A hint at some rebellion from Olivia Rodrigo.
The 23-year-old pop singer revealed in a recent cover interview with HommeGirls magazine that she has been living in a “phase of good behavior” for years and may want to compensate with a “bad girl phase” in about a year.
“I’ve always been such a goody-two-shoes,” Rodrigo said. “Maybe I should have my bad girl phase in a year and really go crazy or something, make up for lost time.”
The excerpt didn’t make it clear whether she meant her music or her personal life.
The quote started circulating on social media on Wednesday, sparking fan theories about her next album. Fans speculated that she could return to the loud rock sounds of her 2023 album “Guts,” while others saw the comparison to Ariana Grande’s “Dangerous Woman” era and Rihanna’s “Good Girl Gone Bad.”
Rodrigo’s clean-cut image goes way back to her Disney era, before her 2021 breakout hit “Drivers License.” But her music has been anything but. Songs like “Good 4 U” and “Bad Idea Right?” turned jealousy, hatefulness, and poor judgment into her greatest hits.
The pop star has won three Grammys, and each of her three albums has topped the Billboard 200 chart. Her most recent album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” debuted at No. 1 on June 12.
The lead single “Drop Dead” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Rodrigo the first artist to debut the lead single from each of her first three albums at the top. The album tells the story of an adult relationship and features more new-wave and synth sounds than the rock of her previous albums.
Currently, Rodrigo’s schedule is packed. The Unraveled Tour started on Sept. 25 and includes a Boston show at the TD Garden on Thursday. The same day, she drops a remix of her song “Expectations” with Chappell Roan and a music video.
In August, she hosted Daisy Chain Fields, a women-focused festival at Great Park in Irvine, California. The event raised $10 million for non-profit organizations helping women and girls, and philanthropist Melinda French Gates promised to match the donation.
In the Hollywood Reporter cover story published last week, Rodrigo shared that it felt like a burden at 17 when the scrutiny started. But it made her realize that fame can be used for good.
The tour will run until May 2027, coinciding with the rough timeline she has put forward for her reinvention.
