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Olivia Rodrigo reveals the trick that producer Dan Nigro uses to get a better vocal take from her: “When I'm not giving an emotional enough performance, he will actually just set up the camera on his phone and film me, and I'll always do a better job”

She's been speaking to director Cameron Crowe about her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

MusicRadar · Sep 3

“This guy walks up to me. I thought he was gonna ask for a picture and I'm like, oh yeah, that's cool, but he goes, ‘You are so beautiful – can I take you to dinner?’”: Olivia Rodrigo on the making of Stupid Song – and an unlikely power ballad inspiration

She's also announced a new music festival with an impressive all-women line-up

MusicRadar · Jun 23

Olivia Rodrigo drops two-part tracklist for You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the split tracklisting for her upcoming album You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, dividing the June 12 release into two contrasting halves.

BANG Premier · May 27

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Olivia Rodrigo reveals what The Cure is really about

Olivia Rodrigo has insisted her new song The Cure isn't about the band of the same name even though she's good pals with frontman Robert Smith.

BANG Premier · May 22

Olivia Rodrigo teases her 'favourite song' is coming out this week

Olivia Rodrigo says her upcoming single The Cure is not just her top pick from her new album - it’s one of the best songs she’s ever created.

BANG Premier · May 20

Niall Horan hails Olivia Rodrigo as a 'big influence' on pop music

Former One Direction star Niall Horan has credited Olivia Rodrigo with changing the way pop music is written admitting she's had a "big influence" on "pop writers".

BANG Premier · May 1

Olivia Rodrigo's complex feelings in 'big girl relationship' inspired new album

Olivia Rodrigo drew heavily on the feelings of "jealousy" and "longing" in her first "big girl relationship" for her upcoming new album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love.

BANG Premier · Apr 27

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Olivia Rodrigo’s new music video for Drop Dead takes over Palace of Versailles

New single is part of singer’s forthcoming third album

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Olivia Rodrigo Just Announced Her New Album — Here’s Everything You Need To Know About OR3

Olivia Rodrigo has announced her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, and has already begun teasing a tour.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 2

Olivia Rodrigo teases OR3 with studio snap alongside Dan Nigro

OR3. The 23-year-old singer shared a studio snapshot with her longtime collaborator and producer Dan Nigro, captioned,

The Fashion Central · Feb 26

“I remember my assistant putting on his headphones in the studio, and he took them off after a few minutes, looked at me and said, ‘Wow, this song is crazy’”: Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special

Recorded in 2019, it took five years for it to become a hit

MusicRadar · Dec 6, 2025

“Is this the return of the guitar solo? There’s two of them!” Rick Beato names the Chappell Roan mega-hit that’s ushered in a new age of pop guitar solos

Beato has heaped praise on one of Roan’s most popular tracks, which might be turning the tides back in the favor of guitar solos in pop music

Guitar World · Feb 28, 2025

"I realised the key was wrong - it was like this puzzle we were trying to piece together.”: How Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! went from album cast-off to global smash

Tweaked and perfected for months, Roan’s breakthrough track was a three-way labour of love

MusicRadar · Jan 16, 2025

“My brain is like, ‘Guitar solos are dated because Metallica’s solos are from the ’80s…’ She was like, ‘No, I want a guitar solo’”: Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Dan Nigro explains why today’s pop stars want guitar solos on their tracks

Nigro has graduated from the indie world to pop producer stardom – and brought his guitar knowledge with him

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2024

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MusicRadar · Dec 16, 2024

“I think people are surprised that song was completely made in the box”: Producer Dan Nigro on the Olivia Rodrigo song that has just “one instrument that was recorded live”, and why bands are losing out to solo artists

"People are just less inclined in general to get together to make music, cause you don’t have to," he argues

MusicRadar · Dec 5, 2024

“They’re both rock ‘n’ rollers in my opinion. And that’s kind of why I gravitated towards them as a ‘band member’: I just love their rock ‘n’ roll spirit": Dan Nigro on why he’s more than just a producer for Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan

"I just think that nowadays, there’s room for producers to play the role of the band”

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 26, 2024

Chappell Roan Just Dropped A Cryptic AF ‘Clue’ On Her IG & Fan Theories Are Already In Full Swing

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BANG Premier · Oct 23, 2024

Chappell Roan reinvents herself on 'fun' new album

Chappell Roan's producer, Dan Nigro, has revealed the star is reinventing herself on her second album.

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MusicRadar · Sep 19, 2024

“Chappell is one of the greatest singers I’ve ever worked with. Her voice can do things that most singers can never do”: Producer Dan Nigro breaks down Chappell Roan’s iconic Good Luck, Babe! vocal flips

“A lot of it is this kind of dance that we’re doing. What note is full voice? What note is falsetto?”

MusicRadar · Aug 21, 2024

“I think she is one of the most singular, inspiring, powerful artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting”: Chappell Roan graduates from support act to guest star as Olivia Rodrigo invites her on stage to duet on Hot To Go

Roan had previously opened for Rodrigo on the Guts World Tour

MusicRadar · Jul 11, 2024

“It’s about starting in a really subtle place and then bringing it to a really big place:” Dan Nigro talks tempo, vocals and artist relationships as he gets his teeth into the production of Olivia Rodrigo’s Vampire

“To me the relationship with the artist is the most important thing,” he says

MusicRadar · Jun 28, 2024

"We knew that something about it was really special, but we could not figure it out. Was it the key? Was it the verses?”: Producer and songwriter Dan Nigro on finding the gold in Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe!

“It's a song we wrestled with for a while. We laid down a demo, and the two of us felt like it wasn't right,” he says

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