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Guts (stylized in all caps) is the upcoming sophomore studio album by Olivia Rodrigo that is expected to release on September 8, 2023, through Geffen Records.

Background[]

• In a message to fans for Spotify Wrapped 2022, Olivia thanked her fans and stated that she is excited for what 2023 will bring in terms of her music. ^[1]
• In an Instagram Story on the second anniversary of Drivers License’s release, Olivia revealed that she has been working on new music and is very excited to share them ^[2]

• On May 21, 2023, the second anniversary of Sour, Rodrigo shared a 2-second snippet of what could potentially be a song on the upcoming album via Instagram.
• Furthermore, on May 27, 2023, Rodrigo shared a mirror selfie in which viewers can closely see June 30, 2023, circled with a heart around the date on the singer’s calendar via Instagram.
• On June 2, 2023, a countdown appeared on Olivia’s website. It is set to end on June 30, 2023. It was later confirmed to be the release date for her upcoming lead single.^[3]
• On June 9, 2023, the Sour hotline changed to a recording in which Rodrigo informs that she sucks at voicemails but to leave a text and that she’ll be back on June 30, 2023.
• On June 13, 2023, Rodrigo announced the album’s lead single, “Vampire” would be released on the June 30th, 2023.
• Sometime in July 2023, Rodrigo confirmed an upcoming tour coming soon in an interview with Wild 94.9.
• On July 31, 2023, Rodrigo teased the Guts tracklist posting a cryptic video on all social media platforms with numerous hints at potential soundtrack titles.
• The following day on August 1, 2023, Rodrigo posted another cryptic-like video on all social media platforms, this time revealing all 12 tracks on the album. (See below)
• On August 3, Rodrigo revealed the back of the album cover, all limited edition vinyls, and signed vinyls which sold out in the US within an hour.

On June 26, 2023, Rodrigo announced across her social media accounts that the anticipated sophomore album is scheduled for release on September 8, 2023. Preorders for the album began the same day. In June 2023, Rodrigo teased the album’s title sending separate yet one letter to fans who received Sour merch for its 2-year anniversary. The letters ended up spelling “spill ur guts,” eventually announcing the album the following day.

Cover artwork[]

The standard cover artwork of Guts finds Rodrigo laying against a purple backdrop, similar to Sour’s purple but of a darker shade, wearing a black tank top and a purple one underneath. She has her thumb in her teeth and four fingers, with chipped black nail polish, sticking up with one ring attached to each finger. The rings on her fingers spell the album title. Purple is once more the dominant color similar to Sour. The back of the album shows Rodrigo’s mouth opened with hands on either side.

Trivia[]

• The album’s title can be seen in the music video for “Brutal”.
• In an interview, Rodrigo stated that she enjoyed writing so much, she penned 150 songs for the album, in which 20 were recorded, eventually narrowing it down to 12 tracks.
• 7 out of the 12 songs are marked as explicit.

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