Olivia Rodrigo's New Song Honors Robert Smith

0:00It's April 17. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Music News today. You're AI-powered music briefing. Olivia Rodrigo just dropped her new single called Drop Dead, and it name drops Robert Smith from the cure right in the first verse with lines about Knowing all the words to just like heaven. Last summer at Glastonbury, she brought Smith on stage for an epic set where they performed cure classics like Friday I'm in love and just like heaven. Rodrigo calls it one of her favorite memories. She rocked a t-shirt printed with those exact lyrics as a sneaky hint for the song, knowing it was. Coming up. Backstays during a quick outfit change, Smith grabbed a sharpie and scribbled a cheeky comeback on the bottom of her shirt, turning it into the coolest piece she's ever worn, even with a hundred thousand fans waiting. She says she adores him after getting to know him over the past year, and word is, Smith himself is hearing the track for the first time. Today, about full circle vibes