What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and Olivia Rodrigo
has completely taken over the music charts this week with her hit song ‘Driver’s
License’ and the alleged love triangle that inspired the track, and now, her rumored ex
Joshua Bassett has released a song of his own!
Olivia Rodrigo is a 17 year old Disney star, most recently known for her role in High School
Musical: The Musical: The Series, with whom she starred alongside Joshua Bassett.
Rumor has it that Olivia and Joshua formed an off-screen relationship of their own, although
Josh was an adult and Olivia was still a minor.
Although the two never confirmed their alleged relationship, fans picked up on clues that
they were in a relationship after finding some subtle clues, including a video in which
Olivia talked about how Josh took her driving for the first time, something she said she’ll
quote, “always remember.”
But the young love didn’t seem to last, as Olivia referenced a “failed relationship”
on TikTok in August 2020, which was the first indication that the relationship may be over.
A few months later, Joshua sparked new dating rumors when he was pictured at lunch with
Sabrina Carpenter.
The rumors were fueled even more when the two attended a Halloween party as Sharkboy
and Lavagirl.
A couples costume definitely gives off couple vibes….
Enter Olivia’s debut single, ‘Driver’s License.’
In the original clip that Olivia shared to social media prior to the song’s release,
lyrics for the track included “And you’re probably with that brunette girl who always
made me doubt, she’s so much older than me, she’s everything I’m insecure about.”
But when the full song was released on January 7th, the lyrics had changed to “And you’re
probably with that BLONDE girl…” which made fans instantly speculate that she was
referring to Sabrina Carpenter, as she is blonde and she also happens to be older than
Olivia!
That and other lyrics from the song, including “I got my driver's license last week just
like we always talked about, cause you were so excited for me to finally drive up to your
house” really makes it seem like she’s singing about Joshua and Sabrina!
I mean, he did teach Olivia how to drive...
But again, none of this has been confirmed by either of the parties involved and it’s
all still speculation at this point!
The song was an instant hit, and is currently one of the top trending songs on TikTok.
Even full grown adults, including myself, are listening to the song on repeat, as it
takes us all back to that feeling of being 17 and heartbroken.
Something just hits different about simple yet powerful lyrics like, “You said forever,
now I drive alone past your street.”
Relatable, amirite?!
The song has even broken Spotify’s record for the most streamed song in a day, surpassing
Ariana Grande’s previously held record.
‘Driver’s License’ was streamed over 17 million times on the day of its release
and reached number one on the Spotify charts within just one week of its release!
Even celebrities are giving Olivia the recognition she deserves for writing such a beautiful
song.
None other than the queen of songwriting herself, Taylor Swift, replied to Olivia’s comment
about being next to Taylor on the iTunes chart.
Taylor wrote, “I say that’s my baby and I’m really proud.”
Olivia has publicly shared her love for Taylor Swift in the past, so as a Swifty, it’s
safe to say getting Taylor’s blessing was a HUGE career highlight!
Olivia shared the comment to her own Instagram with the caption, “what is breathing.”
But while we’ve all been listening to ‘Driver’s License’ on repeat and crying along to the
beautiful track, Joshua has released a song of his own called ‘Lie Lie Lie.’
Of course, we all freaked out when Joshua announced the new song and instantly thought
that it would be a response to Olivia’s ‘Driver’s License,’ but before it was
even released, Joshua took to his Instagram story to clarify the meaning behind the song.
Joshua stated, “I wrote ‘Lie Lie Lie’ after I found out a friend had been lying
about me behind my back for a long time.
It always sucks to hear that someone you thought you could trust would throw you under the
bus when it benefits them.
It happens to all of us, and I think all you can do is seek out people that build you up
rather than tear you down.”
According to this Instagram screenshot, Joshua also wrote the song in November 2019, and
Olivia commented on the post at the time supporting him.
And now, Joshua’s song along with the music video has been released and fans have a lot
to say about some of the similarities in the music videos.
It is important to note that Joshua’s music video was reportedly filmed one month ago,
but we’ve gotta say, some of the scenes from Olivia’s ‘Driver’s License’ video
and Joshua’s ‘Lie Lie Lie’ video do look eerily similar.
One fan shared these screenshots and wrote, “ok idc whether or not olivia rodrigo and
joshua bassett wrote the songs for each other but dont lie the lyrics and these two music
videos have so many similarities its looks like were watching 2 sides of a break up THEY
LITERALLY HAVE THE SAME IDEAS-.”
This person agreed and shared the same side by side images, writing, “i know lie lie
lie by joshua bassett isn’t about olivia but can we talk about the parallels between
these two scenes bc uhh.”
But this fan made it clear that Joshua’s song is not a response to Olivia’s song,
writing, “For those that still don’t understand.
Lie Lie Lie and Drivers Licence are NOT RELATED.
Joshua Bassett did his own song (so good btw) that has nothing to do with the drama.
Normalise loving them both!
Stream Lie Lie Lie and Drivers License.”
But in a surprising turn of events, Joshua Bassett actually ended up in the hospital
last night, just a few hours after his song was released.
Joshua took to Instagram to share this video with his fans.
In the caption, he wrote, “welp... not the first place i assumed i’d be on my Lie Lie
Lie release day... the ER!! (before you ask, no it’s not covid.)
after an unknown, uncomfortable feeling turned into, times 10, the worst pain of my life,
i figured i’d just try to sleep.
after multiple, very very ugly days and nights, i had no choice today but be taken to the
hospital.”
Josh further went on to thank his fans for their support on his new song and also shared
that he had his first surgery last night, and that the doctors have made him feel very
safe.
Now all we can do is hope he feels better soon!
Send Joshua your get well wishes and let us know all your thoughts in the comment section
below!
After that, click right over here to see more of Olivia’s reaction to what Taylor Swift
had to say about ‘Driver’s License’!
Thanks for watching, I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!