Olivia Rodrigo has earned the title of Artist of the Year from Time magazine, less than a year after the debut of her hit album Sour.
Time announced the honor via social media on Thursday, sharing a photo of the 18-year-old star on a digital cover.
The former TV star wore a black turtleneck sweater and a wavy black skirt that filled the frame of the snapshot.
Crowned: Olivia Rodrigo has earned the title of Artist of the Year from Time magazine, less than a year after the debut of her hit album Sour.
The post’s Instagram post read: ‘@oliviarodrigo is TIME’s 2021 Artist of the Year,’ before sharing a snippet from Lucy Feldman’s article on the caption.
“His songs have reached audiences of all ages, in large part because he interprets adolescence in such a visceral way: he is resentful, angry, crushed, eager to grow up,” reads part of the excerpt.
The pop princess wrote Sour with producer Dan Nigro during the 2020 quarantine, and released the first individual driver’s license in January 2021.
The entire 11-song mix came out in May, and the singer spent the summer performing and promoting her fresh sound.
Surprise: Time announced the honor via social media Thursday, sharing a photo of the 18-year-old star on a digital cover.
Taking Instagram Stories, the outlet promoted the piece with a photo of Rodrigo smiling in a blue sequin dress as her long, dark, textured hair fluttered around her.
It said ‘Artist of the Year, Lucy Feldman’s Olivia Rodrigo’, and Time tagged the good 4 u singer.
Elsewhere in the content, they quoted the native California saying, ‘Young women are constantly being compared to one another. I’m just Olivia.
Showing maturity and self-awareness beyond her years, the musician added: ‘I’m doing my thing. It’s meaningful when people recognize that. ‘
In her words: Elsewhere in the content, they quoted the native California saying, ‘Young women are constantly being compared to one another. I’m just olivia
By swiping up on the Time post, fans can read the full article, which provides an up-close look at the world of the former Disney star.
Releasing her impactful and relatable songs, Olivia has spent 2021 soaking up her success with various awards show performances and enjoying bragging rights for having Spotify’s most-streamed song and album of the year.
The composer has also been nominated for a whopping seven Grammy Awards, one of them for Best New Artist.
Recognition: Last Saturday, the talented artist was honored with Variety’s Songwriter of the Year honor, presented to her by Avril Lavigne, who had a similar rise to fame when she was Olivia’s age.
Just last week, she performed at the Teen Vogue Summit and Block Party in Los Angeles, and took over a DMV to sing her hit songs for NPR’s Tiny Desk series.
Last Saturday, the talented artist received Variety’s Songwriter of the Year award, presented to her by Avril Lavigne, who had a similar rise to fame when she was Olivia’s age.
The popular singer then took to Instagram to acknowledge the compliment and say, ‘thank you @shirleyhalperin and @variety for naming me songwriter of the year and thank you sweet avril for giving it to me.’
Where it all started: The pop princess wrote Sour with producer Dan Nigro during the 2020 quarantine, and released the first individual driver’s license in January 2021.
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