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,” recorded at 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.
