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USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bluebird Cafe employee debunks alleged Olivia Rodrigo dispute over Taylor Swift photo
Bluebird Cafe employee debunks alleged Olivia Rodrigo dispute over Taylor Swift photo Show Caption Hide Caption Olivia Rodrigo falls through trapdoor in stage The singer was running back and forth in front of her crowd in Melbourne, Australia, when she fell into the stage. The fandoms of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo are going head-to-head on social media after a video clip of an employee from a famous music venue misspeaking was posted online. "It's developed into this whole monster," Erika Nichols, the general manager of the Bluebird Cafe, tells The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. The drama stemmed from a video posted to X on June 17. In the video, an employee is seen talking with some influencers about the history of the iconic destination where Swift was discovered in 2004. A photo of the Eras Tour singer on the back stage was from a limited-time exhibition of images by Deone Jahnke in 2008, according to Nichols. Swift also has a dedicated chair and headshot on another wall. Review: Olivia Rodrigo flaunts her sass, sensitivity on GUTS tour In 2023, Rodrigo played a quick afternoon set with Sheryl Crow. The two did an acoustic performance of "If It Makes You Happy." Internet sleuths tracked down the performance and noticed the poster of Swift was gone. When an influencer asked a Bluebird employee about Swift's missing picture, the employee said, "We vowed to remove any visible signs of Taylor Swift," adding, "We gotta respect the girlies." The remarks, which have accumulated more than 5.7 million views, sparked speculation that the photo removal was due to a request from Rodrigo's team ahead of her performance. "The truth of it is Olivia's people did not ask for the Taylor Swift picture to be taken down," Nichols says. "We did not take her headshot off the wall. We did not remove the chair that has her name. You can see on the video of Olivia and Sheryl that we have our Bluebird posters in the background. "This is something we do every time we have a professional filming in here. We're very careful not to use images that we don't have the rights to use. We remove them and put up our posters." 10 bingeable memoirs to check out: Celebrities tell all about aging, marriage and Beyoncé Fans on X, crying foul, dug up performances with Swift's picture as a backdrop. Nichols responded by posting a two-and-a-half minute explanation to social media. Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat. "That image was removed for legal reasons," she said. "Please understand this was not anything between two artists. We support all songwriters, all artists and give them equal share. Taylor is a super friend of the Bluebird, and we have her in the highest esteem. We were honored to have Olivia here, and please know they both live extremely high in our regard."
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Olivia Rodrigo at Marlay Park, Dublin: Everything you need to know
At just 21 years' old the star has managed to sell out the 3Arena for two nights and Marlay Park for one in just 10 minutes and will now perform to a crowd of 40,000 people. The star has easily become one of the biggest names in pop ever since releasing her hit song, Driver's License, when she was just 17. Promoters MCD who are handling the gig say that her headline slot at Marlay Park this summer promises to 'send her live reputation sky high with her biggest Irish show to date'. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming gig: Are there any tickets left? Tickets to the Marlay Park gig sold out soon after going on sale last November however verified resale tickets may become available on When do gates open? The gates will open at 4pm with the show is expected to begin later in the evening, but the specific stage times are not yet available. However, you can anticipate the concert to start after the opening act, Beabadoobee, who is listed as a special guest for the event. What songs will she perform? While it's impossible to know the exact setlist it's highly likely she will perform songs from her GUTS album, as well as some popular tracks from her debut album, SOUR. Her GUTS World Tour includes a mix of heartfelt ballads, punk tracks, and party anthems. Here are some songs that are likely to be included, based on her previous GUTS World Tour setlists: bad idea right? get him back! Obsessed vampire drivers license good 4 u traitor deja vu teenage dream favorite crime happier The concert is expected to last for 2.5 hours, with the opening act performing for about 30 minutes and Olivia Rodrigo performing for 90 minutes. The show is scheduled to end by 10pm. How do I get to Marlay Park? To get to a Marlay Park concert, the most convenient options are using the special concert bus services, Luas shuttle, or public buses. Driving and parking are generally discouraged due to potential delays and limited parking. Marathon Coach Services: Marathon Coaches operate return bus services from the city center (Custom House Quay) directly to Marlay Park. Dundrum Town Centre Park & Ride: A shuttle service is available from Dundrum Town Centre to Marlay Park (Stonemasons Way). Dublin Bus: Several bus routes serve Marlay Park, including the 16, S8, 74, 14, 14c, 116, and 161. Luas: The closest Luas stop is Balally on the Green Line. From there, you can take the Marathon Travel shuttle or walk to the park (approximately 40 minutes).
