Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow perform at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 9, 2024.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA
Sheryl CrowmadeOlivia Rodrigovery happy this weekend.
On Saturday, the “Soak Up the Sun” singer, 62, joined the “Vampire” artist, 21, at herGutsWorld Tourdate at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville where the pair performed Crow’s hit “If It Makes You Happy” together onstage.
“I’m very excited because tonight we have a very special guest,” Rodrigo said, perfan-captured footageof the concert on YouTube. “I think she’s one of the most talented, most wonderful, kindest human beings I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I’ve been lucky enough to sing with her a few times. And I’m even luckier to call her a friend.”
Crow then appeared on stage with her guitar in hand and the duo kicked off their performance of the 1996 classic, where they alternated singing verses of the track.
Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow perform at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 9, 2024.Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA
As Rodrigo said in her introduction, this isn’t the first time she and Crow have hit the stage together.
At the event, the nine-time Grammy winner also revealed the advice she gave Rodrigo.
“I said, ‘If you can just write down one sentence every day of what happened during that day, because you will someday look back [at] this, and try to remember all the things,’ " Crow toldEntertainment Tonightof her conversation with the Rodrigo
“The other thing [I told her] is to just stay in the work and stay out of the chatter,” she continued. “That’s a major thing.”
Crow said it was “really cool” to collaborate with Rodrigo.
“I mean, you know, I got to sort of lift her up a little bit, because she’s got a new record [out]…” she told the outlet. “I know how hard the second record is, the sophomore. You’re competing with the success of your first record, and she nailed it.”
Just two months prior, Rodrigo and Crowplayed togetherat TheBluebird Café, an iconic Nashville venue, where they performed an intimate, stripped-down arrangement of “If It Makes You Happy.”
At the time, the “Bad Idea” musician documented the evening withan Instagram post, sharing a silly photo of herself and the “My Favorite Mistake” performer posing together in salon chairs while holding magazines.
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“Pinch me!” the pop-punk star captioned the post. “Sang one of my favorite songs of all time with the greatest of all time @sherylcrow !!!! what an honor!!!!”
The rock singer-songwriter in turn, shared the post on her own Instagram Story, where she commended Rodrigo, writing, “She is just really good, y’all!”
source: people.com
