Olivia Rodrigo and Beyoncé.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
Olivia Rodrigois aQueen Bfan!
Reflecting on her favoriteGrammy Awardsmemory ahead of the award show, the “brutal” singer tells PEOPLE that as she was growing up, there was one particular performance that struck a chord.
“There’s thisvideo of Beyoncé doing ‘If I Were a Boy’at the Grammys, and I remember watching it like 25 times, being so enamored with her,” the 19-year-oldSoursongstress says.
She added, “It’s so crazy that, maybe one day, a younger girl’s going to watch my performance many times and think that it’s cool. That’s the dream. That’s all I want.”
At this year’sGrammy Awardsceremony, set to take place on Sunday, Rodrigo is nominated for seven awards including album of the year, best new artist and song of the year.
Olivia Rodrigo.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
After she learned the good news, sheshared a photo of a celebratory cakeon social media and captioned it, “Woke up this morning to 7 Grammy nominations. when I was younger, my family lived a few blocks from the staples center, where the Grammys took place every year. I would always walk outside the arena and look at the plaques on the ground with all the winners’ names in wide-eyed wonder.”
At the awards ceremony, the “traitor” singer is also set to perform, along withBTS,Billie Eilish,Brothers Osborne,Lil Nas X,Brandi Carlile,Jack Harlow,Foo Fighters,H.E.R.,Chris Stapleton,Nas, andJon Batiste.
Last week, Rodrigo released her highly anticipated Disney+ film titledOlivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u.Ahead of the film’s release, shespoke to PEOPLE about how she’s grownsince the making of her smash-hit debut albumSOUR.
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“The process of makingSOUR, and putting it out in the world really challenged me, and I’ve grown so much, and I’ve learned so much more about myself,” she said. “I definitely feel like I am a more confident person today because of it.”
Rodrigo continued, “The entire process of filming the film, for me, was just super nostalgic. It was all kind of about revisiting this past era of my life, and closing that chapter. So, there was a lot of nostalgia involved.”
In the film, the star takes a road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writingSOUR, to Los Angeles in her vintage Ford Bronco. Along the way, Rodrigo makes stops to perform live arrangements as she breaks down each song on the album and recounts the memories that contributed to her songwriting process.
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source: people.com
