Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny Top Spotify’s 2021 Year-End Charts

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen topped the RIAA’s 2021 gold and platinum awards, the organization announced on Wednesday, with both artists’ latest albums attaining double-platinum status and Rodrigo’s blockbuster “Drivers License” single being certified four-times platinum.A total of 16 albums and 98 singles released this year achieved gold or platinum status; highlights appear below.RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said: “With another year of Gold & Platinum

Things are about to get awkward at East High. Olivia Rodrigo is officially returning for season 3 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series after her onscreen love interest Joshua Bassett revealed they haven’t spoken in nearly one year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAhead of the reveal of the 2021 Time magazine prestigious Person of the Year honor, happening Monday, December 13, the publication on Thursday has revealed that Olivia Rodrigo is its 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Simone Biles the 2021 Athlete of the Year.Rodrigo was featured on the cover of Variety’s Young Hollywood issue over the summer and was named Songwriter of the Year at our Hitmakers event on Saturday, where she gave a moving acceptance speech and was

Google released its 2021 “Year in Search” list today, with Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” landing on the top trending searches for songs in Canada and “NBA”, the No. 1 search for our homeland.

DEALSFader has formally announced the launch of Fader Distribution, and has agreed a new partnership with Universal Music’s label services business Virgin. “We set up Fader Distribution to create a tier of service to aid independent artists that are in the very early stages of their development”, says CEO Jon Cohen.

Avril Lavigne has credited Olivia Rodrigo with helping to bring a rock'n'roll revival back to the charts with her debut album, Sour. 

The Recording Academy is making some changes to Taylor Swift‘s nominations at the 2022 Grammys.

Avril Lavigne has praised Olivia Rodrigo for helping to revive “rock-and-roll in the charts”.It comes after the the ‘Bite Me‘ rocker presented Rodrigo with the Songwriter Of The Year award at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch in Los Angeles.Presenting the gong, Lavigne said: “This year we were introduced to a new artist whose debut album marked a major return for rock ‘n’ roll in the charts.“From ‘Driver’s License’ to ‘Good 4 You’ to ‘Deja Vu,’ Olivia’s singles from her album ‘Sour’ are part of the

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a tour of the UK, Europe and North America for 2022 – see dates below.The shows, which come in support of the singer’s debut album ‘Sour’, will be her first headline tour dates, and will run from April to July next year.Supporting Rodrigo on select dates of the tour, which starts in North America in April before heading to Europe in June and ending in the UK in July, will be Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone and Baby Queen.A The Verified Fan pre-sale is currently open

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-nominated singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo — who was honored at Variety’s Hitmakers awards on Saturday — has announced dates for the her 2022 “Sour Tour” in support of her RIAA double-platinum certified debut album, “Sour.”Kicking off April 2 in San Francisco, the tour will visit more than 40 major cities across North America and Europe, including two-night runs at Radio City Music Hall in New York and L.A.’s Greek Theatre before wrapping with two nights at

Olivia Rodrigo has announced dates for her first headline tour in 2022, in support of her chart-topping, record-breaking debut album Sour. 

Chris Willman Music WriterTaylor Swift will not be going to the podium, after all, if Olivia Rodigo’s “Sour” beats Swift’s own “Evermore” for album of the year at the Grammys. Not that she probably would have, but she could have, up until now.

Billboard has revealed its annual year-end charts, with Drake taking the honour as 2021’s top artist. Drake was also named overall top male artist.

Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo haven’t spoken in quite a while, according to him. In an interview with GQ, the 20-year-old actor and singer claims that Rodrigo, his 18-year-old “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” co-star and rumoured ex, hasn’t spoken to him since the release of her debut single, “Drivers License,” in January.

Joshua Bassett is reflecting on his relationship with Olivia Rodrigo.

Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo haven't spoken in quite a while.