Pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo releases new song
LOS ANGELES » Olivia Rodrigo fans will be happy to hear that the Gen-Z pop phenom has released brand new music.
Out Friday, the latest episode of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” features an original track written and recorded by the teen musician, whose acclaimed debut studio album, “Sour,” has dominated the charts in recent weeks.
In the upcoming sixth episode of the second season, Rodrigo’s character, Nini, pens and performs “The Rose Song” after getting cast as “the Rose” in East High’s winter production of “Beauty and the Beast.”
“I am more than what I am to you,” Rodrigo sings in character. “You say I’m perfect/ But I’ve got thorns with my petals too/ And I won’t be confined to your point of view/ I’m breaking through the glass you put me in/ ’Cause my beauty’s from within.”
Months before the monster hit single “Drivers License” earned her viral fame, Rodrigo wrote “The Rose Song” for the sophomore season of the Disney+ spinoff series, which premiered last month after a pandemic-induced delay.
While speaking with the LA Times last year, “High School Musical” showrunner Tim Federle revealed that Rodrigo had written a “pretty extraordinary” song for season two.
During production on season one, Rodrigo penned and performed the show’s most popular original, “All I Want,” which went gold, charted among the Billboard Hot 100 and has been streamed more than 537 million times worldwide.
“We all felt like, ‘How could she ever top “All I Want”?’ ” Federle said in December. “And then she came up with this concept that knocked our socks off.”