Olivia Rodrigo once again has the number one album in the country:
In the tracking week ending Aug. 26, Sour earned 133,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. (up 133%), according to MRC Data. Of that sum, album sales comprise 84,000 (up 1,201%), with vinyl LP sales equaling 76,000 of that figure (the second-largest sales week for a vinyl album since MRC Data began electronically tracking sales in 1991).
Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Josh Farro are now credited on Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U.”
Sources with knowledge of the situation confirm that Paramore leader Hayley Williams and former guitarist Josh Farro, who co-wrote “Misery Business,” are now credited as writers on “Good 4 U,” alongside Rodrigo and producer-songwriter Daniel Nigro. The listing was changed on the website of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and Williams reacted to the update on her Instagram Story on Tuesday (Aug. 24).
Olivia Rodrigo has released a new video for “Brutal.”
Read More “Olivia Rodrigo – “Brutal” Video” Olivia Rodrigo is back at the top of the charts this week:
Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a second total week, as the album steps 3-1 in its fifth week on the list. It earned 105,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending June 24 (down 14%), according to MRC Data. The album debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 5.
Olivia Rodrigo will be premiering the Sour Prom concert film Tuesday, June 29 at 11:30 PM ET on YouTube.
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When we last premiered a feature on Taylor Swift comparing both versions of Fearless, I was intrigued by the idea of working with my fellow contributors on a similar collaborative piece. Our next group topic takes a look at Olivia Rodrigo’s ultra-popular SOUR album. I asked Mary Varvaris and Zac Djamoos to join me in discussing key comparisons in Rodrigo’s sound to other modern artists, what worked well on the album, as well any missteps or areas for improvement in the young artist’s sound.
Read More “Do You Get Déjà Vu Listening To Olivia Rodrigo?” Olivia Rodrigo has the number one album in the country this week:
Olivia Rodrigo captures the biggest week of 2021 for an album, as her debut release, Sour, opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 295,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 27, according to MRC Data.
Sour also launches with the second-largest streaming week ever for a non-R&B/hip-hop album, and second-biggest for an album of any genre by a female artist.
Olivia Rodrigo performs “Drivers License” and “good 4 u” on SNL.
Read More “Olivia Rodrigo Performs on SNL” Olivia Rodrigo has released a video for the new song “good 4 u.”
Read More “Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u” Video” Olivia Rodrigo will release Sour on May 21st.
Read More “Olivia Rodrigo to Release Debut Album in May” Olivia Rodrigo follows up her mega hit with “Deja Vu.”
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I find it very cool that Dan Nigro, formerly of As Tall As Lions, helped write and produce Olivia Rodrigo’s insanely viral new hit song “Drivers License.”
Read More “Olivia Rodrigo’s Latest Song Blows All the Way Up”
