Everything to Know About Olivia Rodrigo’s Third Album
THE RUNDOWN
- Olivia Rodrigo seemed to tease her third studio album after wrapping her GUTS World Tour.
- During her final tour stop, she wore a red “3” shirt and handed out her signature GUTS rings, signaling the end of one era and the start of another.
- While no release date or title has been confirmed, Rodrigo told ELLE that the upcoming album will feature “new sounds” and “new stories.”
After wrapping her world tour and a packed festival run this past summer, Olivia Rodrigo has made it clear: The GUTS chapter is officially closed, and something new is on the horizon. With subtle onstage Easter eggs and direct messages to her fans, Rodrigo has been teasing the arrival of her third studio album, nicknamed “OR3,” without revealing too much. Here’s what we know so far about the pop star’s next project.
There’s no confirmed release date just yet, and Rodrigo hasn’t shared a title or tracklist. Still, several recent clues suggest that her third album may be arriving soon.
Fans seem to think something is coming next year, after Rodrigo coyly told Nylon in an October 2025 interview, “I won't say too much, but I think 2026 is going to be a busy year for me. I’ve been having a lot of fun dreaming things up.”
Previously, in a fan newsletter sent on August 11, she wrote, “the GUTS world tour is officially over!! thank u 4 making each and every show so special. the end of the GUTS era feels bittersweet, but I’m sooooo excited for all that’s y3t to come!!!! speaking of what’s next...clear ur calendar tomorrow at 9 A.M. P.T. for something special i've been working on to celebrate all our GUTS tour memories together.”
In a promo video for American Express posted in October 2025, the pop star confirmed, “Now I’m home and I’m working on my new album.”
Prior to, Rodrigo seemed to hint that OR3 is underway. At her final festival performance for the GUTS tour at Osheaga in Montreal, she walked onstage wearing a red T-shirt with a glittered number three on the front. After the show, she handed out her signature GUTS rings to fans as a symbolic farewell to her second album cycle. The moment was widely interpreted as her transition into a new creative era, with Capital Official commenting, “red looks good on you 👀.”
She wore red frequently during that time, including during her July 2025 appearance at Wimbledon and in some of her other performances. The color change has led fans to speculate that red may be the visual anchor for the third album.
Changes to her official website further fueled speculation. Fans noticed the site’s color palette had shifted from purple, long associated with both SOUR and GUTS, to red.
Even her butterfly logo, previously purple, appeared in red. The shift, though subtle, suggests an intentional rebranding ahead of a new release.
While Rodrigo has remained relatively tight-lipped about the album itself, she’s offered glimpses into how her songwriting has evolved. In an interview with Open House Party in July 2023, she said she was already brainstorming concepts for her third album, even before GUTS was officially out. “I’ve actually been thinking about it a lot,” she said at the time. “I just barely finished GUTS, so I can’t get too ahead of myself, but, yeah, I definitely am ideating. The wheels are spinning.”
She spoke with Daily Star U.K. in June 2025 about how her personal growth impacts her creative output. “As I just grow as a person, and I learn more about music, and I have different perspectives, it’s impossible for that not to be reflected in your songwriting,” she said. “Hopefully by the time I put out my next album, it’ll feel more mature and like a different take on things.”
She also told ELLE that she’s experimenting with “new sounds.” She said in October 2025, “I’m working on new music and I’m having a lot of fun. It’s nice to be home from touring, to really get to sink my teeth into new songs and new sounds and new stories. I’m having a really good time.”
As for how the new material differs from Guts and Sour, Rodrigo explained, “It feels so different. Just by virtue of, I guess I’m a little older now and I feel like I have more experience. I think the tour and all the festivals were really educational for me and taught me a lot about who I am and what kind of music I want to make and what music I want to play for people. I’m taking all those lessons into the studio with me.”
This story has been updated.
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