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Olivia Rodrigo has officially begun her new era, and this time she invited her fans to experience it alongside her. <\/p>\n

To celebrate the release of her latest album,<\/a> \u201cYou Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,\u201d Rodrigo collaborated with American Express to re-create the set of her music video for \u201cThe Cure.\u201d The pop-up event, which opened last Thursday and ran until Sunday at Mica Studios, featured props from the video, storyboards, exclusive merchandise and several photo ops for fans. <\/p>\n

With a beating felt heart and lab beakers to pose with, the pop-up transformed an industrial studio space in the Arts District into a pastel-painted cardboard hospital. Ahead of the public opening, Rodrigo surprised a small group of AMEX cardholders and select fans. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have an album that\u2019s coming out today in about one hour, which is crazy,\u201d Rodrigo said, wearing a blue \u201cNurses Do It Better\u201d baby tee. \u201cI figured since we\u2019re all here, maybe we should just listen to a few of them together? Would that be cool?\u201d <\/p>\n

A little over an hour before the album\u2019s release, Rodrigo played four songs from the album as the room brewed with excitement. She began with \u201cMaggots for Brains,\u201d a song about being so infatuated you can\u2019t focus when your partner is away. Although it was their first listen, the song\u2019s catchy chorus already had fans dancing along. <\/p>\n

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Banner for Rodridgo\u2019s pop-up event hands above Mica Studios<\/p>\n

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Rodrigo explained that her next song, \u201cPurple,\u201d paid homage to the aesthetics of her previous albums, \u201cGuts\u201d and \u201cSour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, this is my first non-purple album, but I just had to shout out purple somehow,\u201d Rodrigo joked. \u201cThis song started out as a love song and sort of devolved from there, so I\u2019ll let you guys be the judge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing off the somber vibes of \u201cPurple,\u201d Rodrigo played \u201cLess\u201d next. The piano ballad follows the dissolution of a relationship as the couple grows apart. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been going back and forth on what the saddest song on the record is, but I think this one might be it,\u201d Rodrigo said. <\/p>\n

In a room full of fans, the song struck an emotional chord with many of the listeners. To bring the mood back up, Rodrigo finished the night by playing her new single, \u201cStupid Song.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis next one is a happy one, and it actually has a music video that comes out tonight,\u201d Rodrigo said. \u201cI love this song so much. It\u2019s basically about having such an intense crush on someone that it drives you totally f\u2014 insane. I feel like we\u2019ve all been there at some point in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rodrigo was all smiles at her event celebrating her latest album steeped in heartbreak and romance. <\/p>\n

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After Rodrigo previewed her music, \u201cThe Cure\u201d music video exhibition was opened up to the fans. The showcase ranged from interactive photo ops to gallery walls featuring behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot and Rodrigo\u2019s nurse costume on display. The video\u2019s props, which were primarily designed using cardboard and felt, were displayed in glass cases for visitors to admire. <\/p>\n

Dressed in fun fashion including light pink and polka-dot outfits, fans posed throughout the set, re-creating scenes from the music video as \u201cThe Cure\u201d played overhead. Many had thrown on a piece of the Los Angeles-exclusive merchandise on sale at the pop-up, with shirts and hats reading \u201cYou Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl in Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n

So while some fans teared up at her lyrics and others beamed with excitement, everyone was hyped to experience Rodrigo\u2019s new album. <\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope you enjoy this little exhibition. It is so gorgeous, and I am so proud of it,\u201d Rodrigo said. \u201cThank you guys for being here, and I really hope you love \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love\u2019 as much as I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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