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
8 Best Moments From Olivia Rodrigo's Headlining Gov Ball 2025 Set: ‘I Want Them to Hear Us in F—king Manhattan'
Olivia Rodrigo is a machine. More from Billboard Thousands Fill Nation's Capital for WorldPride Parade With Reneé Rapp, Laverne Cox, Gay Men's Chorus & More Miley Cyrus Says Disney Stopped Her from Singing 'Hannah Montana' Songs After Series Ended: 'Not Like I Wanted to' Rod Stewart Cancels Additional U.S. Tour Dates Due to Illness: 'I'm Devastated' While most artists would opt to take a break after touring an album around the world for over a year, Rodrigo wasn't quite done after wrapping her GUTS tour last fall. In March, she took the stage at Lollapalooza Chilé — her first of a whopping 18 headlining festival sets she booked for 2025. A handful of Latin America gigs later, Rodrigo made her way back to the States for the second day of Governors Ball on Saturday (June 7) night. Her first appearance at the New York City festival unfortunately didn't come without obstacles — particularly for fans. Due to inclement weather, (heavy rain and lightning were forecasted for a few hours during the day), festival organizers announced that doors would be pushed from 11:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., leaving dozens of fans who arrived bright and early for a prime barricade spot to wait outside the gates even longer. When doors finally did open, a handful of afternoon sets were cut, while others were shortened and pushed. Rodrigo's main stage set moved from 8:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m., immediately following Feid, who performed during her original set time on the nearby Kiehl's stage. When she finally hit the stage dressed in a sparkly new red two-piece set, Rodrigo controlled the crowd with a rock 'n' roll prowess we haven't seen since artists like Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani toured in the early aughts. She effortlessly blended her pop-rock bangers with her somber ballads for nearly an hour and a half — keeping the crowd of all ages captivated whether she was strumming her guitar, playing the piano or dancing and jumping all over the stage. The weather delays may have been rough, but they didn't stop Rodrigo from delivering a set to remember. Here are the 8 best moments from her headlining set below. About an hour after The Go-Go's 'We Got the Beat' blasted through the mainstage speakers as part of Rodrigo's pre-show playlist, who would've guessed that another 1980s classic would make its way onto her setlist… and with an IRL surprise. Following a moving performance of 'favorite crime,' a starstruck Rodrigo introduced rock legend David Byrne for a duet rendition of Talking Heads' 'Burning Down the House.' Rodrigo and the now 73-year-old rocker, wearing a white tee and red overalls (which perfectly matched Rodrigo's two-piece set), flawlessly switched off lines of the 1983 smash and happily danced around the stage. Throughout the performance, Rodrigo even took part in some of Byrne's signature choreo. After kicking off the final set of the night with her GUTS deluxe single 'obsessed' followed by fan-favorite 'ballad of a homeschool girl,' Rodrigo slowed it down with what could only be described as a holy trinity of back-to-back ballads. Sitting at a grand piano, 'Vampire' was the perfect way for Rodrigo to tee up the trio of slower songs. By the time its climactic bridge hit, the crowd's vocal cords were warmed up for what was to come: the song that started it all and her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 'drivers license' (Rodrigo said that she thinks 'of my life in before and after this song'). For the final song in this little trio, she went with 'traitor' a clear fan-favorite from her debut album considering that the crowd was just as loud, if not louder, than they were just one song before. 'I wrote this song when I was falling in love with this boy,' Rodrigo cheekily shared with the crowd before going into 'so american,' a GUTS (spilled) track that fans believe was written as a love letter to her boyfriend, English actor Louis Partridge. 'Maybe you'll understand this feeling when you're first falling in love with someone, and everything you do, you just think of them,' she continued. 