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Olivia Rodrigo
Louis Browne*It’s a small world after all. Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid Laroi and Conan Gray got together for a trip to Disneyland, the “Drivers License” singer shared in an Instagram gallery post on Friday (Feb. 18).
The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star shared a set of photos from her magical outing, including one of the Gen Z trio sporting Disneyland’s most iconic accessory — Mickey Mouse ears. Another snap shows the three taking on what looks to be the Radiator Springs Racers ride, posing hilariously for the coaster’s cameras from their Lightning McQueen car with Rodrigo’s friend Iris Apatow and Kid Laroi’s girlfriend Katarina Deme. There are also snapshots of the singer-songwriter posing in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle in a pink “I [Heart] Fantasy” cap and black cropped T-shirt featuring fairies.
Rodrigo’s post about her trip to the happiest place on earth comes on the heels of her and Disney’s announcement for the upcoming documentary Driving Home 2 U (a SOUR film). Premiering March 25 on Disney+, the film will give audiences a passenger-seat perspective on the making of the 18-year-old pop star’s multi Grammy-nominated album Sour, co-written and produced by Dan Nigro.
Directed by Stacey Lee and produced by Interscope Films and Supper Club, Driving Home 2 U will feature 11 all-new live arrangements of Sour tracks such as “Good 4 U” and the hit that started it all, “Drivers License.” Rodrigo will also take viewers on an intimate road trip from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, share personal stories and unveil never-before-seen footage in and out of the studio sessions that went into Sour.
See Rodrigo and her squad’s photos from the Happiest Place on Earth below:
10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced that he is leaving the band because the demands of touring have become too much for him.
The 75-year-old musician, who also spent time performing with Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works, has chosen to walk away from the legendary rock group after more than five decades.
He shared: “After so many wonderful years with 10cc, I must admit that the rigours of touring are no longer manageable for me as I get older, and I feel it’s time to let go of the long hours in airports and endless travel on buses.
“I’m not planning to stop playing altogether. I will still perform but at a pace that feels right, working alongside old friends and a new group of fellow musicians called The Guilty Men.”
Frontman Graham Gouldman confessed that it will feel unusual to perform without his “longest-running musical associate.”
He explained: “When Paul and I first joined forces in 10cc, we never could have imagined that we’d still be at it after 30 years, let alone 52.
“Paul has been my longest musical partner and it will feel different to turn around and see another drummer, but I completely understand why he no longer wants to sit on a plane for 14 hours or wake up in a new hotel every day for weeks at a time.”
Ben Stone, who has previously played with Mike and The Mechanics and Bonnie Tyler, will be taking over on drums.
Paul, who had several runs with 10cc after joining in 1973, performed his final show with the I’m Not In Love band in Alexandria, Virginia this past September.
The group is set to continue their And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in the UK next year.
