Olivia Rodrigo to release bonus 'Guts' songs on special Black Friday vinyl
It will include four 'secret' tracks
Back in June, Olivia Rodrigo announced the name and release date for her highly-anticipated second album called 'Guts'. The album is out now and features her comeback song 'Vampire' and 'Bad Idea Right?'.
Fans can also now look forward to the release of a special Black Friday vinyl called 'GUTS: the secret tracks', which will include all four of her 'secret' Guts tracks. Previously, Olivia released four different variants of her 'Guts' LP, with each one featuring a 'secret' track.
'GUTS: the secret tracks' will be available to purchase in participating Record Store Day shops on 24th November, with limited copies available. Any remaining copies can then be purchased from the participating record store's websites from 25th November. The four extra tracks are called 'Obsessed', 'Scared of My Guitar', 'Stranger' and 'Girl I've Always Been.'
On release day of 'Guts', Olivia shared a heartfelt handwritten letter with her fans, telling them she had so many feelings about releasing the album. She wrote: 'Today is the day! My sophomore album, GUTS, is out everywhere!!! I feel so many feelings.
'I feel excited, nervous, proud, but mostly I feel so grateful. I feel grateful for everyone on my team who believes in me and supports me so unwaveringly.'
She continued: 'I feel grateful for my collaborator Dan who pushes me and inspires me and without whom this album wouldn’t have been possible. And lastly, I feel so immensely grateful for everyone who has so generously supported me over the past few years. Thank you to everyone who has listened and streamed and been sooo kind. I owe so much to you guys and I really hope you dig these new songs. Lots and lots of love xo, Liv'. (sic)
Olivia previously told us 'Guts' and how she found it 'tricky' at times to work on it: "But I stuck with it and I kind of had to shift my mindset into trying to make an album that was just something that I would enjoy listening to and that sounds really simple, but just thinking about making music for that sole purpose makes it so much more fun."
Grammy nominations for 'Guts'
Olivia has been nominated for six Grammy awards at the 2024 ceremony. 'Guts' has been nominated in the Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album categories, whilst Olivia is also up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for 'Vampire'. Meanwhile, 'Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl' is in the running for Best Rock Song.
Taking to Instagram to share her excitement, Olivia said: '6 grammy noms today. what an incredible honor to be recognized by the recording academy in this way. grateful is an understatement!!!!! and huge congrats to @dan_nigro for his producer of the year nom, there’s no one more deserving!!' (sic)
How did Olivia Rodrigo announce her new album?
Back in June, Olivia took to her social media pages, the 20-year-old singer announced that her second album 'Guts' was set to be released in September. Olivia wrote: 'my sophomore album GUTS comes out september 8th. i am so proud of this record and I can’t wait to share it with you all! u can presave it now! xoxoxoxo❤️💜💌🖤.' (sic)
What has Olivia Rodrigo said about her new album?
Last year, Olivia won her first BRIT Award and also released a Disney+ documentary called driving home 2 u, about her debut album.
The 'Good 4 U' singer told Billboard last year in an interview: "I have a title for my next album and a few songs. It’s really exciting to think about the next world that’s coming up for me.
"I just love writing songs. I’m trying not to put too much pressure on myself. (I want to) just sort of explore and have fun right now," Olivia explained.
Despite having huge success with her first album, the pop star admitted to still writing songs in her bedroom. "I still write so much of my music in my bedroom though," Olivia said: "And I don’t think that experience will ever change. Writing songs will hopefully always be an outlet for me to process my feelings before anything else."
Speaking about pop music, Olivia revealed: "I love how increasingly genreless pop music is becoming. Pop music can mean so many different things, and I really love hearing so many different flavours of it these days.
"I am also just really excited about female singer-songwriters and how honestly and truthfully they’re speaking up. That’s always really inspiring to me. It’s so exciting to me to watch young women’s voices be heard and appreciated and celebrated in the ways that they have been lately. I just can’t wait to cheer on the future, my peers and future generations of female singer-songwriters."
Olivia also revealed in the interview that she has been working with Dan Nigro, the collaborator she worked with on her debut record. "I absolutely love working with Dan. We have such a good groove together," Olivia said.
Continuing: "We are always sharing ideas back-and-forth and have been carving out time to work together in the studio. The craziness of Sour being out in the world was something that really only Dan and I could relate to, and I think that has brought us closer together. I trust him so much and really enjoy the music we’ve been making."
Olivia joined us for For The Record, where she broke down the writing process of 'Vampire' as well as telling us about working on 'Guts'. On 'Guts' she told us: "So the first few months of writing the album (‘Guts’) I remember were really tricky and I felt a little lost.
"But I stuck with it and I kind of had to shift my mindset into trying to make an album that was just something that I would enjoy listening to and that sounds really simple, but just thinking about making music for that sole purpose makes it so much more fun."
Where was Olivia's album written?
Some of the new album 'Guts' was written and recorded in New York City, Olivia revealed in an interview with Vogue the reason why. She said: "I think New York is so inspiring and every day of my life I just try and be more and more like Carrie Bradshaw, so..."
What is the tracklist for 'Guts'?
Olivia has now announced the list of songs included on her second album. There are 12 songs in total.
- 'All-American B--ch'
- 'Bad Idea Right?'
