Disney+ star Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" becomes the first runaway hit single of 2021

The New York Times

The 17-year-old High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star's hit song "Drivers License" debuted today at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. “It’s been the absolute craziest week of my life,” Rodrigo, who really did get her driver’s license last year, tells The New York Times. “My entire life just, like, shifted in an instant.” As The Times' Joe Coscarelli notes, "Drivers License's" ascension to No. 1 followed "a record-breaking first week across streaming services like Spotify and Amazon Music. Along the way, the autobiographical song kicked up tabloid and social media speculation as listeners tried to piece together its real-life parallels as if it were a track by Rodrigo’s hero, Taylor Swift. TikTok videos led to blog posts, which led to streams, which led to news articles, and back around again. The feedback loop made it unbeatable."