Olivia Rodrigo Performs "The Cure" on Jimmy Kimmel, Fulfills Babysitting Dream

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Watch Olivia Rodrigo Showcase ‘The Cure’ on ‘Kimmel’

Jimmy Kimmel also offered the singer an opportunity to fulfill her long-held dream of being a babysitter

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June 11, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her evocative single, “The Cure,” and to chat with Jimmy Kimmel about her forthcoming LP, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love .

The singer, clad in a white gown, showcased the emotionally-wrought number alongside her live band while surrounded by a pile of red microphone cords. “My head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt/ I got toxins in my bloodstream and you tried hard to suck ’em out,” she sings on the track. “And it feels like medication, and it’s good for me, I’m sure/But it don’t matter how your love feels anymore.”

Rodrigo has so far shared a few songs from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love , out June 12 via Geffen Records. In April she released “Drop Dead,” the LP’s first single,” followed by “The Cure” last month. She recently showcased her collaboration with Robert Smith, “What’s Wrong With Me?,” live at Primavera.

The singer joined Kimmel to discuss making the album, shooting her “Drop Dead” music video at the Palace of Versailles, and choosing the title. “The record is about being in love, but in sort of a nuanced way,” she told Kimmel of the album’s name. “It definitely has its highs and lows. I thought that the title really captured that.”

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-the-cure-performance-kimmel-1235576009/)._