Grammy Awards 2022 was an eventful one that was all about some proud moments, PDA-filled moments between A-List couples, and a big win for Olivia Rodrigo. The young star has won this year’s best new artist. The best newcomer artist gave a heartfelt acceptance speech as she said that this win was her biggest dream come true.
Rodrigo also took this opportunity to thank everyone at Interscope while making a special mention to John Janick for believing in her and her songwriting before anything else. She also gave a huge shoutout to songwriter Dan Nigro. The young artist called Dan her best friend and the best person she could have ever asked for while saying that this wouldn’t have been possible without his contributions.
The Grammy Winner Recalls A Special Grammy Moment!
Rodrigo was nominated for seven back-to-back awards, including album of the year, best new artist, and song of the year. The artist earlier recalled how she watched Beyonce performing If I Were A Boy and was awestruck. The entire performance kind of stayed with her as she admitted to having seen it 25 times while being completely enamored. Social media is also celebrating the big Olivia Rodrigo moment at the Grammy Awards 2022. Have a look.
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Congrats to the #GRAMMYs Best New Artist, @oliviarodrigo!! pic.twitter.com/w0195RFHq7
— Universal Music Group (@UMG) April 4, 2022
Olivia Rodrigo became a worldwide sensation following the release of her debut single driver’s license back in January 2021. Rodrigo has later released her debut album SOUR and a Disney+ film which were also subjected to positive reception from fans. The songstress recently opened up about the release of Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u, the singer revealed she was closing this chapter of her life.
While talking about the entire music-making process of making SOUR and putting it out in the world, Rodrigo admitted that it really challenged her and that she has grown so much while learning so much more about herself. The Grammy winner admired that she feels like a more confident person today because of it, as the singer explained that the aim was to revisit that past era of her life and close that chapter. Thus, there was a lot of nostalgia involved, as said by the album creator herself.
