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Olivia and Chappell unpack "expectations" on Apple Music

Zane Lowe's joint interview gets into their studio friendship, Chappell's wig collection and David Byrne's music-video cameo.

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Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan: “expectations”, Music Video & Daisy Chains | Zane Lowe Interview

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0:39Rodrigo and Roan recall meeting in the studio and bonding over songs including "Pink Pony Club."
3:20Rodrigo says Roan's confidence inspired her to write "expectations" as an assertive mantra.
4:15Roan explains how she brought queer perspectives and dating humor to her verse.
8:29Rodrigo recalls David Byrne improvising a character for his music-video cameo.
10:14Roan discusses using her wig collection and returning to her pop persona after time off.
12:34The conversation turns to Roan's Daisy Chain performance and other festival appearances.

Olivia Rodrigo wanted to write a mantra song, and Chappell Roan's confidence helped point the way. Speaking to Zane Lowe over FaceTime, Rodrigo explains how that inspiration became "expectations," before Roan describes adding her own queer perspective and dating humor to the remix.

Their conversation was comfortably the most-watched of Apple Music's four uploads this week, reaching roughly 284,000 views. It also has the strongest daily momentum among the channel's videos right now. But the appealing detail isn't simply the pairing: it's hearing two artists trace a collaboration back to a friendship that began in the studio, with "Pink Pony Club" among the songs they remember bonding over.

The music-video stories bring a lighter turn. Rodrigo recalls David Byrne committing a full day to his cameo and improvising a character; Roan discusses dipping into her wig collection. In the comments, viewers keep returning to the artists' mutual support, while several also point out that Roan's call audio is difficult to hear.

Elsewhere, Ebro, Nadeska, Lowkey and Eddie take Rap Life Review through Young Thug's R&B album announcement and Gunna's "pop it." Show Me the Body supply a performance of "Do What's Right," and "HEAD TRIP." rounds out the week's releases.

Apple Music added about 2.5 million views across the week, with its subscriber count unchanged. Its daily viewing is currently below its usual level, unlike Pressplay Media's sharp surge; Mixtape Madness is closer to its normal rhythm.

Beyond the new uploads, Social Distortion's "Tonight" session for The Travis Mills Show continues drawing viewers, followed by Lowe's Noah Kahan interview about The Great Divide. The channel's week has room for a punk performance as well as a pop friendship.

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the fact that they’ve supported each other for so long and have come together to make this is <3333
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they're so lovely, what a great friendship they have and they're so grounded it's amazing
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Zane is such a wholesome interviewer. "Chappell, whenever you're ready, we're ready" indeed <3
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their friendship makes so much sense to me. having someone by your side who does the exact same things as you and inspires you so much is such a beautiful and special thing and i love that they have that. i love them so much and it's incredible to be able to witness everything they do because they always leave me gagged 🙏🏻
@bithehandSee it on YouTube
its so cute seeing how much chappell admires olivia when she talks. ❤
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chappell i can barely hear youuuu
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I love that these women are unapologetically themselves👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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