Olivia Rodrigo has marked the fifth anniversary of her post-Disney debut “Drivers License” by enlisting David Byrne to record a cover. Check it out below. A 7″ vinyl single, out April 3, will pair the cover with Rodrigo and Byrne’s version of Talking Heads’“Burning Down the House,” recordedat the 2025 Governors Ball.
This is the first in a series of covers that will lead up to the anniversary of Sour in June, a press release notes. She wrote on social media today, “We’re starting off insanely strong with an incredible reworking of ‘drivers license’ from one of my all-time heroes, David Byrne. David is nothing short of a legend and I actually cried when I heard his version of this song.” Rodrigo had teased some sort of celebration of the song—originally released in January 2021—by posting a license renewal application on her website this week.
Today’s release may be a throwback, but Rodrigo spent much of last year hinting that 2026 would herald her next phase. Back in October, she told Nylon that she was “having a lot of fun dreaming things up” for what may still be a Guts follow-up this year.