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Olivia Redrigo's debut album Sour

was one of the biggest hits of 2021. Now she's back with a new record called

Guts which has already spawned two hits with Vampire and Bad Idea, right?

I'm Stephen Thompson and today we are talking about Olivia

Rodrigo's new album Guts on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is Anna Maria Sayer, one of the hosts of Alt Latino from NPR Music,

hey Anna Maria.

Hey Stephen, how's it going?

It is going well. Also with us is Culture Critic and reporter, Serena Toros, hey Serena?

And Eternal Girl, hey Stephen. It is great to have you both here. So Olivia

Rodrigo became a star on the strength of her very first single

driver's license, which came out just before her 18th birthday.

But Rodrigo was already an industry veteran thanks to her work on several TV series

for the Disney Channel and

Disney Plus.

Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, proved to be a massive success. Driver's license,

Good for You, Deja Vu, and Trader, were all top 10 hits and

Rodrigo went on to win three grammies including one for best new artist.

Now she's back with a new album called Guts which came out last week.

The album sharpens her sound, which is inspired by a lot of pop and

punk music as well as singer-songwriters like Taylor Swift. Let's actually hear a

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