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132-535: Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known for starring on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022). Shifting focus onto her recording career, Rodrigo signed with Geffen Records to release her 2021 single " Drivers License ", which peaked atop
264-719: A National Hockey League (NHL) game—known as the Big City Greens Classic— as part of ESPN's coverage of the league . The broadcast was themed around the Disney Channel animated series Big City Greens , visualizing data from the league's player and puck tracking system with 3D animated players. Disney Jr. is a daily morning program block aimed at preschoolers, spiritually succeeding Playhouse Disney which launched on April 6, 1997, as part of Disney Channel's morning lineup. On May 26, 2010, Disney-ABC Television Group (now Walt Disney Television ) announced
396-437: A " flag-bearer " for a new wave of songwriters who incline towards power ballads "that are as emotional as ever, but project that emotion inward, trading bombast for hush", and described her musical style as rooted in heartache, mental health, and sadness, without being melodramatic , expressing more realistic perspectives than resilient. Rodrigo was announced as brand ambassador of the phone accessory company Casetify , under
528-420: A Disney+ and Star original. Disney also plans original factual television content for the service, aiming to "find the ethos of Disney in everyday stories, inspiring hope and sparking the curiosity of audiences of all ages." Some of these series will have ties to Disney properties, including behind-the-scenes documentary miniseries focusing on Disney studios (such as one following the production of Frozen II ),
660-408: A Disney+ original. The following two Pixar films, Luca and Turning Red , were also released as Disney+ originals. On February 1, 2022, Disney announced that Star Original Korean drama series Snowdrop would be released on Disney+ in the U.S. on February 9, 2022, as a Disney+ original; this marks the series becoming the first international content for Disney+ and the first content as both
792-749: A Disney-branded streaming service that would feature its content. Production of films and television shows for exclusive release on the platform began in late 2017. Disney+ was launched on November 12, 2019, in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, and expanded to Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico a week later. It became available in select European countries in March 2020 and in India in April through Star India 's Hotstar streaming service, which
924-527: A ESPN title (with content from ESPN+ ) on Disney+ beginning on December 4, however select ESPN content will still be available for non subscribers. The service is built around content from Disney's main entertainment studios and film and television library, including Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios , Disneynature , Disneytoon Studios , Pixar , Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , National Geographic , 20th Century Studios , Searchlight Pictures , Touchstone Pictures , 20th Century Animation ,
1056-415: A Future President from CBS Television Studios , its first series from an outside production company. A television series remake of the film High Fidelity was initially announced for Disney+, but in April 2019, it was announced that the project had been moved to Hulu, citing concerns from its staff that the positioning of Disney+ as a family-friendly service was at odds with their creative vision for
1188-431: A base of more than 611,000 subscribers by December of that year. In October 1983, the channel debuted its first made-for-cable movie, Tiger Town , which earned the channel a CableACE Award . The channel had reached profitability by January 1985, with its programming reaching 1.75 million subscribers by that point. In September 1990, TCI 's Montgomery , Alabama , system became the first cable provider to carry
1320-581: A basic cable record for the single most-watched television program until December 3, 2007, when corporate sister channel, ESPN , surpassed it with the telecast of an NFL game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens on its Monday Night Football programme by 0.3 million viewers more (17.5 million viewers). The Cheetah Girls media franchise was also notably successful in terms of merchandise and sales for its concert tours and soundtrack albums. Its debut film from 2003, being
1452-403: A celebrity or figure from one of its programs holding a wand and drawing the then-current form of the Disney Channel logo on the screen. This celebrity will introduce their name, the program they are featured on, and finish with the line "And you're watching Disney Channel." Dubbed a 'Wand ID' by fans, this format typically ends in a variation of the mnemonic. For a period, ESPN 's broadcasts of
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#17327794734431584-632: A content disclaimer on the platform noting the possibility of outdated cultural depictions. Starting in October 2020, a 12-second content disclaimer informing viewers of racially insensitive scenes plays before some older Disney films—including Peter Pan , Dumbo , Swiss Family Robinson , Lady and the Tramp , The Jungle Book , Aladdin (alongside the two direct-to-video sequels) and The Aristocats . Additionally, by January 2021, some of these films were no longer viewable on kids profiles;
