Olivia Rodrigo and ‘Drivers License’ Aren’t Going Anywhere

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

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🗓️ 31 January 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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A conversation about the year’s first genuine pop phenomenon, and the long arc of the Disney machine. Guests: Joe Coscarelli; Vulture's Justin Curto; and Larisha Paul.

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0:00.0	I got my driver's license last week just like we always talked about because you were so
0:16.3	excited for me to finally drive up to you. Welcome to the New York Times
0:22.0	podcast. You're there's a story at the bottom. Welcome to the New York Times Popcasts,
0:23.0	your, there's a story at the bottom of this four-piece,
0:26.4	and I'm the pen.
0:27.6	Of music news and criticism, I'm your host, John Caramonica.
0:31.3	And you're probably with that blonde girl who always made me doubt.
0:38.0	She's so much older than me.
0:41.0	She's everything I'm insecure about. You guys... Do you feel
0:45.0	feel the air shifting? Do you feel the thickness of the air
0:51.0	air in the room changing.
0:53.2	That's because you're listening to the most popular song
0:55.4	on the planet.
0:56.9	It's driver's license by Olivia Rodrigo.
0:59.5	It's early in the year.
1:01.1	We already have a legitimate blowout phenomenon in pop that
1:06.6	basically didn't exist in calendar 2020. This song has broken streaming records. It is the number one song in the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks running and we are going to get into all things driver's license
1:19.1	We're going to talk about its unprecedented success.
1:22.9	Joe Cascarelli is here.
1:25.0	We're going to talk about the streaming records
1:27.3	it's broken and Joe talk to Olivia.
1:29.3	We're going to get into that.
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