It's only been 10 months since pop singer and ruling queen of the Billboard charts Olivia Rodrigo dropped her mammoth debut unmarried "drivers license," but you could be forgiven for pondering it was once even longer considering all the 18-year-old has since achieved. Rodrigo has released 4 next singles, gave the impression in the entirety of season two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, held a private prom for her fans, and started a friendship together with her idol Taylor Swift.
Rodrigo's chart-topping first album SOUR used to be released in May, debuting atop the Billboard 2 hundred albums chart and staying within the most sensible 10 on the chart since its release. Recently, it received seven nominations from the Grammys. And despite the fact that the album has simplest been in our lives for six months, fanatics are already clamoring for more, wondering if she is recording her second album and whether or not it'll function her new bestie Conan Gray.
6 Who Is Conan Gray?
At this point Olivia needs no introduction, however for the uninitiated, her bestie Conan Gray is a 22-year-old musician from California. He grew up in Texas and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA, but has since deferred his studies to concentrate on his occupation. He is signed to Republic Records and launched his debut album Kid Krow in March 2020, where it reached number 5 on the Billboard 200, making it the biggest US new artist debut of the year. Gray was once pals with Billie Eilish sooner than they each accomplished success, and credits her with helping him find a path through fame.
5 How Long Have They Been Friends?
Gray and Rodrigo both percentage a song manufacturer in Dan Nigro, who produced all 11 tracks on Rodrigo's SOUR album and has worked with Gray since 2018. Speaking to UK radio display Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp in March 2021, Rodrigo stated of Gray, "Conan's a friend of mine, and the guy who produces most of my music produces most of his. We're just pals and I think he's so brilliant." Gray told Hits 1 LA that "she's just the best. I love her so much. We have tons of fun together. She reminds me a lot of my little sister. We very much are siblings in every single way I could think of."
4 What Does Taylor Swift Have To Do With It?
Rodrigo and Gray have made it absolutely no secret that the pair of them were "raised by Taylor Swift," and ultimately name her as their greatest inspiration in music. Rodrigo even interpolated Swift's 2017 tune "New Years Day" on her SOUR track "1 step forward, 3 steps back," saying of the music, "I think they're really beautiful chords. I was lucky enough to get that approved, and it's on the record now." Swift is equally enamored with the two friends, selling their song on-line, and has even referred to the pair as her children on social media. Back in April 2021, forward of the release of the re-recording of her Fearless album, Swift despatched them the "Taylor's Version" of her track "You Belong With Me," and the besties filmed a montage to the unique track's track video. It used to be the three-way collaboration of our desires.
3 Collab Rumors?
Rodrigo and Gray's friendship first came to gentle when the "déjà vu" singer posted a screenshot of her textual content messages with Gray to her Instagram tale. The change confirmed Gray telling Rodrigo she had "just left two pistachios in the studio" accompanied by an image of precisely that. The image sent Twitter into a frenzy about a possible collab, but when asked about what music the pair have been operating on via Capital Breakfast, Rodrigo avoided the question, steerage the conversation toward her favourite studio primarily based snacks, and suggesting they simply shared the same studio as a result of they percentage the similar manufacturer. Rodrigo didn't deny a attainable song along with her good friend, however she definitely didn't verify the rest both. No collaboration materialized on her album which got here two months later. Was she merely evading as a result of she had no answer, or balking for the reason that undertaking may well be coming on Gray's new album?
2 New Music From Conan?
Gray released new unmarried "Telepath" in October, his fourth unlock so far in 2021. The new song got here after the "Heather" singer had announced plans for a global tour in 2022, presumably to tie in along with his drawing close album, which the singer has described as "very all over the place." Could a type of places be a collaboration with Olivia Rodrigo? When requested about Rodrigo in a zoom press conference with Q 105.1 FM on November 24, Gray jokingly spoke back "no we never talk about music, it's strictly off-topic! We're not allowed to talk about it!" sooner than guffawing and adding "no we talk about music all day long. We both are just huge music nerds and I love songwriting and she's a wonderful [songwriter.]" Why so secretive Gray?
1 What Are The Fans Saying?
Fans have been following the actions of the gen Z megastars since their friendship was public wisdom in March 2021, inspecting their actions to divine whether or not they are collaborating or now not. But up to now all we appear to grasp is that they've been jamming out to Swift's rerecordings, Rodrigo invited Gray to her SOUR prom, they went to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in combination, and last week, Gray supported Rodrigo at the American Music Awards the place she received Best New Artist. While no collab is showed, Rodrigo did express a desire to work with Swift one day. And with Swift freeing more and extra "From The Vault" tracks with featured artists on her re-recorded albums, perhaps the collab will marvel us all, showing Speak Now (Taylor's Version).
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