Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, aka OR3, has officially been annpunced, but it doesn’t mean the surprises stop coming
Between mysterious locks and the colour pink Livies are convinced another big reveal is just around the corner.
All the easter eggs Olivia Rodrigo has dropped about OR3
Over the past few months, Livies have been tracking a new mural campaign like it’s their full‑time job. One purple logo wall appeared in Los Angeles earlier this month before being repainted a little lighter each night, moving from deep purple into a dusky pink; a fan‑shot clip shared by her official fan account shows workers returning daily and tags the video with #OliviaIsComing.
A matching wall has been spotted as far away as Sydney, with Aussie fans posting TikToks of a bright Olivia mural popping up in the CBD.
London has its own piece of the puzzle: in mid‑March, fans found a heart‑shaped lock with Rodrigo’s logo and “April” written on the side, originally purple and now painted pink to match the updated walls.
That’s layered on top of months of colour‑coding from Rodrigo herself — she wore a blush pink Saint Laurent gown to the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscars after‑party, which her official fan account posted with the caption, “Liv at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party. Don’t ask us the colour of anything”, and then turned up in another pale pink dress at the Chloé show during Paris Fashion Week in early March.
Olivia is placing locks all over the world and here is what it means
If you thought the murals were enough to send the fandom into a frenzy, Olivia just raised the stakes. More pink locks with Rodrigo’s initials have been popping up globally, and on April 6, she confirmed via Instagram that they are directly tied to the new era.
Each lock is tucked away in a different major city — New York, LA, London, and Paris — and they aren’t just for decoration. Fans have been squinting at the hardware to find etched words: “April”, “drop”, “17th”, and “dead”.
Naturally, the “lock theory” has taken over the timeline, with the general consensus being that a lead single titled “Drop Dead” is arriving on April 17.
Others have noted that Olivia was even spotted carrying a Chloé Paddington bag — famous for its signature padlock — during Paris Fashion Week. When asked about her new pink aesthetic, she told WWD, “Oh my gosh, I don’t know? I’m just feeling girly these days, I guess!”
What will Olivia Rodrigo’s next album be called?
The mystery of the title is finally solved, and sorry to the “Luck” and “Love” theorists, but the four-letter streak has officially ended. On April 2, following the Pink Moon, Olivia confirmed the album is titled you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
In a newsletter to her fans, she explained the shift in vibe: “No matter how hard I try to write love songs they always come out laced with a little melancholy.” The album is slated for a June 12 release, and while the title is a mouthful compared to SOUR and GUTS, it perfectly matches the “mature” and “different” sound she has been teasing for months.
What has Olivia Rodrigo said about OR3?
Behind all the Easter eggs, Rodrigo has been pretty clear that a new album is coming, even if she’s keeping the details close. In an interview with Nylon in 2025, she teased that “2026 is going to be a busy year for me. I’ve been having a lot of fun dreaming things up”, which fans have retrofitted into the current mural timeline. A few months earlier, in an October 2025 American Express promo video, she stated, “Now I’m home, and I’m working on my new album”.
She’s also talked about how different this era will feel compared to SOUR and GUTS. Speaking to ELLE in October 2025, Rodrigo said, “It’s nice to be home from touring, to really get to sink my teeth into new songs and new sounds and new stories. I’m having a really good time”, and added that the new record feels “so different” now that she’s older and more experienced. She echoed that idea in earlier interviews, explaining that as she grows and gains new perspectives, “it’s impossible for that not to be reflected in your songwriting”, and that she hopes the next album will feel “more mature and like a different take on things”.
The studio receipts are there, too. In November 2025, Rodrigo shared a photo dump that included a shot of her back in the studio working on new music. Then, on 25 February 2026, longtime collaborator Dan Nigro posted a picture of the pair in the studio with the caption “Finishing records…”, and Rodrigo slid into the comments to write, “The palpable stress in this photo hahaha”, which fans have treated as a pretty solid indicator that OR3 is basically wrapped.
When will Olivia Rodrigo’s new album come out?
Mark your calendars for June 12, 2026. While the full tracklist remains under lock and key (literally), the countdown is officially on. The London “April” lock, combined with the “17th” and “Dead” clues found on the other global installations, makes April 17 the most likely date for our first taste of the new sound.
Will Olivia Rodrigo tour Australia?
Tour‑wise, nothing has been confirmed for Australia yet. But given Rodrigo brought the GUTS World Tour to both Melbourne and Sydney and managed to sell out multiple arena dates here, local fans (aka me) are already quietly manifesting that the next era will scale up to stadiums if (or when) she returns. I’ll be damned if I can’t get tickets AGAIN!
In the meantime I’ll be listening to her other albums on repeat.
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