The internet cannot get enough of these young artistes
Olivia Rodrigo, Chloe x Halle and Phoebe Bridgers are shaking up the industry with their refreshingly authentic and emotionally complex music. From energetic bops to melancholic tunes, these young women rose from the pandemic-induced creative boom in 2020 but with a special ability to connect with young listeners and help them navigate and cope with difficult times ahead.
If you haven't heard of them yet, here's why you should add them to your playlist soon.
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Olivia Rodrigo
With her debut single, drivers license, this 17-year-old Disney star has penned Gen Z's heartbreak anthem. In this song that is making its rounds as a TikTok favourite, Olivia Rodrigo recounts to her former love how she drove through the suburbs, crying in her car after getting her driver's license, far from the usual celebration of this adulthood milestone.
Amassing almost 234 million streams on Spotify and winning praise from celebrities including Taylor Swift and Hailey Bieber, the public has really responded to this new, socially-distanced break-up coping mechanism. Even rapper, Cardi B has comically shared how the song has inspired her to write about the "struggles of not having a driver's license"—that is, not being able to go for a midnight McDonald's run.
Claiming its place in the charts alongside Ariana Grande, the song recently garnered even more attention with the release of Skin by Sabrina Carpenter, rumoured to be a response to drivers license to stake claim on their shared love interest.
In the few short weeks since the release of drivers license, it is clear that the trajectory of Olivia Rodrigo's career is pointed upwards as she continues to portray her journey into adulthood with authenticity.
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