A familiar sound and rumoured real-life relationship drama created a ‘perfect storm’ for the 17-year-old’s pop breakout
The Disney Channel star Olivia Rodrigo has smashed UK chart records and global Spotify streaming records with her debut single. Drivers License is the UK’s official No 1, breaking the Official Charts Company’s record for the highest number of single-day streams ever for a non-Christmas song.
On 12 January, 17-year-old Rodrigo’s heartbroken epic was streamed 2.407m times in 24 hours, beating Ed Sheeran’s record for Shape of You, which received 2.274m streams in 24 hours in January 2017.
