Olivia Rodrigo has released a remix of“expectations”featuring Chappell Roan, and it’s a milestone moment: it marks the first guest feature of Roan’s career. The track was produced by Daniel Nigro, Rodrigo’s longtime collaborator, and arrives with a’70s-inspired music video directed by Bardia Zeinali. The video is styled as a fictional’80s game show called“The Big Expectations Show,”with David Byrne playing host Johnny Johnson.
For fans of both artists, this collaboration has been a long time coming. Roan performed at Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival, and the two have been circling each other’s orbits ever since. The remix also lands during a huge stretch for Rodrigo, whose Unraveled Tour has sold over one million tickets worldwide and whose album“you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love”debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Physical collectors have something to grab too, with limited-edition 7-inch vinyl, CDs, and cassettes available. Meanwhile, Roan is hosting a two-day fundraiser in Los Angeles later this month benefiting her Midwest Princess Project. With two of pop’s biggest stars joining forces and an unexpected legend in the video, this is one of the year’s standout pop moments.
Which part of this collab are you most excited about: the song, the video, or the physical releases?
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