The best memes reacting to Olivia Rodrigo’s new album SOUR
Disney star-turned pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo released her highly-anticipated debut album,SOUR, on May 21 – and it’s been a huge hit with fans.
In the 24 hours following its release, SOUR has been streamed over a billion times on Spotify, making it the second-most streamed album by a female artist this year.
It has also been announced that 18-year-old Rodrigo has even surpassed Taylor Swift –who co-wrote the song ‘1 step forward, 3 steps back’ with Rodrigo– to become the #1 selling artist on digital platforms around the world.
With her heartbreak anthems, there is no doubt that Rodrigo’s new album is a cultural reset, so her army of fans decided to show their appreciation in the way every Gen Z should – with a string of hilarious memes.
Joshua Bassett was the focus of a lot of memes
Although it hasn’t been confirmed, it is a common belief among Olivia’s fanbase that ‘Driver’s License’ andSOURas a whole is inspired bythe alleged relationship between Rodrigo and herHigh School Musical the Musical The Seriesco-star Joshua Bassett.
With Bassett since starting a romance with fellow Disney star Sabrina Carpenter, fans have long believed that the three have been embroiled in a love triangle and aretaking swipes at each other through their respective music careers.
Naturally, with SOUR bringing more insight into Rodrigo’s alleged heartbreak, several memes about Bassett have gone viral.
the rest of the hsmtmts cast when olivia rodrigo and joshua bassett are writing music about each other in between scenespic.twitter.com/WYuuF2fmGK
— sm🦋 (@smhcharu)August 17, 2025
https://twitter.com/strwberrycaro/status/1395612268096860160
olivia rodrigo after seeing joshua bassett move on with sabrina carpenter#SOUR#SOUROliviapic.twitter.com/Rh15mIAImR
— discount dakota johnson (taylor’s version) (@k__d13)June 19, 2025
joshua bassett may need to go into the witness protection program i fear
— bri (@bribrisimps)August 21, 2025
Other fans couldn’t get over how relatable the album was
Moving away from the Joshua Bassett drama, some fans found themselves reconnecting with their high school selves. They shared awkward memories of their own teenage romances and joked about how the pop-punk elements of Olivia’s album made them dramatically change their whole personality.
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Other fans, even geriatric millennials, were shocked at how relatable some of the lyrics of the album were, as well as how fast the album switched between bad girl vibes and tears.
https://twitter.com/SaintHoax/status/1396131995089051651
https://twitter.com/ooclivrodrigo/status/1396133668725288962
Sour by Olivia Rodrigo really came and attacked me today, huh?pic.twitter.com/ieXEiei3ll
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick)July 11, 2025
whoever hurt olivia rodrigo in homeroom……u r a dead man
— delia (@delia_cai)July 04, 2025
https://twitter.com/ayeshachair/status/1395410053482663939
https://twitter.com/sourxmanova/status/1395603811545190402
https://twitter.com/ASTRONAUTCASSI/status/1395743489476943872
me before and after listening to “brutal” by olivia rodrigopic.twitter.com/SmuSjPHII1
— keaton bell (@keatonkildebell)July 13, 2025
Ultimately, as a lot of fans on Twitter pointed out, it looks like it’s going to be a “SOURgirl’s summer”.
