Here's Why Taylor Swift Is Credited as a Songwriter on Olivia Rodrigo's Album 'Sour'

Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift dished out new friendship goals when they met at the Brit Awards 2021 last month. Olivia dropped her debut album Sour and has since then making international waves.

Ellise Shafer administratorThis week is off to a record-breaking start for both Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift, two of pop’s leading singer-songwriters.Rodrigo’s debut album, “Sour,” which released on May 21, debuted at the top of the Rolling Stone album chart on Monday for the week of May 21-27.

Easy Life and Texas are vying for the UK Number One album spot this week against Olivia Rodrigo, whose debut album ‘Sour‘ topped the chart last Friday (May 28).According to OfficialCharts.com, Easy Life are sitting at Number Two in the midweek charts with their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’, while Texas’ 10th studio album ‘Hi’ follows at Number Three.Rodrigo secured a record-breaking Official Chart Double last week with her album and new single ‘Good 4 U’ both clinching the top of the UK chart

Olivia Rodrigo has a #1 album!

Olivia Rodrigo recently appeared on SiriusXM's The Morning Mash-Up, where she spoke candidly about her new album Sour,  appearing on Saturday Night Live and what her fans have thought and said about her lyrics. Similar to Taylor Swift, Olivia's fans love to decode her lyrics trying to uncover the inspiration behind her songs.

Olivia Rodrigo claims the Official Chart Double as her debut album SOUR storms to Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart and latest single Good 4 U retains the top spot of the Official Irish Singles Chart.

After Grammys 2021 and Billboard Music Awards 2021, the best and brightest artists from the year gone by were honoured for their work at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021.

Olivia Rodrigo released her highly-anticipated debut album SOUR on Friday, May 21. The 18-year-old Disney star first wowed the world when she released her massive single “driver’s license” in January.

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album is here, which also means we just got a whole bunch of lyrics from SOUR for Instagram captions. At 18, the Disney Channel alum is proving she’s a lot more than just a one-hit-wonder after the viral success of her 2021 single, “drivers license.” Her lyrics on SOUR range from topics of self-empowerment to self-doubt that anyone who has ever been a teenager (or, TBH, a struggling twenty-something) can relate to.

Olivia Rodrigo than “Drivers License”? The “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” star came out firing on all cylinders with her debut single, the No.

An ode to Swiftie! Olivia Rodrigo took her Taylor Swift super fan status to the next level by giving the “Lover” singer a writing credit on her debut album.

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour is finally here, released on Thursday, May 20, and a surprising name pops up in the album’s credits.

Chris Willman Music WriterChances are that, on the first or second listen, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, “Sour,” will remind you of Billie Eilish’s own freshman effort from a little over two years ago. It’s not so much that, at 18, Rodrigo is still young enough to count a 19-year-old as an influence — although you do get the distinct impression at times that she’s taken a few lessons from Eilish to go along with the many, many pieces of homework she’s taken home from Taylor Swift.

Olivia Rodrigo‘s debut album ‘Sour‘, which is released later today (May 20), has been revealed to have a Taylor Swift co-writing credit on it.Rodrigo’s album track ‘1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back’ includes a song co-credited to Swift and her writing partner Jack Antonoff despite it not being a collaboration.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe mere release of credits rarely causes such a stir, but a minor level of hysteria erupted in two different fan camps Thursday when it was revealed that Olivia Rodrigo’s imminent album, “Sour,” includes a song co-credited to Taylor Swift and her writing partner Jack Antonoff.It turns out that Rodrigo and Swift did not actually collaborate on the writing of “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back,” the track in question.

Olivia Rodrigo is having the best year.The 18-year-old star of Disney+'s  captivated the world's attention following the release of her No.

Speak Now, specifically, and told she'd love to hop on one of those songs in the re-release. “I would love to be on a Speak Now song," she said.

Olivia Rodrigo has praised the influence that Taylor Swift has had on her music career to date, revealing that she has looked up to Swift “since I was literally five years old”.The 18-year-old California singer, who enjoyed major breakthrough success earlier this year with her hit single ‘Drivers License’, was speaking to NME for her first Big Read cover story ahead of the release next week (May 21) of her debut album ‘Sour’.Recalling how the likes of Cardi B and Niall Horan have already