1716-628: A cure for epidermolysis bullosa and other rare diseases. In December 2022, Rodrigo joined Chris Stapleton , Selena Gomez , and more to donate exclusive items to the 2nd Annual ASCAP Foundation , which supports music education and talent development programs across the U.S. In the same month, Rodrigo took part in that year's annual virtual concert, 'Musicians on Call' with 30 different artists which brought holiday classic performances and videos of messages of hope to patients, families and health-workers in more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide. In January 2023, Rodrigo joined various musicians in donating items to
1848-485: A deluxe version of Guts with five additional songs, including the four secret tracks from the vinyl variants. She released Guts (Spilled) on March 22, 2024. On April 13, 2024, Rodrigo made a special guest appearance at No Doubt 's Coachella show, where she performed the band's 2000 single " Bathwater " alongside them. On October 2, 2024, Rodrigo announced the release of the Guts World Tour concert film. It
1980-425: A documentary series chronicling the cultural and societal impact of Marvel's characters. Other factual series include Encore! (a Kristen Bell -produced series that reunites casts from high school musical productions to reprise their roles), (Re)Connect (a reality series produced by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos ' Milojo Productions), Rogue Trip (a travel series featuring Bob Woodruff and his son Mack) and
2112-429: A greater focus on streaming. They are planning to add more content for Disney+ and their other streaming platforms (such as Hulu) in the future. On December 10, 2020, Disney announced that a year after the launch of Disney+, it had over 86.8 million subscribers. It was later announced that as of January 2, 2021, the platform had over 94.9 million subscribers. In January of the same year, Ricky Strauss, who led
2244-598: A gunfight scene, making it the only film in the Disney animated canon not to be included. Despite being available at launch, at least five films— Home Alone , Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , Ice Age and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties —had been temporarily removed from the service in the United States. It was initially unclear whether
2376-492: A jury trial in any disputes with the company. On October 22, 2024, following a similar policy previously implemented by Netflix and Spotify, Disney announced that in-app subscriptions for Disney+ and Hulu through the Apple App Store on iOS will no longer be accepted. This change coincided with a price hike of US$ 2 for users who subscribed through the website. In November 2024, Disney announced that it will be adding
2508-427: A localized channel feed already exists in that country. Some critics disapprove of the Disney Channel marketing strategy led by Anne Sweeney , president of the Disney Channel from 1996 to 2014. Under Sweeney, the Disney Channel's programming was geared mainly towards preteen and teenage girls, with a decrease in animated programming. Criticism was also aimed at removing almost all Walt-era and pre-1990s material from
2640-470: A majority stake in the future. Following the purchase, ESPN announced plans for an "exploratory [over-the-top] project" based on its technology ( ESPN+ ) to supplant its existing linear television services. On August 8, 2017, Disney invoked its option to acquire a controlling stake in BAMTech for $ 1.58 billion, increasing its stake to 75%. Alongside the acquisition, the company also announced plans for
2772-515: A premium channel at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel . The channel's development with help from its founding president Alan Wagner , and formally announced the launch of its family-oriented cable channel in early 1983. The channel – which initially maintained a 16-hour-per-day programming schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time – would become available on cable providers in all 50 U.S. states by September 1983, and accrue
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#17327794734432904-414: A second, Disney-branded direct-to-consumer service drawing from its entertainment content, which would launch after the company ends its existing distribution agreement with Netflix in 2019. Not long after, Agnes Chu , story and franchise development executive at Walt Disney Imagineering , was the first executive appointed for the unit, as senior vice president of content. Chu led two projects to launch
3036-407: A section within its main platform, Disney+, starting on June 26, 2024. On July 25, 2024, Disney announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer Disney+, Hulu and Max as a bundle in the United States. After a woman died in a Disney Springs restaurant, Disney argued that if a user signs up for a Disney+ subscription or a free trial, the user permanently relinquishes their right to
3168-513: A signed Gibson guitar to #VenturesIntoCures program for auction and all proceeds went to life-saving research to treat and cure epidermolysis bullosa . The following month, she joined Katy Perry , Kelly Clarkson , Billy Porter with Musicians on Call in the 2nd Annual Virtual Concert "Hope for the Holidays" to bring Christmas cheer by uplifting performances and messages of hope to hospital patients via virtual concert. On July 13, 2021, Rodrigo
3300-536: A streaming service rather than in movie theaters. Chu later left in August 2020. In December 2017, Disney announced its intent to acquire key entertainment assets from 21st Century Fox . Intended to bolster Disney's content portfolio for its streaming products, the acquisition was completed on March 20, 2019. In January 2018, it was reported that former Apple and Samsung executive Kevin Swint had been appointed
