Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ During Singing Whisper Challenge on ‘Fallon’
The singer also explained why she refuses follow anyone on social media
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Olivia Rodrigo stopped by The Tonight Show to chat with host Jimmy Fallon and he took the opportunity to enlist the singer in the “Singing Whisper Challenge.”
In the clip, the pair took turns singing popular songs while the other donned a pair of headphones. They were forced to guess the song based on the lip movement alone. Rodrigo kicked things off with a rendition of Miley Cyrus‘ recent single “Flowers,” which Fallon managed to guess correctly. On her next turn, Rodrigo had an easier challenge: her own song “Drivers License.”
Elsewhere during her appearance Rodrigo discussed writing a song, “Can’t Catch Me Now,” for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes soundtrack and earning numerous Grammy nods for her album Guts. Fallon also asked why Rodrigo doesn’t follow anyone on social media.
“I try to follow zero people because it helps me be off of my phone and, you know, off of social media,” she explained. “But I had this very embarrassing encounter once where I was stalking my ex, as one does. Sue me. Sorry. And I accidentally followed him because I was stalking him, and I was just following one person so it was super obvious that I was following him.”
She added that she now has a “Finsta,” which is a fake Instagram where you can “just lurk and be curious.”
Rodrigo is gearing up to perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend. She appeared in a promo for the late-night sketch show alongside upcoming host Adam Driver where she joked that “Drivers License” is actually about Driver.
In the promo, the duo were joined by cast member Heidi Gardner on stage. After the actor introduced himself and the singer-songwriter, Gardner noted the “awkward” pairing.
“Okay, this is awkward,” Gardner quipped, adding, “Olivia Rodrigo and the guy she wrote a song about.” After Driver inquired which song she’s referring to, Gardner slipped, “‘Drivers License.’ Adam Driver.” Rodrigo then confirmed, “It’s a hundred percent about you.”
Last month, Rodrigo unveiled a music video for “Can’t Catch Me Now.” In the video, the singer-songwriter is captured brooding within the walls of a lonely cabin, before transitioning to her running across a field as the camera cuts to scenes from the Hunger Games prequel film.
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