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Olivia Rodrigo She has been one of the artists of the year, there is no doubt about that. After an iconic and meteoric debut as Sour (for which he won 3 Grammy Awards in 2022), the release of GUTS He promised to go down the same path. And so it has been if we stick to the success it has achieved among the public – increasingly broader, by the way. However, the American Recording Academy has not taken this album into account as much as it promised, judging by the number of nominations it started with (6).
After SZAwho started as the top favorite in these awards with 9 nominations, Olivia Rodrigo was one of the artists with the most nominations along with Taylor Swift y Miley Cyrus. The three had 6 award opportunities, but it was the Californian who came away empty-handed in this edition of the Grammys, not winning any awards. See the full list of Grammy winners here.
Olivia was nominated for Vampire in Record of the Year, an award that Miley Cyrus has stolen from her with Flowers, who also won Best Pop Solo Performance. Likewise, she was competing in the Song of the Year category for Vampire and this award went to Billie Eilish for her song for the Barbie soundtrack. Neither GUTS has managed to dazzle the academy jury. Her second studio album competed in two key nominations: Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, both of which went to Taylor Swift.
Olivia Rodrigo’s music reflects personal experiences that have been key to connecting with the public. It’s funny how just two years ago, Olivia did get the favor of the Grammys with her heartfelt powerpop-punk ballads, something she hasn’t achieved in this edition. And she attracts a lot of attention, because the artist has not stopped improving and perfecting her compositions. She herself recognized a few days ago that reading had been fundamental to refining her level of writing in her songs.
His words about ‘Leonard Cohen’
In an interview with Asociated Press Last week, just a few days before the Grammys, Olivia Roddrigo said she was very clear about how she pours her emotions into songs and confessed that this had been a year in which she had read a lot. “I think I read a lot more this year, and that definitely influenced the writing process of ‘GUTS,’” she noted. Furthermore, as references, she highlighted the figure of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian musician who died in 2016. “I love Leonard Cohen,” said Olivia. “And Leonard Cohen’s poetry, I think, is an endless source of inspiration.”
As a curiosity, Cohen, who is considered one of the great musicians and poets of the 20th century thanks to prodigious compositions such as Hallelujah o Suzannewas not highly regarded by the Grammys throughout its history: only 4 nominations and 2 awards in a 50-year musical career.
In one of his songs, Anthem, Cohen sang: “Ring the bells to keep ringing/ Forget your perfect offerings/ There’s a break in everything/ That’s how the light gets in.” Maybe today they have something foreboding for Olivia Rodrigo…
Olivia Rodrigo and her performance at the 2024 Grammys
Despite not having won any awards, the creator of drivers license was one of the great protagonists of the night at the 66th edition of the Grammys, not only for an iconic dress that she wore when she arrived on the carpet, but especially for his performance. The singer took the stage at the Crypto Arena (former Staples Center) in Los Angeles to dazzle everyone with her acting skills. Wearing a blood red silk dress, Rodrigo intoned Vampire and gave a master class on stage. A performance in which there was no shortage of (fake) blood, a crucial element to provide a very theatrical touch to his live performance.
Olivia Rodrigo singing Vampire at the 66th Grammy Awards / John Shearer
In this edition of the American Academy Awards, artists such as King’s wool, Doja Cat o Drakewhich also had several nominations.