Olivia Rodrigo has joined forces with Chappell Roan to share a new remix of ‘Expectations’, and the music video stars David Byrne and Dan Nigro. Check it out below.
The original track initially features on Rodrigo’s critically acclaimed third album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’. Now, she has remixed the song with Chappell Roan – marking the first time they have featured on a track together.
The new version of ‘Expectations’ is produced by their mutual collaborator, Dan Nigro, and puts a more playful, lighthearted spin on the original.
It also comes with a new music video, which is directed by Bardia Zeinali, features Rodrigo and Roan as different characters going head-to-head in a retro gameshow called ‘The Big Expectations Show’.
Replicating the classic gameshow structure of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the video also shows Talking Heads legend David Byrne as the host, and Dan Nigro as special guest. Tune in below.
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The new collaboration comes as Roan recently performed at Rodrigo’s inaugural women-led music festival, Daisy Chain Fields. Held at Great Park in Irvine, California at the end of August, the star-studded event raised millions for organisations supporting women and girls, and saw Rodrigo joined by Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan for her headline set.
As for the collaboration with David Byrne, the partnership for the music video comes after Rodrigo brought out the singer as a special guest at Governors Ball in 2025.
Since then, the ‘Deja Vu’ singer has kicked off her huge ‘Unraveled’ world tour in Connecticut, where she was supported by Wolf Alice.
Demand has since led to numerous extra dates being added, including an extended UK-exclusive residency at The O2 in London. Rodrigo is currently scheduled to play 11 nights at the venue between April 5 and May 10, 2027.
The tour supports ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’, which arrived in June and received a four-and-a-half-star review from NME. “Here is a major popstar who is not afraid to get weirder and more wonderful, to give even more of themselves over in their art,” the review read.
“‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’ is undeniable evidence of Rodrigo’s growth: as a songwriter, composer, and as a human being.”
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