'When I wrote this song, I was driving in the car, thinking of this person, and I started humming this chorus, and it turned into this song.' We'll take the Louvia crumbs. Other than a shortened setlist, there were a few key differences between Rodrigo's festival set and last year's GUTS tour. For one, the on-screen visuals are slightly different, although they definitely still fit within the GUTS world. Her background dancers were also cut from this gig, giving the spotlight to just Rodrigo and her all-female band. She performed a stripped-back rendition of 'pretty isn't pretty' with just her strumming her acoustic guitar, and later equipped herself with just an electric guitar for a solo performance of her heart-wrenching SOUR ballad, 'enough for you.' Some encores don't give what they need to give, but Rodrigo's was not that. It was a couple minutes after 10:30 p.m. when she wrapped up her performance of 'deja vu' — which seemed to be the final song of the night after Rodrigo exited the stage. That was until a stunning visual of her gracefully sitting in a white slip dress popped up across the big screen, which was soon engulfed in digital flames. By 10:37 p.m., Rodrigo re-emerged, equipped with a red megaphone adorning her first and only outfit change of the night: a red and white cropped baseball tee that read 'New York City Never Looked So Blue.' The songs in the encore were just as satisfying: 'brutal,' 'all-american b—h,' 'good 4 u' and 'get him back!' With him taking the stage just an hour before her, Rodrigo took a minute out of her set to give a shoutout to her longtime friend and fellow artist, Conan Gray. 'I love him so much, he's my best friend,' she excitedly told the crowd ahead of singing 'enough for you' (a SOUR track she revealed is her 'favorite song she's ever written'). Gray delivered a mainstage set complete with props and a costume to match the sailor aesthetic of his upcoming album Wishbone, for which he just released its first single, 'This Song.' 'Have you listened to his new song yet?' Rodrigo asked the crowd, which immediately erupted in screams. 'That's the right answer. I love him so much and I love playing music.' It became a GUTS tour tradition for Rodrigo to lead fans in a primal scream fest during her performance of 'all-american b—h' — and that tradition continued for her Gov Ball set's penultimate song. 'There is so much s—t to be pissed off about in the world today,' she said before getting into the song's bridge. 'When I tell you 'go,' I want you to scream as loud as you can and let it all out. Okay? I want them to hear us in f—ing Manhattan.' (The festival takes place outside the city in Queens, N.Y.). Probably channeling their emotions that came with the delay, downpour, mud and muggy weather that came earlier in the day, the crowd certainly followed directions. When Rodrigo tee'd up the screams with the first line of the bridge and and said 'go,' the stage went completely black — and for a good 10 seconds, all that could be heard were the most guttural of screams. Not that the rest of the show wasn't, but this was a true moment of group catharsis. 'obsessed' 'ballad of a homeschooled girl' 'vampire' 'drivers license' 'traitor' 'bad idea right' 'love is embarrassing' 'pretty isn't pretty' 'happier' 'enough for you' 'so american' 'jealousy, jealousy' 'favorite crime' 'Burning Down the House' (with David Byrne) 'deja vu' Encore 'brutal' 'all american b—h' 'good 4 u' 'get him back!' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Cosmopolitan
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Olivia Rodrigo Owned the Governors Ball Stage With Her First U.S. Headlining Set
In case you were curious, Olivia Rodrigo casually made a major milestone in her career at New York's very own Governors Ball Music Festival this weekend. While O-Rod has graced the stage for crowds at Glastonbury in the U.K. and Lollapalooza in South America, her main stage gig at Gov Ball marked her very first headlining performance at a U.S. festival. (And, before you clock me, she did play Austin City Limits in 2021, but it wasn't a headlining performance. Moving on!) You don't need me to give you a TL;DR on Olivia—she's one of the biggest Grammy-winning singer-songwriters who blew up with a heart-wrenching account of getting her driver's license. Since her Disney exit and mainstream debut, Olivia's snarky and honest songwriting prowess has transcended generations. She's made fans of everyone from Avril Lavigne to Billie Eilish, and she's one of the only Gen Z girlies who can bring in a massive crowd of angsty teens who grew up in the social media age, 26-year-old teenagers on the edge of another crash out, and millennials who desperately crave the good 'ol days of pop punk. Even with thunderstorm warnings and weather delays that pushed her set back by an hour, the proof was in the pudding at Flushing Meadows Corona Park during her headlining set at Gov Ball on Saturday, June 7. This marked my first time seeing the star live, and it definitely exceeded any