Olivia Rodrigo Reflects on How the Album ‘Sour’ Changed Her Life Forever
Olivia Rodrigo discusses her enormous debut album, ‘Sour’, and its popularity. The singer thanked everyone who has embraced her lamentations which forever changed her life in the process.
On 21st May, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter — Billboard’s ‘Woman of the Year’ for 2022 — took to social media to mark the one-year anniversary of her first album, ‘Sour’, which was released last May through Geffen Records/Interscope Geffen A&M.
The singer’s post contained a gallery of photos and videos from the previous year, including images of her scribbled lyrics, a photo of her many Grammys, a screenshot of a text message and more. Dan Nigro, who co-wrote and produced her breakout single ‘Drivers License,’ was also appreciated.
In June-July 2021, Sour enjoyed five weeks atop the weekly Billboard 200 and had two Hot 100 No. 1s with ‘Drivers License’ and ‘Good 4 U.’ In 2021, the album was ranked No. 2 on the year-end Billboard 200 Albums list, while ‘Good’ and ‘License’ were ranked Nos. 5 and 8 on the same year-end Hot 100 Songs list.
Rodrigo also topped Billboard’s year-end rankings for Hot 100 Artists, Hot 100 Songwriters, Billboard Global 200 Artists, Streaming Songs Artists, Pop Airplay Artists, and Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Artists for the year 2021.
–Shantala
