The Academy Awards just revealed the shortlist for the highly anticipated Best Original Song and Best Original Score for next year's Oscars Awards, and among the list is Olivia Rodrigo.
The 20-year-old dropped the viral hit song "Can't Catch Me Now," a song featured on the newest installment of the "The Hunger Games" film franchise, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes."
According to reports, Rodrigo's song was included in the Best Original Song shortlist, alongside Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For" and Dua Lipa's "Dance the Night," both from the "Barbie" movie.
This is the first time Rodrigo's music was considered for an Oscar Award nomination.
Olivia Rodrigo's Song 'Can't Catch Me Now'
Rodrigo surprised fans when it was announced that her song would be included in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," the prequel of "The Hunger Games" trilogy.
"From the very beginning of this franchise, we have been fortunate to attract some of the world's most talented recording artists, whose music has accentuated and complemented the drama of the films while underscoring the emotional weight carried by the characters," said Francis Lawrence, the director of the film franchise.
"With her highly charged lyrics and urgent voice, Olivia Rodrigo taps into all of that as much as any artist today.
"She's an absolute thrill to work with and we couldn't be more excited that her music is a part of the movie."
"Can't Catch Me Now" is the first song the singer has recorded for a film, and given its success, it seems like there will most likely be a follow-up very soon.
Olivia Rodrigo Rocks the Music Industry
When Rodrigo first blew into the music industry, she surpassed expectations and set new records.
Her debut single, "Drivers License," released initially as a snippet on her TikTok account took the world by storm; it became one of the best-selling songs of 2021.
Her debut album, which came shortly after, "Sour," also earned Rodrigo several accolades, including three Grammy Awards.
Rodrigo recently released her highly anticipated sophomore album, "GUTS," in September; the album yielded several chart-topping singles like 'Vampire," "Bad Idea Right?"," and "Get Him Back!"
So far, the "Deja Vu" singer boasts five multi-platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America, an American Music Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards.
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