Olivia Rodrigo Seeks Third Straight Number One Album
By James Moreau | 10 Apr, 2026
The Filipino American pop star announced the release date of her third studio album earlier this month.
On April 2nd, pop star Olivia Rodrigo officially announced the release of her third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, arriving on June 12th.
The 23-year-old has quickly skyrocketed to the top of the mainstream music landscape with over 46 million monthly Spotify listeners and 15 million YouTube subscribers.
Rodrigo arrived on the scene in 2021 with her debut album Sour, which contained two defining tracks, “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U.” Both number one hits helped the album reach the top of the Billboard 200, earning three Grammy Awards including Best New Artist.
Released in 2023 her sophomore album, Guts, again topped the charts led by her third number one single, “Vampire.”
The same year she unveiled the original song, “Can't Catch Me Now,” specifically written for the blockbuster soundtrack The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Rodrigo, who is of Filipino heritage, was raised in Temecula, California. Her career in the entertainment industry began in 2015 with a lead role in the American Girl film series, before achieving breakout success on the Disney Channel.
She attended a poetry course at USC as a visiting undergraduate student, which helped inspire her second album.
Already with a combined following of 64 million on Instagram and TikTok, Rodrigo’s career trajectory is still in its explosive early stages.
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