Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Songs From ‘Guts’ & ‘Sour,’ Talk ‘Cathartic’ Album Release on ‘TODAY’ Show

Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her long awaited Guts release day with a special live performance on TODAY, singing a handful of tracks new and old for fans on the show’s plaza in New York City — an experience she professed was “cathartic.”

Taking the stage just hours after Guts‘ midnight release on Friday (Sept. 8), the 20-year-old pop star performed two songs from the new record: No. 1 lead single “Vampire” and brand new track “Get Him Back!” She also revisited two of her biggest hits from Sour, with fans in the crowd practically screaming along to the lyrics of “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U.”

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Rodrigo also took a moment to chat onstage with hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, sharing how she’s feeling now that she’s beaten the pressure of living up to the success of her blockbuster debut. “I’m so excited,” she gushed. “I’ve been working on [Guts] for so long and living with it for so long. Today’s just so cathartic.”

She also touched on the poetry class she took last year at USC, after which a photo of her taking notes went viral online. “I took a college class last year ’cause I was homeschooled my whole life, so I really wanted to have that experience,” she shared. “It definitely aided my songwriting a lot. I love learning and I love writing — it’s my favorite thing.”

Hours before the release of Guts, Rodrigo surprised fans at her pop-up event for the album in New York City. While there, she answered questions in a quick Q&A and gave attendees a sneak peek of four of her new songs: “All-American Bitch,” “Logical,” “Get Him Back!” and “Teenage Dream.”

Following the record’s release, fans were quick to notice what looks to be a clue in Rodrigo’s lyric video for “Making The Bed”: that the singer may be planning on embarking on a Guts World Tour.

Check out clips from her TODAY show performance below:

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