Olivia Rodrigo sings up a storm on Today while promoting new album Guts as she ... trends now Olivia Rodrigo sang up a storm on the Today show Friday morning in support of her brand new sophomore album Guts. After working as a child actress on Disney shows, Olivia catapulted to superstardom in 2021 when her single Drivers License went viral. She instantly became the Gen-Z celeb of the moment, cementing her A-list status with the barnstorming success of her debut album Sour. This Friday she dropped its follow-up Guts, celebrating the release by taking the stage at the Today show Summer Concert Series. In front of an ecstatic crowd of her fans, Olivia, 20, delivered a rendition of Guts' lead single Vampire, a scathing song about disillusionment. Making it happen: Olivia Rodrigo sang up a storm on the Today show Friday morning in support of her brand-new sophomore album Guts Backdrop: After working as a child actress on Disney shows, Olivia catapulted to superstardom in 2021 when her single Drivers License went viral Her latest: This Friday she dropped its follow-up Guts, celebrating the release by taking the stage at the Today show Summer Concert Series 'I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes,' she fumes in the lyrics. 'Six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise.' Olivia performed this Friday in a skirt-top combo that betrayed a hint of her enviably taut midriff, accessorizing with a set of rings that spelled out 'GUTS.' Today show hostesses Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie interviewed her onstage about her songwriting process - and the influence it drew from her education. Late last year, after she had already become a pop star, reports began circulating that Olivia was attending a class at the University Of Southern California. During her new appearance on the Today show, she revealed that a poetry course she took in college had 'aided my songwriting a lot' on Guts. 'I took a college class last year, 'cause I was homeschooled my whole life so I really wanted to have that kind of experience,' she said. 'I love learning and I love writing.' Olivia also reflected on the emotional release she is feeling now that Guts has finally come out, after all the work that went into its production. 'I'm so excited!' gushed the Bad Idea Right? hitmaker. 'You know, I've been working on it for so long and living with it for so long, so today's just so cathartic and I'm so happy to be amongst all you guys and it's just really exciting.' Drawn from life?: In front of an ecstatic crowd of her fans, Olivia, 20, delivered a rendition of Guts' lead single Vampire, a scathing song about disillusionment The last detail: Olivia performed this Friday in a skirt-top combo that betrayed a hint of her enviably taut midriff, accessorizing with a set of rings that spelled out 'GUTS' Learning: Today show hostesses Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie interviewed her onstage about her songwriting process - and the influence it drew from her education By the way: Late last year, after she had already become a music star, reports began circulating that Olivia was attending a class at the University Of Southern California Use it or lose it: During her new appearance on the Today show, she revealed that a poetry course she took in college had 'aided my songwriting a lot' on Guts 'I'm so excited!': Olivia also reflected on the emotional release she is feeling now that Guts has finally come out, after all the work that went into its production Feeling the love: She shared that finally putting the album out is 'just so cathartic and I'm so happy to be amongst all you guys and it's just really exciting' 'Surprised': Olivia has addressed the rumors that Vampire, with its references to a 'bloodsucker, fame f***er, bleedin’ me dry like a godd*** vampire,' is about Taylor Swift On the personal front, Olivia's dating history includes music producer Adam Faze, Madison Beer's ex Zack Bia and her former Disney co-star Joshua Bassett. Although Vampire seems on the surface to be a song about one of Olivia's exes, there has been a persistent strain of conjecture that it is in fact about Taylor Swift. Feud rumors about the two women took off in 2021, when fans noticed how similar Olivia's song Deja Vu was to Taylor's Cruel Summer. Olivia wound up giving Taylor, St. Vincent and Jack Antonoff - the three writers of Cruel Summer - a credit on Deja Vu and a chunk of the royalties. Taylor and Olivia were thought at one point to be building a friendship, but that stream of speculation evaporated amid the credit fracas. Now, Olivia has addressed the rumors that Vampire, with its references to a 'bloodsucker, fame f***er, bleedin’ me dry like a godd*** vampire,' is about Taylor. 'How do I answer this?' she said to the Guardian. 'I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about. I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t.' She added: 'I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing. I was very surprised when people thought that.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility