Olivia Rodrigo scrubbed her Instagram clean this week and planted padlocks in London, Los Angeles, New York and Paris, a trail of clues that has sent fans hunting for what comes next. One of the locks spotted in London was marked “S♡C,” and the guessing only sharpened after listeners tied a new single called “Drop Dead” to the campaign.
The single is set to drop on April 17, and Rodrigo’s third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is due June 12 via Geffen Records. The record will run to thirteen tracks and is being produced again by Dan Nigro, with Amy Allen credited on “Drop Dead.”
Rodrigo has not confirmed any broader meaning behind the clues, but fans have been reading them against the current of her recent comments about Sabrina Carpenter. Last month, she told British Vogue it was “all love” between them and said, “I think she’s great. I’m so happy for all of her success. I love the album she’s put out. I’ve talked to her many times.”
That quote has given the speculation a softer edge, even as the timing keeps pulling attention back to Carpenter. Her “House Tour” video dropped this week, adding another reason for fans to watch the two artists at once as they parse every post, lyric tease and visual hint.
The result is less a confirmed collaboration than a fan-made puzzle, built from a wiped account, a marked lock and a production credit. Rodrigo has already described the album as full of “sad love songs,” and the next hard date is April 17, when listeners will find out whether “Drop Dead” is a one-off tease or the first piece of a larger rollout.
Elsewhere in music this week, Snoop Dogg released his 22nd studio album, 10 Til' Midnight, while Teddy Swims put out “Mr. Know It All.” The Foo Fighters also released new music, Arlo Parks shared “Ambiguous Desire,” Dermot Kennedy unveiled “The Weight of the Woods,” Thundercat dropped “Distracted,” Bon Iver released a live collection, OneRepublic put out “Need Your Love,” Central Cee arrived with “All Roads Lead Home,” Ruel announced “Don't Say That” and his album Kicking & Screaming for June 12, Cody Simpson released “Baby Blue,” and Noah Kahan laid out tour plans for Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
For now, the clues point to a carefully staged album cycle rather than a public break with Sabrina Carpenter. If the locks mean anything, it is that Rodrigo knows exactly how to keep fans looking until June 12.