{"id":7909,"date":"2026-01-08T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/olivia-rodrigo-david-byrne-drivers-license\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:40:21","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-david-byrne-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/olivia-rodrigo-david-byrne-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo Fetes \u2018License\u2019 With David Byrne Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screen-Shot-2026-01-08-at-12.26.17-PM.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Olivia Rodrigo and David Byrne perform at the Governors Ball festival in New York in 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Olivia Rodrigo is celebrating the fifth birthday of her breakthrough single, \u201cdrivers license,\u201d by today (Jan. 8) releasing a cover of the song by friend and collaborator David Byrne. It\u2019s the first in a series of covers pegged to the upcoming fifth anniversary of Rodrigo\u2019s debut album, <em>SOUR<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Byrne\u2019s take on \u201clicense\u201d is available on DSPs and for <a href=\"https:\/\/77yjo5bab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001FwCC7IuxdHK6e2aSLPtlIC8ZQ9C3ARuzy62qm7Ag6hJ6cygvuZvWakYGGqBHKqGWA54JRFBKU7-08p0TWCSidL4UVjKo9sAJsat_N1NCbJEAkcbWHFJ6WhI-lW-r8FSAlNQxdJYNV65TkJ0-hMAv99oYX7oMteiACvgfCgaLIwDayXt3MA93TofxETpzXepqN93zrXH517k=&amp;c=3mKdT9XrUL695uk5wBeBLB4XU-VN8aFJjoIa7I8vyVWI-H-jHrHwKQ==&amp;ch=cx3a9VZ07FVJYajqojJ5f5ug3M6hC-ZbriD2f-PVWkpjhjDRn9AMDQ==\" target=\"_blank\">pre-order<\/a> on translucent seven-inch ruby vinyl. The b-side chronicles Byrne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/06\/olivia-rodrigo-david-byrne-gov-ball\/\">surprise appearance<\/a> last summer during Rodrigo\u2019s Governors Ball set to perform the Talking Heads classic \u201cBurning Down the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/exoticas-enduring-appeal\/\">EXOTICA\u2019S ENDURING APPEAL<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/dry-cleaning-interview\/\">Dry Cleaning Stretch Out In Meaningful Ways<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/01\/bruno-mars-new-album\/\">Bruno Mars In A \u2018Romantic\u2019 Mood With New LP<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A separate Target-exclusive vinyl pairs the original version of \u201clicense\u201d with a live version taped at the same Governors Ball set.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"LmeeH2c6Xfo\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rodrigo has often performed with some of her older musical heroes, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2022\/08\/olivia-rodrigo-billy-joel-deja-vu-uptown-girl-msg\/\">Billy Joel<\/a>\u00a0at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden in 2022 and No Doubt at their 2024 Coachella reunion. She also selected \u201990s alternative band the Breeders as one of the openers on her\u00a0<em>GUTS<\/em>\u00a0tour.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Byrne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/F93xd1HvPzM\" target=\"_blank\">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> of Rodrigo, whom he met after a Madison Square Garden show, \u201cGreat performer. She was having a really good time. I got introduced to her afterwards and she seemed like a real person. Growing up in the world she did, she survived it really well and handled it really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Rodrigo and David Byrne perform at the Governors Ball festival in New York in 2025. 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