deeper than words can express, and it sets my heart ablaze.
I feel in my heart (feel in my heart)
I can feel a stirring deep within myself which confirms that this moment is indeed significant.
The start of somethin' new
This moment signifies the beginning of an exciting and new adventure that I am ready to embark on.
I never knew that it could happen, 'til it happened to me, oh yeah
I never thought that such fantastic things could happen to me until I experienced them firsthand.
I didn't know it before, but now it's easy to see, oh
I was in the dark about what could happen if I opened myself up to new experiences, but now I understand it is easy to see.
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Written by: Matthew R. T. Gerrard, Robert S. Nevil
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@samerahslaughter1269
Livin' in my own world, didn't understand
That anything can happen, when you take a chance
I never believed in (Ohh) what I couldn't see
I never opened my heart (Ohh) to all the possibilities, ooh
[Pre-Chorus 1:]
I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
And right here, tonight
[Chorus:]
This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, lookin' in your eyes
I feel in my heart (Feel in my heart) the start of something new
Oh, yeah
never knew that it could happen, 'til it happened to me
Oh, yeah
I didn't know it before, but now it's easy to see, oh
[Chorus:]
It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
That it's the start of something new
It feels so right (so right) to be here with you, oh
And now, lookin' in your eyes (Lookin' in your eyes)
I feel in my heart (Feel in my heart)
The start of something new (The start of something new)
The start of something new
@adxcool
I’m just glad this version is a lower key so I can sing happily
@uglypoopdoodlebob7
Adriana Fernández she sings higher than vanessa tho
@Locke350
It’s the same key but Olivia has a darker tone which makes her voice sound “deeper”.
@Anthony-fu6cl
Sis watchu mean the song is literally in the same key and the bridge is even harder now because she has to sing Troy's part 😂😭
@officialkitagawa
It’s the same key
@arandomgirl306
Same, but Olivia can sing really high.
@timandipap1305
I really like that a Show for once casted people that actually look like 15
@tillywilson6038
Paperlapp HD one of them is 15 and the girl singing is 16
@masonnguyen2859
olivia rodrigo (nini) - 16
sofia wylie (gina) - 15
matt cornett (ej) - 21
joshua bassett (ricky) - 19
@grantg8651
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were 18 and 17 when they did the original but for some reason have always looked older than that to me, while this girl and the others really do look their ages. Think it might just be because I was so young when the original came out, now I'm 21, but I'll always view them as being older than me.