3432-509: A streaming service. Following a carriage agreement with Spectrum in September 2023, Disney+ became available to Spectrum TV Select subscribers for no extra cost. The ad-tier version was later launched in Canada and parts of Europe by November 1, 2023. On December 6, 2023, Disney added a Hulu content hub to Disney+ as a beta for U.S. Disney Bundle subscribers, in a similar manner to
3564-452: A total of 161.8 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide at the end of 2022, with a gain of 200,000 in Canada and the United States, but a net loss of 2.4 million worldwide attributed to the loss of streaming rights to Indian Premier League cricket in India. On May 18, 2023, it was announced that Disney+ and Hulu would remove nearly 60 original films and series on May 26 to "cut costs". The news sparked some backlash, mostly towards
3696-461: A trial version of Disney+ became available in the Netherlands with limited content available. This testing phase lasted until the official launch on November 12, when trial users were switched to a paid plan. Disney+ became available for pre-order in September in the United States with a 7-day free trial upon launch. In October 2019, Disney released a video that ran for three hours and eighteen minutes on YouTube to showcase their launch lineup. It
3828-542: A very fulfilling and hopefully productive experience." In January 2024, she donated items for charity auction and proceed went to MusiCares and Grammy Museum Foundation . A portion of the profits from the US leg of the Guts World Tour would go to the fund, and support the National Network of Abortion Funds . Condoms and Plan B pills were distributed at Rodrigo's St. Louis concert on March 12, 2024, where abortion
3960-464: A women's health organization with decades of lifesaving work in the Philippines. Rodrigo has received various music accolades, including three Grammy Awards , seven Billboard Music Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , four iHeartRadio Music Awards , and two People's Choice Awards ; an American Music Award , a Brit Award , and a Juno Award . She was named as Time ' s Entertainer of
4092-509: A year-long partnership, in December 2021. She creative directed the "Hardened Hearts" phone case collection, which was inspired by her debut album Sour and the '90s and Y2K visual aesthetics. She became consumer beauty brand Glossier 's first ever celebrity partner in April 2022. Rodrigo collaborated with Sony Electronics to release a special edition of their true wireless Linkbuds S earbuds in September 2023. She and Health-Ade introduced
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4224-502: Is High School Musical 2 , which debuted on August 17, 2007, to 17.2 million viewers and set a current longstanding record for the highest-rated television premiere in the history of the channel. Following High School Musical 2 , the movie that had the second highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premiere was Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie , followed by Camp Rock , Descendants 2 , Princess Protection Program , Teen Beach Movie , and Jump In! . It also set
4356-574: Is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its peak of 100 million households in 2011. The channel's international footprint , once encompassing 46 channels available in 33 languages, has also diminished in parts of Europe and most of the Asia-Pacific due to the launch of Disney+ and competition from other streaming and social media platforms. Disney Channel launched nationally as
4488-664: Is illegal under state law . A portion of the profits from the Canadian leg of the tour would go to the fund and support 600 women's shelters in Canada. For the European leg of the Tour, Rodrigo donated to Women Against Violence Europe , in order to prevent all women and their children from any type of violence. She endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election . In October 2024, Rodrigo donated all net proceeds from her sold-out Philippines concert to Jhpiego ,
4620-526: Is regarded as one of Generation Z's finest artists, while Variety dubbed her "the voice of her generation" in its cover story of Rodrigo. Sour debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and spent a total of five weeks at the spot, becoming the longest reigning number-one album by a female artist in 2021. In June 2021, Rodrigo premiered Sour Prom , a prom -themed concert film on YouTube. Three days later, Time named her Entertainer of
4752-446: Is released weekly, as opposed to all at once with the release time initially being 12:01 am. PT on Fridays, which lasted from November 15, 2019, to June 25, 2021. With the premiere of Loki , which debuted on June 9, 2021, Disney shifted the release schedule for new original series and new seasons of the respective series to Wednesdays. On December 25, 2020, Soul became the first feature-length film from Pixar to be released as
4884-716: Is said that the "XD" in the channel's name does not have an actual meaning. Also known by its trade name, " Disney Channel Animation ", it is the television animation production studio division of The Walt Disney Studios and based in Glendale, California , providing original animated programming for the three main Disney-branded children's channels. A live-action production studio based in Studio City, Los Angeles , California , that provides original sitcoms and comedy programs primary for Disney Channel. Despite being
