Olivia Rodrigo staged a surprise popup set at Primavera Sound on Saturday, bringing out Robert Smith of The Cure to debut their duet 'What's Wrong With Me.' The song is the first collaboration on her upcoming third album, 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,' due out June 12th. Rodrigo called it her first-ever collaboration, saying she 'can't believe this song exists and with the person that it exists with.' The two have built a friendship over the past couple years, with Smith joining her onstage at Glastonbury in 2025 and staying in touch while she made the album.
olivia rodrigo surprised primavera sound on saturday with a popup set and brought out robert smith of the cure to debut 'what's wrong with me,' their duet from her third album dropping june 12th. she called it her first ever collab. the two have been close since smith joined her on stage at glastonbury 2025 — he told vogue she calls him 'quite a bit to talk about clothes and fashion' and they've had 'memorable nights in the studio together.'
Fills a clear coverage gap (music category has 9 stories but this is a major premiere event with specific checkable claims — named artists, named song, named album, named festival, named dates, named publication quotes) from strong sources (Variety, Consequence); the Robert Smith x Olivia Rodrigo pairing is culturally significant and not generic celebrity gossip.
Rodrigo pulling Robert Smith — one of alternative music's most iconic figures — for her first-ever collaboration signals an intentional shift toward darker, more atmospheric territory on her third album. It also cements a cross-generational friendship between a 23-year-old pop star and a 67-year-old goth pioneer that has been quietly developing over two years of festival crossovers and studio sessions.
robert smith on an olivia rodrigo track is genuinely wild. this isn't a random feature — they've been building this for two years since glastonbury. signals a moodier direction for the album and honestly, pairing with one of the most iconic voices in goth/alt rock for your first-ever collab is a statement.
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