Olivia Rodrigo Performs First-Ever Featured Track With Robert Smith of The Cure at Surprise Primavera Sound Set
Rodrigo performed the new track “What’s Wrong With Me” with the 66-year-old Cure frontman at the Barcelona festival. The song will appear on her third studio album, due June 12.
apnews.comOlivia Rodrigo performed her first collaboration with another artist at a surprise set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona. She brought Robert Smith of The Cure onstage to sing “What’s Wrong With Me,” a track from her forthcoming album. ” and a thumbs-up photo from the grounds.
She did not mention Smith’s participation until he walked onstage. ” When Smith appeared, she said, “I can’t believe this song exists with the person that it exists with. ” After hugging him at the end of the performance, she added, “I feel like I’m gonna cry.
The collaboration began at Glastonbury 2025. ” She later released the full set, including the Smith cameo, as the live album Live From Glastonbury (A BBC Recording). Smith, 66, has led The Cure since the band formed in 1976.
The group has released 13 studio albums; “Friday I’m in Love,” issued in 1992, has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. ” Rodrigo has referenced The Cure on the new record in other ways. On the lead single “Drop Dead,” which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, she incorporates the title of “Just Like Heaven” into the opening verse.
Rodrigo’s third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is scheduled for release on Friday, June 12, 2026. ” The Unravelled Tour supporting the album begins in North America in September and moves to Europe in spring 2027; all dates are sold out.
Industry attendees at a private listening session for the album already knew Smith would appear on the track, though they were asked to keep the information confidential until Rodrigo announced it herself.


