Rolling Stone

On a Sunday night in late April, Rodrigo signed up like everyone else at the long-running open mic at Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and played an acoustic version of "drop dead." The room fell into a respectful silence before realizing who was on stage.

Back in 2020, producer Dan Nigro had been scrolling through Instagram when he came across a video of Rodrigo singing her then-unreleased “Happier.” He was so blown away that he sent her a DM.

I’m slightly in awe of how easy she finds it all.

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love debuted atop the Billboard 200, Rodrigo's third consecutive album to reach number one.