“Did you guys listen to any new music during the week, maybe?” Addison Rae asked the packed main stage crowd at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival before throwing on a purple hoodie and launching into her 2025 single, “Headphones On.”
When the Grammy-nominated singer hit the lyrics, “I compare myself to the new IT girl,” she paused and looked over to another part of the stage, revealing singer Olivia Rodrigo. The moment was met with huge cheers from the large crowd. The 23-year-old, wearing a baby pink bra top and jeans, joined Rae to continue singing “Headphones On.”
The pair then performed Rodrigo’s new single, “Drop Dead,” which was released Friday. “Oh my god, I might drop dead,” Rae squealed, hugging Rodrigo as she hyped the crowd up for the performance.
“Drop Dead” serves as the pre-release single for her upcoming album, You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. Rae joined the Guts singer during its live debut.
Rodrigo announced her highly anticipated third album earlier this month. She posted the news on social media with the album cover, which pictures Rodrigo swinging upside down in a baby pink dress. The singer had been teasing the follow up to her 2023 album, Guts — which earned her a Grammy nomination for album of the year — for weeks before confirming that it would finally release June 12.
“My third album ‘You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ is out June 12th,” the singer said in her social media announcement post. “I am so proud of this record and I can’t wait for you to hear it.”
Weekend two of Coachella has already proven to be full of A-list, surprise guests. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter wowed the audience at her Friday night headlining set by bringing out Madonna. The pair even performed a rendition of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer.” The hit song came back into the zeitgeist late last year after a video of Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie dancing to the track went viral.
Justin Bieber is set to return as the headliner for Saturday night’s Coachella program. Karol G will close out the festival with a Sunday night headlining set.