and all expectations I once had. When it comes to attending Olivia's shows, I've had 'almost' situations too many times, and to be fair, tickets for both her SOUR and GUTS tours sold out instantly. So, I was just happy to be one of the thousands there to catch her Gov Ball gig. She kicked things off with her deep cut-turned-fan favorite 'Obsessed,' and without hesitation, everyone in my section—especially my Cosmo girls—screamed all the words back at her. Once she flew through her guitar solo and too hot to handle camera angles, she declared it was 'time to party'...and proceeded to play two of the most heartwrenching tracks of her career, 'Drivers License' and 'Traitor.' Of course, a standout moment was when she casually brought out The Talking Heads' David Byrne, another musical legend who has influenced artists from Lorde to Miley Cyrus, as a special guest. The duo performed the band's 1983 hit, 'Burning Down the House,' as they skipped around the stage and playfully danced with one another in matching red outfits. It was a moment of one iconic rockstar passing the baton to another, and, above all else, it reminded me that Olivia's music taste is truly top-tier. If the Grammy winner has mastered anything aside from her songwriting chops and live vocals, it's commanding a crowd. We were all wrapped around her finger for the 1.5-hour set. Whether she's belting to 'Favorite Crime' or letting loose on 'Get Him Back!' she doesn't miss a beat. She's in the moment, feeling every emotion, and radiating off the crowd's reactions—and trust me, we felt it, too. Shedding tears during her ballads and releasing all our grievances by screaming at the top of our lungs to 'All-American Bitch' almost felt like a form of therapy. Most child stars embark on a tumultuous journey out of their innocent images so they can burst through the box they're inevitably placed in. As a woman, it's a more layered experience because once they break out of that box, they're placed into another. Olivia crossed over at 17 and made a name for herself with the intimate intricacies of her lyrics, but she got ahead of becoming known only as that 'little Mexican girl that be crying.' (For the record, she's actually Filipino-American.) It's a rarity that someone's debut single becomes an instant classic, and 'Drivers License' did just that. In a couple of decades, SOUR will be seen in a similar vein as Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill and Carole King's Tapestry, if not already. Our kids and grandkids will know Olivia Rodrigo's name and associate her with the highs and lows of their own stories as they put her records on. Her ability to embrace messiness and channel her angst into tracks like 'Jealousy Jealousy' and 'Love Is Embarassing' harnesses the human experience by scratching a certain itch in our minds—particularly that of young women trying to find their place in the world. Undoubtedly, she's found hers with nearly 46 million monthly listeners on Spotify and Billboard chart toppers that solidified her as a Main Pop Girl—but the crowd at Gov Ball proved that she's a bona fide rock star.
LeMonde
21-05-2025
- Health
- LeMonde
Age at first menstruation influenced by dietary quality
On average, girls experience their first menstruation between the ages of 12 and 13 – a figure that has steadily declined over the past two centuries. A study published on May 6 in the journal Human Reproduction found that the eating habits of pre-adolescent girls could influence this biological milestone, independent of body mass index (BMI) or height, which are already known to affect the age at first menstruation. "We observed [...] that a healthier diet was linked to menstrual periods starting at an older age," said Holly Harris, associate professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle who coordinated the study. "As earlier age at menarche is associated with multiple later life outcomes, including higher risk of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, this may be an important period for trying to reduce the risk of these chronic diseases." To conduct this research, scientists examined the eating habits of approximately 7,000 American girls aged 9 to 14 who had not yet gone through puberty when they were recruited for the prospective Growing Up Today Study (GUTS) cohort. On average, they had their first period at age 13.1, consistent with data from the general population. At enrollment and then at regular intervals during the follow-up, participants completed a questionnaire on how often they consumed 132 types of foods and drinks – ranging from never or less than once a month to once or several times a week.
