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Billy Corgan Praises Olivia Rodrigo's Songwriting

Billy Corgan praised Olivia Rodrigo's songwriting as free and not afraid, and brought her out as a special guest at Lollapalooza in August.

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Billy Corgan praised Olivia Rodrigo's songwriting as free and not afraid, and described her as so smart and super savvy.

Corgan brought Rodrigo out as a special guest at Lollapalooza in August and duetted with her on Thirty-Three. Corgan recently called Travis Barker the most influential drummer of the last 30 years.

Separately, Rodrigo teamed with Chappell Roan for a new remix of Expectations, and enlisted David Byrne and Dan Nigro for the music video. Robert Smith collaborated with Rodrigo on What's Wrong With Me and joined her at Glastonbury 2025.

As of October 26, 2026, stupid song by Olivia Rodrigo was number 9 on the Apple Music UK songs chart, and the cure by Olivia Rodrigo was number 11.

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