5016-464: Is subject to the acquisition or expiration of existing streaming rights deals for Disney content. On August 6, 2019, Iger announced that it would offer a streaming bundle of Disney+, ESPN+ and the ad-supported version of Hulu for $ 12.99 per month available at launch. At the D23 Expo in August 2019, Disney opened subscriptions to Disney+ at a discounted rate for three years. On September 12, 2019,
5148-499: Is when they stopped using the "Premiere Films" label and renamed it the " Disney Channel Original Movies " (DCOM) thereafter. The first movie to be released under the Disney Channel Original Movie category was Under Wraps , a Halloween themed movie that aired for the first time on Disney Channel on October 25, 1997. The most successful original film under the banner in terms of popularity and accolades
5280-467: The Columbia Pictures division (Spider-Man). On June 16, 2023, The Incredible Hulk was added to Disney+ after the rights to the film reverted to Marvel Studios and Disney from Universal. Some films were modified by Disney: a post-credits scene from Toy Story 2 was edited out; nudity was eliminated from Splash by adding digital hair, blurring and cropping certain scenes, although
5412-733: The Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company . Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel , its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents ages 6–14. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series , theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of November 2023 , Disney Channel
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5544-616: The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film at the 2023 ceremony . Rodrigo began dating British actor Louis Partridge in December 2023. To support Guts , Rodrigo embarked on her second headlining tour, the Guts World Tour , which ran from February to October 2024 in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. On March 20, 2024, Rodrigo announced that she would release
5676-568: The Little League World Series baseball tournament frequently featured cross-promotion with music-related Disney Channel properties, with past editions having featured collaborations with High School Musical , the Jonas Brothers , Camp Rock , and Phineas and Ferb . In March 2023, Disney Channel broadcast a live professional sporting event for the first time, carrying a youth-oriented alternate broadcast of
5808-589: The MusiCares Foundation Charity Relief Auction to help struggling musicians with their financial needs. Rodrigo launched a charity fund called Fund 4 Good, aimed at supporting reproductive healthcare of women , in October 2023. She told People that the motive of the non-profit is to raise awareness "for certain groups that are championing women's issues in America and all of the other territories [...] it's going to be
5940-619: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her accolades include an American Music Award , seven Billboard Music Awards , and four MTV Video Music Awards . She was recognized as Time ' s Entertainer of the Year in 2021, Billboard ' s Woman of the Year in 2022, and twice as "Songwriter of the Year" at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in 2022 and 2024. Olivia Isabel Rodrigo
6072-457: The Sour Tour , which ran from April to July 2022; it included stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Rodrigo's Disney+ documentary film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U , which details the making of Sour , was released on March 25, 2022. Rodrigo received seven nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards , including Best New Artist , Album of the Year for Sour , and Record of
6204-461: The blind . This is accompanied by an on-screen mark at the beginning of certain scheduled programming indicating to viewers that the service is available. Some episodes of Gravity Falls , Austin and Ally , Good Luck Charlie , and Phineas and Ferb show the AD))) mark and a 2-tone sound repeated 3 times at the beginning of the episode to give notice of the audio description track available through
6336-650: The "Good 4 Ur Guts" smoothie in December 2023—which was available in Erewhon Market stores through January 14, 2024. In November 2024, Rodrigo became the global brand ambassador for Lancôme . Rodrigo and her Bizaardvark co-star Madison Hu teamed up with Instagram #KindComments to encourage their fans to spread kindness and foster positivity on social media from 2017 to 2018. Rodrigo and Hu furthered teamed up with non-profit organization My Friend's Place for their 30th anniversary, to help homeless youth find shelter, food, work, education, and healthcare. The event
6468-576: The "Songwriter of the Year" for 2021 and "Storyteller of the Year" for 2023 at the Variety Hitmakers Ceremony. She was considered as the top Songwriter of 2021 by the music rights platform Blokur and The Ivors Academy . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) named her as the "Songwriter of the Year" at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in 2022 and 2024. In 2024, Billboard included Rodrigo among
6600-529: The Animal Kingdom (a docuseries following the animal caretakers of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Epcot 's aquarium ) and The World According to Jeff Goldblum . Disney reached a two-year pact with the documentary studio Supper Club ( Brian McGinn , David Gelb and Jason Sterman, producers of Netflix's Chef's Table ) to produce content for the service, including the conservation -themed nature documentary series Earthkeepers , and Marvel's 616 ,
