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Olivia Rodrigo Says She Wrote ‘Sad Love Songs’ After First Real Love

She studied classic love songs to lean into their bittersweet pull.

Overview

  • Rodrigo, speaking Tuesday on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, said she was experiencing real romantic love for the first time while writing the new record.
  • She described the project as a collection of sad love songs that reflects how love can feel tender yet heavy.
  • The singer said she analyzed favorite love songs and found their power in notes of sadness, fear, melancholy, or longing.
  • The third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is scheduled for release on June 12.
  • The lead single Drop Dead is out now with a music video.