Olivia Rodrigo makes a surprise performance with Robert Smith

Last night, Saturday 6 June 2026, Olivia Rodrigo shocked the audience Primavera Sound with a surprise set, giving fans an unforgettable moment: the debut of his new collaboration with Robert Smith, the iconic frontman of the Cure. The song, titled what’s wrong with mewill be part of the pop star’s highly anticipated third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in lovewhich is scheduled for release on June 12th.

When introducing the song on stage, Rodrigo did not hide his emotion:

It’s a really special piece for me for so many reasons, first and foremost because it’s my very first collaboration ever. I still struggle to believe that this song exists, and above all that it exists together with such a person.

The bond between Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith it has blossomed and consolidated in the last two years. The spark struck when the Cure leader joined the pop star on stage at Glastonbury in 2025, during the set which saw Olivia as the headliner. Since then, the two have remained in close contact, especially while working on her new album.

In a recent interview with “Vogue”, Smith revealed some background to their relationship:

She calls me often to talk about clothes and fashion, and we’ve spent a couple of memorable evenings together in the studio. I bought ‘Sour’ and then ‘Guts’… Even though most of the songs on those two albums aren’t exactly ‘meant for my age group’, they are so good that it’s hard not to fall in love with them.

what’s wrong with me it is the third preview that we can hear from the new recording project you seem pretty sad for a girl so in loveand follows the release of previous singles drop dead And the cure (a title that, ironically, has no connection to Smith’s band.