Olivia Rodrigo is having one hell of a week. After releasing her song “Drivers License” on Jan. 8, the song took off at lightening speed, going viral on TikTok, becoming the talk of Twitter, and hitting No. 1 on Spotify’s U.S. chart. The singer even…
Olivia Rodrigo is having one hell of a week. After releasing her song “Drivers License” on Jan.8, the song took off at lightening speed, going viral on TikTok, becoming the talk of Twitter, and hitting No.1 on Spotify’s U.S. chart. The singer even saw her song skyrocket to the near top of the U.S. iTunes chart, sitting just below Taylor Swift. For Rodrigo, this was the ultimate honor, and she even received praise from Swift herself. Rodrigo’s story is basically a dream come true, and as the world collectively falls in love with her music, she’s paving the way for more talented songwriters to shine. These songs like Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” are worth a listen. Given Rodrigo’s involvement in Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, one might have assumed Rodrigo’s music would be candy-coated bubblegum pop. It’s anything but. She plays multiple instruments, writes her own lyrics, and, like “Drivers License,” all of her songs feature a surprising amount of depth. Fan interest in Rodrigo’s song only grew when a rumor claiming it was written about her Disney co-star Joshua Bassett began circulating Twitter. Rodrigo never confirmed or denied this, but her lyrics are definitely about a painful breakup, whoever it may have been with. If the singer’s emotive track captured your heart, here’s a few singer-songwriters who are likely to do the same. It was her heartbreak anthem, “Figures,” that put Reyez on the map in 2016. The song wound up being a hit, and the Toronto native was invited to perform it at the Juno Awards in March 2018. Maggie Rogers caught her big break when she moved Pharrell Williams to near-tears while playing him her debut single “Alaska,” she she’s been dropping tear-jerkers ever since.
