Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Rodrigo signed with Interscope and Geffen Records in 2020, and released her debut single "Drivers License" in January 2021, which reached number one on charts in various countries worldwide, including the United States. Her critically acclaimed debut album, Sour, was released on May 21, 2021. It was preceded by two more singles, "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 U", with the latter becoming her second single to debut at number one in the US.
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Olivia is a huge Swiftie, and looks up to Taylor Swift. She met Taylor at the 2021 Brit Awards. They shared a photo on social media. The fourth track from her debut studio album Sour interpolates Swift's song "New Year's Day". The title, '1 step forward, 3 steps back' also has a 13 in it. After the success of "Drivers License", Taylor sent Olivia the ring she wore while recording Red, alongside a handwritten note.
However, Olivia was later criticized for sampling Taylor's songs including "New Year's Day" which she sampled for "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back" and "Cruel Summer" which she interpolated on "Deja Vu". Olivia's dad tweeted about how she was also criticized for stealing from several other artists but none of them did anything because, as he said, they knew the difference between copying and taking inspiration. This post is considered to be indirectly about Taylor. However, at the 2023 VMAs, Taylor was seen excitedly cheering on Olivia when she performed "Vampire" and "Get Him Back!" live. She was also seen singing along to "Vampire" when Olivia performed it at the 66th Grammy Awards. The criticism and controversies haven't affected their relationship. In a recent viral clip when a person asked Olivia if she is the new Taylor Swift she replied saying she isn't, as Taylor Swift is an OG artist. She also confirmed that she doesn't have any bad blood with Taylor Swift.