Olivia Rodrigo earned her first Grammy as Greatest New Artist on Sunday night time.
Rodrigo, who rose to fame for her position within the Disney+ authentic collection “Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Sequence,” additionally took dwelling the trophy for Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency for “Drivers License.”
The 18-year-old singer was nominated for a whopping seven awards, together with File of the 12 months, Album of the 12 months, Tune of the 12 months and Greatest New Artist, which collectively are often called the “Huge 4.” She additionally acquired nominations for Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency, Greatest Pop Vocal Album and Greatest Music Video.
Her wins got here as no shock, as her hit single “Driver’s License” spent its first eight weeks on the No. 1 spot on theBillboard Sizzling 100. The music artist additionally earned the title of Billboard’sLady of the 12 months in February.
Whereas different artists racked up extra nominations — particularly Doja Cat, Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber and H.E.R.— Rodrigo was the one one nominated in every of the “Huge 4” classes. She can be the first Filipina American and the second-youngest artist to be nominated in all 4 high classes.
Apart from starring as Nini in ”Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Sequence,” the pop sensation additionally wrote a number of authentic songs for the present, together with “All I Need” and “The Rose Tune.” She additionally co-wrote “Simply For a Second” along with her co-star Joshua Bassett.
In March, Rodrigo launched a documentary on Disney+ titled ”Driving Residence 2 U” about her hit album, “Bitter.” She’ll be kicking off her sold-out U.S. tour on April 5 in Portland, Oregon, earlier than heading abroad to Europe in June.
The California-born artist celebrated her seven Grammy nods final November byposting an image of a congratulatory cake on Instagram in addition to an inventory of her nominations.
“Once I was youthful, my household lived a couple of blocks from the Staples Middle, the place the Grammys occurred yearly,” Rodrigo captioned the submit. “I'd at all times stroll outdoors the sector and take a look at the plaques on the bottom with all of the winners’ names in wide-eyed marvel.”
“Many goals have come true for me this yr, however this one might be probably the most significant,” she mentioned.
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