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Review: Olivia Rodrigo delivers her own kind of girl-power message at Lollapalooza
There's that great line from the movie 'Jennifer's Body' from Amanda Seyfried's character: 'Hell is a teenage girl.' If the thousands of young girls and women, femmes and thems packed into the south end of Grant Park for Olivia Rodrigo's headlining set Friday night on the T-Mobile stage at Lollapalooza were any proof, hell is also 20-somethings, 30- and 40-somethings. That's intended as a compliment — look at the subject material we're dealing with when it comes to relationships these days (see terms like 'heterofatalism'). And sure, heartbreak is universal, but to borrow another phrase: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Olivia Rodrigo is currently one of its loudest voices (again, a compliment). For about an hour and 20 minutes, it was game on — from her opener 'Obsessed' to grand finale 'Get Him Back.' Rodrigo tackled her task head-first, backed by a dizzyingly talented, all-female band and hyper-stylish visuals — with a lot of rage, but more importantly, fierce hope. In the hours leading up to her performance, it was clear that while Friday festival co-headliners Korn would undoubtedly have a sizable audience at the Bud Light stage on the north end of the park, she was the sight to see. 'She's a student of indie rock, alt rock, but she is pop. So she's bringing that singer-songwriter sensibility with that classic, Lollapalooza rock act, which is really fun,' says concertgoer Kelly Wedlake, who 'came out of Lolla retirement' for Rodrigo after not attending for six years. 'Perfect example, our uncle is here to see her. He's in his 60s, and he brought our 17-year-old cousin, but he's like 'No, she's cool. She's a rock goddess, she leans into that piece of it.' She's so good.' Wedlake and sister Maggie argued that the appeal of Rodrigo and other major pop girlies with top-billing at this year's festival are proof of not only increased buying power and influence of non-males in entertainment, but also the undeniable impact of the current political climate. (Rodrigo has been a strong advocate for reproductive health and justice, as well as mental health resources on and off the road). 'The political piece of it can't be missed,' added Maggie Wedlake. 'As much as people don't want to say it.' Rodrigo's music, set to the type of power pop-punk popularized by Avril Lavigne and Paramore (and before them Hole and Bikini Kill, and before them The Go-Go's and The Runaways), has caught fire across two albums now — 2021's 'Sour' and 2023's 'Guts.' At 22, she's the second youngest artist to ever headline Lollapalooza (second only to Billie Eilish in 2023, who was just 20), but arguably the most resonant and yes, reverent to what Lollapalooza has meant to alternative music history. She brought out Weezer for two songs (to the astonishment of nearby dads standing with their young daughters in tow) after sharing that the band's show had been her first concert. While she has enough panache — and enough hits to not need the surprise guests — she's been doing it on the festival circuit all summer long. And truthfully, if you're going to pick two Weezer songs to hear unexpectedly, they're going to be 'Buddy Holly' and 'Say It Ain't So.' Giving her audience the full arena tour treatment, complete with extended band jams interludes, a fair amount of pyro and an outfit change, Rodrigo took her time, including through three ballads ('Vampire,' 'Driver's License' and 'Traitor') in a row. At least she knows that if you're going to sit at a piano for an extended period, there better be a cathartic tension release in the form of crashing drums and guitar somewhere mixed in. Shared vulnerability and righteous anger can spark joy, and the voices carrying the lyrics of songs including 'All-American Bitch,' 'Pretty Isn't Pretty,' and 'Good 4 U,' pogoing nonstop were bursting with both. It made this slightly jaded, female rock writer all emotional — in the way only a special music moment 2025: What to know about the 4-day music festival at Grant Park
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Grammy-winning pop star Olivia Rodrigo turns 22
Singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo, best known for songs "Drivers License," "Vampire" and "Get Him Back," and for appearing on "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," turns 22 on Thursday. Here's a look back at her career through the years.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Drag Race' Star Hormona Lisa Slams Donald Trump's Anti-Trans Orders: ‘It Feels Surreal'
RuPaul's Drag Race star Hormona Lisa stood with her community on Monday (Feb. 10) when she called out President Donald Trump for pushing an anti-transgender agenda within his first few weeks back in office. (Spoilers ahead for episode six of RuPaul's Drag Race). In an elimination interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Chattanooga drag performer spoke about her experience watching the current administration attempt to strip the trans community of their constitutional protections through a series of executive orders. More from Billboard 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17 Power Rankings: Episode 6 — Seems a Bit Fishy Kai Cenat Says Planned Stream With Ye Is No Longer Happening: 'I Seen the Tweets' Chappell Roan Doubles Down on Her 'Call to Action' for the Music Industry: 'Help Us Make Real Change' 'It's hard to find the words to describe how I feel, because I didn't think I'd have to feel like this in my lifetime,' she said. 'I thought fighting to be valued as a person and seen as a person was over with … now we're going backwards with how these people don't see us as human. It's crazy.' During his first few weeks back in office, Trump has signed an alarming number of executive orders aimed at further marginalizing the trans community in the United States. Among a flurry of other actions, Trump declared that the country would recognize only two genders, attempted to withdraw federal funding for gender-affirming care for trans youth, sought to ban trans athletes from competing in women's school sports and aimed to prevent transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. Most of these executive orders aimed at the trans community are already being contested by transgender advocates through the court system. As a trans woman, Lisa explained that she's already learned to 'validate and love myself [so] I don't need it externally,' which is a practice she encouraged those reading to 'focus on developing' under Trump's second term. 'It's not going to be the last thing to happen towards trans and queer people in general,' she said. 'It makes it more important to know what you bring to the table and that it has value.' When it comes to the direction that the U.S. is headed, the performer was more uncertain. 'I'm struggling to put the words together because … we're kind of going in a different direction these last four years, with public perception of trans people, then you have stuff like this come up,' she said. 'It feels surreal.' Lisa was one of the 14 cast members of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, on which she became the only queen of the season to be hand-selected by RuPaul for the competition. However, in the Friday (Feb. 7) episode of the reality series, Lisa wound up in the bottom alongside Lana Ja'Rae after failing to impress the judges in this season's ball challenge. Losing her lip sync against Ja'Rae to Olivia Rodrigo's 'Get Him Back,' Lisa became the third queen to be eliminated this season. Best of Billboard Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, Pentatonix & Train Will Bring Their Holiday Hits to iHeart Christmas Concert Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 'Masked Singer' Collectibles 14 Things That Changed (or Didn't) at Farm Aid 2021
