Olivia Rodrigo's Newest Song Breaks A Longstanding Tradition

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentOlivia Rodrigo's Newest Song Breaks A Longstanding TraditionByHannah Abraham,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow AuthorJun 07, 2026, 12:09am EDTGLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Olivia Rodrigo performs with Robert Smith of The Cure on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)WireImageOlivia Rodrigo has never put another artist’s name on one of her songs. Not on SOUR, not on GUTS, not on any of the singles in between. That changed, at a surprise set at Primavera Sound. This weekend, Rodrigo debuted “What’s Wrong With Me”, her first-ever collaboration, and brought out a personal hero turned collaborator to perform it with her live.How Olivia Rodrigo Revealed Her New SongThe reveal of Rodrigo’s duet with The Cure’s Robert Smith came just hours after Rodrigo made a surprise announcement she would play at the Barcelona festival, sharing an Instagram Story captioned "Surprise!!!" with a thumbs-up photo from the festival grounds. She remained silent about Smith’s involvement until he walked on stage. Before playing the song, Rodrigo told the crowd, “It's really special to me for so many reasons, primarily because it's the first song I've ever had a feature on.”When Smith appeared, the audience’s reaction was immediate. "I can’t believe this song exists with the person that it exists with. I’m just so fucking over the moon," Rodrigo said. By the end of the pe...