Niall Horan praises Olivia Rodrigo for her innovative approach to pop music writing
Former One Direction star Niall Horan has credited Olivia Rodrigo with changing the way pop music is written admitting she's had a "big influence" on "pop writers".
Niall Horan has credited Olivia Rodrigo with changing the way pop music is written.
Former One Direction star Niall has lavished praise on Olivia Rodrigo - who releases her third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love in June - and her producing partner Dan Nigro revealing the singer's records Sour and Guts had a "big influence" on the way other artists' songs are put together.
In a interview with Rolling Stone, Niall explained: "It’s great to hear [bridges]. I feel like Olivia Rodrigo has been a big influence on that for pop writers.
"What I like about Olivia’s music is [that] you feel like you’re getting one song and then you get a completely different song.
"It completely flips on its head musically, goes somewhere different, brings you to a bridge, brings you to some weird musical breakdown thing.
"Whatever [she] and Dan Nigro are up to is a good little team they’ve got going there. It’s definitely influencing people, including myself."
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is due for release on June 12 following the debut of the record's first single, Drop Dead, which landed on April 17. Olivia has also announced a new tour - The Unraveled Tour - which kicks off in the US in September including four nights at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California and another four at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York before she heads to Europe in 2027.
Slow Hands singer Niall is also releasing a new album - Dinner Party - in June.