- 'Vampire'
- 'Lacy'
- 'Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl'
- 'Making The Bed'
- 'Logical'
- 'Get Him Back!'
- 'Love is Embarrassing'
- 'The Grudge'
- 'Pretty Isn't Pretty'
- 'Teenage Dream'
WARNING: Olivia's tracklist contains strong language
When is Olivia Rodrigo's second album out?
Olivia's second album was released on 8th September.
What is Olivia's Rodrigo's second album called?
Olivia has confirmed that her second album is called 'Guts'.
Now take a look through Olivia Rodrigo's career so far:
2016 - Olivia played Paige Olvera in Bizaardvark
Disney Channel series Bizaardvark starred Olivia as Paige Olvera, one of two best friends who post funny songs and videos on the internet. Olivia appeared in three series of the TV show between 2016 and 2018.
2019 - Olivia stars in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Back in 2019, Olivia took on the main role of Nini Salazar-Roberts, a musical theatre enthusiast, in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Olivia also wrote the song 'All I Want' for the TV show.
2021 - Olivia released 'Drivers License'
'Drivers License' was Olivia's first single and it went to Number 1 around the world. The song, which was written by Olivia and Dan Nigro, has been nominated for many awards including two MTV Video Music Awards which it won for Song of the Year and Push Performance of the Year. The song has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
2021 - Olivia released 'Deja Vu'
Olivia's second single 'Deja Vu' was another commercial success. Again, the song was written by Olivia along with Dan Nigro. Taylor Swift and two other songwriters also get a songwriting credit as it interpolates Taylor's song 'Cruel Summer'.
2021 - Olivia released 'Good 4 U'
Once again, a song co-written by Olivia had commercial success. 'Good 4 U' was nominated for several awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Music Video.
2021 - Olivia meets Presient Joe Biden
Olivia Rodrigo met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The singer was involved with efforts to promote Covid-19 vaccinations with young people in the US.
2021 - Olivia is nominated for seven Grammy awards
Olivia Rodrigo received seven Grammy nominations including four in the big categories, best album, best new artist, record of the year and song of the year, for 'Drivers License'.
In response to her nominations, Olivia took to Instagram saying: 'woke up this morning to 7 Grammy nominations. when I was younger, my family lived a few blocks from the staples center, where the Grammys took place every year. I would always walk outside the arena and look at the plaques on the ground with all the winners names in wide eyed wonder. i went to the Grammy museum so many of my free weekends bc I was so fascinated by the history of the show and all of the incredible musicians that made it up. many dreams have come true for me this year but this one is probably the most meaningful. thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported the songs I write. and thank you to @recordingacademy for the recognition. I'm beyond humbled. truly a day I will never forget. so grateful aghhh❤️💜❤️💜' (sic)
2022 - Olivia wins her first BRIT Award
A year after making her debut UK performance at The BRIT Awards 2021, Olivia picked up her very first BRIT win! At The BRIT Awards 2022 with Mastercard, Olivia bagged herself the award for International Song of the Year, for her track 'Good 4 U'.
2022 - Olivia Rodrigo won three Grammys
In 2022, Olivia also won three Grammy awards, Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Sour', Best New Artist and Best Pop Solo Performance for 'driver's license'.
The singer also performed at the prestigious awards ceremony.
2022 - Olivia reflects on one year since 'Sour' release
Olivia Rodrigo took to Instagram one year on from the release of her debut album 'Sour' to reflect on her amazing achievements and thank fans for their support. She also shared a video, where she said: "This past year, it's been a lot of career milestones, but I'm freshly 19 and there's so many things that I'm learning and just normal teenage milestones that I'm going through."
2022 - High School Musical TV series confirms Olivia's exit
In July 2022, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series creator and showrunner Tim Federle confirmed that season three would be Olivia's last on the show, saying: "I think she's ready to explore the world outside the halls of East High."
He continued: "And Olivia herself was having such a monumental explosion in the music industry that it felt like the right thing to, frankly, work with Olivia to say, 'How do we get you out there into the world with us taking a little bit more of a backseat?', which we were all proud to do to support her."
Olivia's role will be phased out throughout the third season of the Disney+ show, with Tim adding: "This season it's about trying to give her character a proper send-off while also leaving room for other characters to really step into the fray and step into the spotlight."
2022 - The 'Sour Tour' comes to the UK
Olivia set out on her 'Sour Tour' in April 2022, with shows coming to the UK in July. First heading to Glasgow on 2nd, she then went to Manchester on 3rd and Birmingham on 4th, before rounding up her tour with two shows at London's Eventim Apollo on 6th and 7th.
2023 - Comeback song 'Vampire'
Olivia Rodrigo announced her comeback song 'Vampire' would be released on 30th June. Teasing the date on her socials, with a countdown on her website, the song was a certified hit upon it's release. Peaking at Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, the song was also certified Silver in August 2023.
2023 - Olivia Rodrigo releases a song from The Hunger Games soundtrack
Olivia Rodrigo has now released her song 'Can't Catch Me Now', which features on the soundtrack for the upcoming prequel of The Hunger Games titled: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
2024 - Olivia Rodrigo receives two BRIT Award nominations
Olivia Rodrigo received two BRIT Award nominations when they were announced on Wednesday 24th January, she is up for International Artist of the Year, and International Song of The Year ('Vampire').
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