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Good 4 u, Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> fans: After a three-year wait, the pop star announced that she is finally releasing her third studio album in 2026.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Rodrigo announced on the second day of April that her next LP will be titled You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em>, formally kicking off her next album era. Sharing the project\u2019s dreamy artwork, Rodrigo wrote, \u201cI am so proud of this record and I can\u2019t wait for you to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n Leading up to the big news, anticipation for fresh material from Rodrigo had been at an all-time high. There had been whispers that she was gearing up to drop something when a pink mural wall in Los Angeles \u2014 which fans linked back to the Grammy winner \u2014 popped up, displaying the phrase that would end up being the album\u2019s title in curly-cue writing. But even before that, fans had been jonesing for new tunes, as Rodrigo hasn\u2019t released a full-length since 2023. Her last album, sophomore effort Guts<\/em>, opened atop the Billboard 200<\/a> and spawned Billboard Hot 100<\/a> No. 1 single \u201cVampire.\u201d Two years prior, her chart-topping debut LP, Sour<\/em> propelled Rodrigo to global superstardom, boosted by No. 1 hits \u201cDrivers License\u201d and \u201cGood 4 U.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, she\u2019s got a batch of new future hits coming our way \u2014 and as the days count down to OR3, Billboard <\/em>is keeping an updating list of everything we know so far. From the release date to its cover art, track count, lyrical themes and more, check out all there is to know about about You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> below.<\/p>\n As revealed by Rodrigo on the day of her announcement, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> will arrive on June 12.<\/p>\n The first of her albums to feature zero traces of purple on the cover, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em>\u2018s artwork shows Rodrigo tipped upside down while pumping her legs on a park swing, smiling unabashedly.<\/p>\n \/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js<\/span><\/p>\n Dan Nigro helped Rodrigo create her first two albums, and You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> finds the dynamic duo reuniting. \u201cOlivia and I made an album,\u201d the producer wrote on Instagram<\/a> following the album announcement. \u201cI\u2019m pretty excited about it!\u201d<\/p>\n Rodrigo quietly revealed the number of songs on You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> when the album\u2019s countdown page<\/a> appeared on streaming services. Without sharing the titles yet, the countdown showed that the project has a total of 13 tracks.<\/p>\n The title of You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> apparently hits the nail on the head in terms of what its songs are about, with Rodrigo telling British Vogue <\/em>ahead of its release that it\u2019s an album of \u201csad love songs.\u201d \u201cI realized all my favorite romantic love songs were beautiful because they had a tinge of fear or yearning in them,\u201d she explained to the publication.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt a similar way about falling in love, that the second I\u2019m in a really great relationship, I\u2019m gonna start feeling good about myself, and this stuff is going to fall into place,\u201d she added. \u201cBut it just doesn\u2019t work like that.\u201d<\/p>\n British Vogue <\/em>also teased one song on Rodrigo\u2019s album with a \u201cdreamier, hazier\u201d vibe. The singer told the publication that the track was inspired by a moment in Sex and the City<\/em> when Miranda tells Steve, \u201cWhenever something funny happens, I always want to tell you about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Release Date<\/h2>\n
The Cover Art<\/h2>\n
The Producer<\/h2>\n
The Number of Tracks<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s Full of \u2018Sad Love Songs\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Sex and the City\u2019 Inspired One Song<\/h2>\n