Will the success of Good 4 U be good for rock music?

The hottest record in the world right now is an angry pop-punk banger with emo-inflected lyrics such as ​‘Screw that, and screw you / You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do’. Good 4 U has broken streaming records, hit Number One around the planet and would probably go down a storm on the dancefloor at your local rock club, were any such places currently open for us to scream ​‘Like a damn sociopath!’ in each other’s faces. But this song is not by a band you’ll find in Kerrang! or playing at Download Pilot – Good 4 U comes from the star of Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia’s first hit, the huge Drivers License, was a more traditional pop ballad, but her love for rock seems absolutely genuine ...

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