Olivia Rodrigo confirmed Grammy submissions for the 69th ceremony in February. Her second single "The Cure" will compete in four categories, while her third album heads for Album of the Year. Gold Derby's combined odds place her in a virtual tie with Olivia Dean's "The Art of Love."

The submission list, now confirmed, builds around "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love," Rodrigo's third LP. The record follows her 2021 debut Sour and 2023's Guts and drew reviews that rivaled or surpassed those of her first two projects.

What categories is "The Cure" entered in?

Rodrigo's team picked the album's second single as the lead track for the night's biggest prizes. "The Cure" will compete for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video. The song opens spare, anchored by Rodrigo's vocal and acoustic guitar, and builds to a final chorus critics called explosive.

What about the rock categories?

The genre-flexing material gets a dedicated push. "What's Wrong With Me," featuring Robert Smith of The Cure, has been entered for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance. The collaboration leans directly into one of the album's stated major influences.

How does the Album of the Year race look?

"You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" will be submitted for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Recording Package, and Best Cover for the album's exuberant packaging.

According to Gold Derby's combined odds, Rodrigo sits in a virtual tie with Olivia Dean's "The Art of Love" as the most likely record to score an Album of the Year nomination.

If those odds hold on the actual ballot, the race becomes a direct matchup between Rodrigo, a past Best New Artist winner, and a contender described in coverage as the leading pop figure of the current moment.

What is Rodrigo's Grammy history?

She enters the cycle as a three-time winner. Her previous victories include Best New Artist plus two further trophies.

The current submission slate marks her most aggressive general-field campaign to date, with two general-field song races, Album of the Year, and dedicated rock entries all in play.

Why center the campaign on one song?

The album produced multiple hit singles, including the lead "Drop Dead" and the catchy "Stupid Song." Yet the campaign pushes "The Cure" across four of the night's biggest categories, leaving other tracks out of the major-category running entirely. The math suggests a consolidation play behind a single showpiece rather than fragmented support across several mid-tier bids.

What else defined Rodrigo's year?

In August, she launched Daisy Chain Fields, her own festival framed as her version of Lilith Fair. The event raised $20 million for nonprofits supporting women and girls.

That civic win sits on top of the album release, framing her Grammy run as the closing chapter of a banner year rather than a single-release play.

What's next?

The 69th Grammy Awards air in February. Expect music video premieres, late-night performances, and the standard industry voter push in the weeks ahead.