Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan have teamed up for a special Record Store Day 2024 release that will feature covers of each other’s tracks. Set to be released on April 20 via Geffen/Mercury/Republic, the limited-edition special live recording 7″ vinyl pressing is titled ‘Olivia Rodrigo ‘Stick Season’/Noah Kahan ‘Lacy’ – FROM THE BBC RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGE’. The coloured vinyl includes Rodrigo’s viral cover of Kahan’s hit track ‘Stick Season’ on side A with Kahan’s cover of Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ track ‘Lacy’ on side B, both were part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
Other artists set to release special one-off collectable releases on vinyl, cassette, and more include The 1975, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Blur, Lily Allen, Gorillaz, Elton John, Paramore, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. This year marks the 17th edition of the event, and it comes after the news that vinyl sales rose by nearly 15 per cent in the first nine months of 2023, despite the ongoing dominance of streaming services.
In 2023, vinyl sales soared by 122 per cent in the week that Record Store Day took place, surpassing CD sales with 190,000 vinyl records sold in the seven-day period. Physical sales were up 37.2 per cent week-on-week as well. Kahan recently played at the OVO Arena Wembley in London and received a five-star review from NME. Other than that, Rick Astley recently covered Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ during his recent appearance in the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room.
Rodrigo is set to kick off her ‘Guts’ world tour this Friday at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California. The tour will continue to make its way across North America, Europe, and the UK with stops in Miami, Toronto, New York, London, Manchester, Glasgow, and more before wrapping in August with four massive shows in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum. The Breeders, PinkPantheress, Chappell Roan, and Remi Wolf will join on selected dates across the tour.
The joint Record Store Day release between Rodrigo and Kahan is a treat for their fans who want to hear how each of their voices and styles adapt to the other artist’s music. As more artists participate in Record Store Day, it only strengthens the love for vinyl records and the need to keep them alive
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