Olivia Rodrigo drops video

Olivia Rodrigo released the official music video for “drop dead” on Friday, April 17, opening the rollout for her third album. (youtube.com) The video premiered on Rodrigo’s official YouTube channel and had 8,514 views and 126,000 likes roughly 23 minutes after posting, according to the platform snapshot captured Friday. A separate X post linked to the release and showed about 25,000 views, 1,557 likes, and 378 reposts within hours. (youtube.com) (x.com) “drop dead” was released the same day through Geffen Records as the lead single from Rodrigo’s next album, *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love*, which her official store lists for June 12, 2026. The auto-generated YouTube audio credits Olivia Rodrigo, Amy Allen, and Daniel Nigro as songwriters, with Nigro also credited as producer. (store.oliviarodrigo.com) (youtube.com) The release starts Rodrigo’s first full album cycle since *GUTS*, which arrived in 2023, and follows a stretch that included *GUTS (spilled)* in 2024 and a Netflix concert film tied to the *GUTS World Tour*. Her official store describes the new project as her third studio album. (store.oliviarodrigo.com) (youtube.com) Early coverage of the video focused on its setting at the Palace of Versailles, while reviews of the song pointed to references to The Cure in the lyrics and live-performance tie-ins from Rodrigo’s recent Glastonbury set with Robert Smith. Those details place the new single inside a pop-rock lane that has been central to Rodrigo’s catalog since *SOUR* and *GUTS*. (yahoo.com) (rollingstone.com) Rodrigo’s store is already taking preorders for multiple editions of the album, including signed compact discs and colored-vinyl variants, with tracklist details still unannounced as of Friday. The campaign now shifts from a surprise-day video drop to a June 12 release date with nearly eight weeks of runway. (store.oliviarodrigo.com 1) (store.oliviarodrigo.com 2)