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Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans at Primavera Sound 2026

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<p>On day three of the Primavera Sound 2026 in Barcelona, Filipina-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at the Occident Stage of the music festival to perform a few of her hit songs from &quot;driver’s license&quot; to &quot;vampire.&quot;</p><p>Olivia also performed her newest singles &quot;drop dead&quot; and &quot;the cure,&quot; which are featured in her new album &quot;you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZRDnyUICl8/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1007565.3000000119%2C%22ls%22%3A517874.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A518573%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>She also previewed the album’s 10th track, &quot;what’s wrong with me&quot; through a surprise performance with Robert Smith of The Cure.  </p><p>This reveal marks Olivia&#x27;s first official collaboration with another artist, marking a milestone in her career as a musician. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZV4bfTpqs1/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1008948.0999999642%2C%22ls%22%3A517874.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A518573%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>In an Instagram post from the official Oliva Rodrigo fan account, the pop star revealed through a handwritten note how excited she was to release this feature. </p><p>She wrote: “Robert has been soundtracking my life for as long as I can remember. He has written some of my favorite songs of all time. His music moves me &amp; inspires me to a degree that is hard to put into words. I’ve also been lucky enough to spend time with him over the last year &amp; experience first hand his generosity &amp; graciousness.”</p><p>In a recent interview with BBC 6 Radio Music, Robert Smith praised the Filipina-American pop star. “She’s so good. I mean, she is genuinely fantastic as a songwriter and as a singer, as a performer. And the band, everything about it. I genuinely love what she does. I’m slightly in awe of how easy she finds it all.” </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/4/3/olivia-rodrigo-announces-third-album-to-be-released-this-june-1732"><strong>Related Article: Olivia Rodrigo announces third album to be released this June | ABS-CBN Entertainment</strong> </a></div><div><em>—By Norah Nocon, PUSH ABS-CBN Intern</em><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Olivia Rodrigo makes a surprise appearance at the Primavera Sound music festival, where she teased fans with a song from her new album.</p>

Olivia Rodrigo makes a surprise appearance at the Primavera Sound music festival, where she teased fans with a song from her new album.