The singer, who has an NGO that defends women’s reproductive rights, has been announced as one of the stars of Lollapalooza 2025
Famous Boyfriend
Olivia has a low-key romance with the British actor Luigi Partridgeknown for his role in Enola Holmes. According to the tabloid The sunThey met through mutual friends and have been close ever since.
The two made their relationship official during this year’s Venice Film Festival, where the star attended the film’s premiere Disclaimer. In the company of the singer, they then posted a photo together.
Faculty
For a semester in 2022, Olivia attended classes at the University of Southern California, USC. At the time, photos of her in class surrounded by students began to go viral on social media.
She attended classes at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music and, in an interview, said that the idea for the song came to her during the classes. Laceyfrom the album Intestines.
Plagiarism
In May 2021, Olivia Rodrigo released the song 4U voucherswhich quickly generated comparisons with Business of miserya 2007 hit by the band Paramore. The similarities between the two songs led, in August of the same year, to the inclusion of Hayley Williams AND Josh Farromembers of Paramore, as co-authors of the singer’s song, together with her and her producer, Dan Black.
While this change has been made official, there has been no public statement from Olivia Rodrigo or Paramore about it. She has spoken about the matter on rare occasions, but has not provided many details.
In 2023, in an interview with the British newspaper The GuardianOlivia was asked if the songwriting episode influenced her process for her new album, Intestines. She responded that while she didn’t fully understand the legal aspects of the music industry before, she feels more prepared now. However, she said she’s not obsessed with avoiding another similar episode.
“I was so inexperienced with how the music industry worked, the litigation side of things… I feel like I know a lot more about the industry now and I feel better equipped in that respect. [Um possível escrutínio similar ao de ‘Good 4 U’] It wasn’t something I thought about much.”
Fight with Taylor Swift
In the same interview, Olivia was asked if Vampireone of the singles, would be a suggestion towards Taylor Swift. The two artists, once friends, recently drifted apart over copyright issues when Swift claimed credit on another of Olivia’s songs, Deja Vubecause of the similarities to his song Cruel summer.
“How can I answer that? I never want to say who my songs are about. I’ve never done that before in my career and I probably won’t do that now or in the future. I think it’s better not to say. The song is about something specific. I was very surprised when people thought that,” she replied.
Distribution of contraceptive methods
In early 2024, Olivia Rodrigo handed out contraceptive pill kits at her last show, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The reason is simple: the singer has an NGO that defends women’s reproductive rights, the Fund 4 Good, who distributed the kits free of charge to fans at the show. The initiative went viral on social media.
He also announced that part of the profits from ticket sales for the tour Intestineshis new album, will go to Fund 4 Good, and will be distributed to Natl (Network of Abortions Fund), as well as Nebraskaar (Nebraska Abortion Resources) and Iaafund (Iowa Abortion Access Fund), abortion access networks in the United States.
Olivia explained more about the funds that will receive the donations: “[A Nebraskaar] It is the only statewide abortion fund (in the state of Nebraska) and provides funding and practical resources that ensure abortion accessibility. [A Iaafund] is responsible for ensuring access to abortion for people [do estado] of Iowa.”
The kit included two morning-after pills, as well as explanatory cards on women’s reproductive rights and a request for donations and support for Olivia’s NGO. The campaign “Financing abortion? It’s a good idea, right?” (“Financing abortion? It’s a good idea, right?”, in Portuguese), is a tribute to the song Bad idea, right? one of the hits of his album Intestines.
It wasn’t the first time Olivia Rodrigo spoke out on the subject. In 2022 she sang alongside him Lilly Allenthe music Fuck you, dedicating it to the members of the Supreme Court responsible for repealing Roe V. Wade, which guaranteed the right to abortion in the United States.
Source: Terra
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
