When Olivia Rodrigo has big, messy feelings to process, she tends to do it behind the wheel.
That’s where the singer-songwriter set “Drivers License,” the instant-smash breakup ballad that two years ago vaulted her from a teenage gig in the Disney universe to A-list pop stardom complete with a quadruple-platinum debut and a Grammy Award for best new artist.
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