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Olivia Rodrigo Performs 'Drop Dead' and 'Begged' on 'SNL'

Olivia Rodrigo debuted 'Drop Dead' and 'Begged' from her forthcoming third album, 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,' live on 'Saturday Night Live.'

Rolling Stone·May 3, 2026·via Rolling Stone

Olivia Rodrigo Performs 'Drop Dead' and 'Begged' on 'SNL'

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‘SNL’: Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform ‘Drop Dead,’ ‘Begged’

Both are from the singer-songwriter's upcoming third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

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May 3, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo made her third musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live , performing two songs from her forthcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love .

Rodrigo, who previously performed on the late night show in 2023 and in 2021 , opened with “Drop Dead ,” which she wrote with Amy Allen and longtime collaborator Dan Nigro.

The 23-year-old singer-songwriter, who also debuted as SNL host on Saturday, has said You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love will mainly include “sad love songs.”

“I realized all my favorite romantic love songs were beautiful because they had a tinge of fear or yearning in them,” she told British Vogue last month.

“It was a creative challenge to write from a joyful place,” she explained. “When you’re experiencing that you’re connected to someone, or feeling really good, you’re not in your head thinking about bittersweet poems!”

The album, Rodrigo’s third after 2023’s Guts and 2021’s Sour , will be released on June 12. Like its predecessors, Nigro is producing.