Olivia Rodrigo earned her first Grammy as Absolute best New Artist on Sunday night time.
Rodrigo, who rose to popularity for her function within the Disney+ authentic sequence “Prime College Musical: The Musical: The Sequence,” additionally took house the trophy for Absolute best Pop Solo Efficiency for “Drivers License.”
The 18-year-old singer was once nominated for a whopping seven awards, together with Document of the 12 months, Album of the 12 months, Music of the 12 months and Absolute best New Artist, which in combination are referred to as the “Giant 4.” She additionally won nominations for Absolute best Pop Solo Efficiency, Absolute best Pop Vocal Album and Absolute best Tune Video.
Her wins got here as no marvel, as her hit unmarried “Motive force’s License” spent its first 8 weeks on the No. 1 spot at the Billboard Sizzling 100. The song artist additionally earned the name of Billboard’s Lady of the 12 months in February.
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Whilst different artists racked up extra nominations — in particular Doja Cat, Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber and H.E.R. — Rodrigo was once the one one nominated in each and every of the “Giant 4” classes. She may be the first Filipina American and the second-youngest artist to be nominated in all 4 best classes.
Excluding starring as Nini in ”Prime College Musical: The Musical: The Sequence,” the pop sensation additionally wrote a number of authentic songs for the display, together with “All I Need” and “The Rose Music.” She additionally co-wrote “Simply For a Second” along with her co-star Joshua Bassett.
In March, Rodrigo launched a documentary on Disney+ titled ”Using House 2 U” about her hit album, “Bitter.” She’ll be kicking off her sold-out U.S. excursion on April 5 in Portland, Oregon, ahead of heading in a foreign country to Europe in June.
The California-born artist celebrated her seven Grammy nods ultimate November by means of posting an image of a congratulatory cake on Instagram in addition to a listing of her nominations.
“When I used to be more youthful, my circle of relatives lived a couple of blocks from the Staples Middle, the place the Grammys happened once a year,” Rodrigo captioned the put up. “I’d all the time stroll outdoor the world and have a look at the plaques at the flooring with the entire winners’ names in wide-eyed marvel.”
“Many goals have come true for me this yr, however this one is some of the significant,” she stated.
