Olivia Rodrigo will release her debut album in May.
The 18-year-old singer and actress achieved chart success with her debut single ‘Driver’s License’ when it was released in January, and has now reported she will be releasing her first album on May 21 through Polydor/Geffen.
Olivia made the declaration close by the release of her second single, ‘Deja Vu’, which she released on Friday (02.04.21).
The album’s declaration was made in the description of the song’s music video on YouTube, where a link takes fans to a page where they can pre-order the album, which is at present under a working title of ‘OR’.
Olivia has not yet commented on the album – which is yet to have work of art or a tracklist, however the pre-order link guarantees that information will be coming soon – yet said she composed ‘Deja Vu’ since she’s constantly been “information ” by the idea.
She said in a press release: “The concept of deja vu has always fascinated me and I thought it would be cool to use it in a song around the complex feelings after a relationship ends. I started writing and recording ‘Deja Vu’ last fall and had so much fun creating the different melodies and sonic textures that you hear throughout.”
The ‘Bizaardvark’ star made graph history with the release of ‘Driver’s License’, as it turned into the UK’s longest-running number one debut single since Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 hit ‘Insane’, while additionally reliably beating out everyone else in the US and somewhere else.
What’s more, the singer as of late said the achievement of the single has been “beyond [her] wildest dreams”.
She explained: “I mean, that is just everything. All the recognition the song has got is beyond my wildest dreams. Taylor Swift – who is my songwriting idol and I wouldn’t be half of the woman and a songwriter I am today without her – reached out and was so supportive of the song.”