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Olivia Rodrigo is stepping into a confident new chapter with the arrival of her third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. During a conversation with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show, the 23 year old singer-songwriter opened up about the personal growth behind the record, explaining how a more developed understanding of love, relationships, and heartbreak influenced the songs she created.
Looking back on the album title, Rodrigo said it perfectly captured her long standing fascination with emotions that are both beautiful and painful. "I always just thought that my favourite love songs were songs that were a little bit sad and a little bit broken, a little bit gut-wrenching," she said. "I love that title because it also reflected all of my favourite love songs. Songs that were about romance and about positivity but were also a little bit broken." She added that the title became even more meaningful as her own experiences became more layered. "Life has two sides. There's two sides to the coin of love."
One of the album's defining moments comes on the song "the cure," which Rodrigo described as the emotional center of the project. The track emerged after a powerful discussion with a close friend about the often complicated nature of modern relationships. "I was like, 'I want to write this record about love... I have all these love songs that I just love and I'm in this relationship that is "happy." why do I feel so depressed? Why can't I feel how I think it's supposed to feel in my head?'" Rodrigo recalled.
Creating the song gave her the opportunity to examine feelings in a way she could not during the SOUR and GUTS years. "Songwriting for me is best done when you're a little bit afraid to write it," she told Lowe. "Having written that song, I learned so much about myself... Just being a teenager, you look at love like black and white. You're like, 'This person hurt me and I hate them.' Or like, 'I love this person. They're the best person to ever exist.' And I think this record for me... is me playing in the gray area a little bit more."
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Musicians are joining in the celebration after the New York Knicks captured their first NBA championship in more than five decades.
On Saturday, June 13, the Knicks clinched the championship with a 94 to 90 win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Este Haim, Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay attend Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2026, in New York City.
Watch Taylor Swift Join in on the Raucous Celebration at MSG After the Knicks’ Game 4 Win
After the landmark victory, artists such as Cardi B, Fat Joe, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez headed to social media to share their excitement over the team's first championship triumph since 1973.
Cardi B gave fans a glimpse of her enthusiastic reaction during an Instagram Live broadcast, springing out of bed and racing through her home while shouting, “Oh my God!” and “We won!” She later told viewers she had to get dressed and head out because “the streets are calling me.”
Fat Joe, who has been one of the Knicks’ most dedicated celebrity supporters and is often seen courtside, celebrated the championship on social media as well.
“Never give up,” Joe wrote alongside an Instagram photo showing him standing with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The rapper followed up with several more posts from the celebrations, including a courtside video featuring himself with actor Timothée Chalamet and actress Teyana Taylor.
Alicia Keys also joined the citywide celebration by posting footage of crowds pouring into the streets of New York following the victory. In the video, fans could be heard singing “Empire State of Mind,” her 2009 collaboration with Jay-Z.
“Empire State of Mind!!!!!!” she wrote in the caption of the Instagram upload.
Jennifer Lopez shared one of the evening’s standout reactions, posting a video on Instagram of herself watching the closing moments of the game from her home. Once the final buzzer sounded, the Bronx native leaped to her feet in excitement before falling back onto the couch while yelling, “Yes!” and “Oh, my God!”
Lopez paired the video with a heartfelt note about her longtime connection to the franchise.
“Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers, NBA Champions!!!!!” Lopez began. “I remember the last time the Knicks were making a run for the championship and rushing home every game day from the set to watch Ewing, Starks and Oakley make a hell of a run.”
She added, “We have all been waiting patiently for this day for years. Thank you for uniting our city again…for uniting the world. You restored faith, hope and belief in that there’s nothing we can’t do!! Hard work, goodness and teamwork pays off! You set the city on fire!! Proud to be from the block!! You already know. Knicks forever. CONGRATULATIONS!! Love, Jenny.”