6732-553: The Disney-themed competition cooking competition Be Our Chef , Cinema Relics (a documentary series showcasing iconic costume and props from Disney films), Marvel's Hero Project (a series showcasing "inspiring kids [that] have dedicated their lives to selfless acts of bravery and kindness") and The Imagineering Story (a Leslie Iwerks -directed documentary series chronicling the history and work of Walt Disney Imagineering ). National Geographic also produced Magic of
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#17327794734436864-525: The First which sponsors young girls' scholarship and education. In June 2021, she sold her clothes, wardrobe and all items from her music videos on Depop and 100% of all proceeds from 'Sour Shop' was donated to charitable organization. Rodrigo donated a portion of her Sour Tour platinum ticket sales to Women for Women International which supports female survivors of war by helping them rebuild their lives after war devastation. On November 18, 2021, she donated
6996-842: The SAP feed. Disney Junior displays the AD)) mark and the intended SAP track on newer episodes of Little Einsteins . (ABC positions this mark in the bottom-left corner of the screen.) Disney Channel has established presence in various regions across the Americas, most of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Japan. Channels were also available in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey, but ceased broadcast in
7128-480: The Star content hub used internationally. In March 2024, Disney+ debuted an updated teal logo design, which Jess Weatherbed at The Verge believed was preparation for the service's integration with Hulu. The new animated logo for the streamer to serve as its splash screen and to open original series and films was also revealed that same month, with a short orchestral theme composed by Ludwig Göransson . The interface
7260-699: The US Billboard Hot 100 and raised her to international prominence. Her debut studio album, Sour (2021), was released in May of that year; it spawned her second number-one song, " Good 4 U ", and won her three Grammy Awards . The documentary Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U followed in 2022, which chronicles the creative process of Sour . The following year, she released her second studio album, Guts (2023). Overall, Rodrigo has released three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, two Billboard 200 number-one albums, and eight multi-platinum songs by
7392-483: The US Billboard Hot 100 , and reached number-one in numerous other countries. Rodrigo stated in an interview that "It's been the absolute craziest week of my life ... My entire life just, like, shifted in an instant." On April 1, 2021, Rodrigo released her follow-up single, " Deja Vu ", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first artist to debut their first two releases in
7524-501: The US and UK, Sour was respectively the third and fourth bestselling album of 2021. Sour and "Drivers License" were also respectively Spotify's most streamed album and song globally. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Rodrigo as the tenth best selling artist of 2021 and Sour as the second bestselling album of 2021. To support Sour , Rodrigo embarked on her debut headlining tour,
7656-486: The United States during the pay-one window, with Ron's Gone Wrong being the first film under the deal, becoming available on both Disney+ and HBO Max on December 15, 2021. Disney still has full streaming rights to any 20th Century and Searchlight films produced for Disney+ or Hulu, while the Disney deal with WarnerMedia for streaming 20th Century and Searchlight films on HBO Max ended in 2022, with Disney+ and Hulu assuming
7788-765: The United States, most of the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe were available at launch, with the exception of seven films: Thor: Ragnarok (added on December 5, 2019), Black Panther (added on March 4, 2020), Avengers: Infinity War (added on June 25, 2020) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (added on August 14, 2020), due to existing licensing deals with Netflix; and The Incredible Hulk , Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home , which were initially unavailable because their distribution rights were initially owned by Universal Pictures ( The Incredible Hulk ) and Sony Pictures through
7920-413: The United States, with that version also expanding to other international territories in 2023. Disney later announced on August 10, 2022, that the ad-supported version of Disney+ launches on December 8, with more than 100 advertisers. Costing US$ 7.99 per month, with the ad free version of Disney+ receiving a price hike of US$ 3. In May 2022, the company reported it gained 7.9 million subscribers over
8052-472: The Winter Soldier , Loki , Hawkeye and its spin-off Echo , Moon Knight , Ms. Marvel , She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , Secret Invasion , Ironheart , Daredevil: Born Again and Wonder Man . Animated Marvel series include What If..? , I Am Groot , X-Men '97 , Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Marvel Zombies . In January 2019, Disney+ ordered Diary of
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#17327794734438184-413: The Year and Song of the Year for "Drivers License". She won the awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour , and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Drivers License". In 2022, while crafting her next album Guts , Rodrigo attended a poetry class at University of Southern California , and ended up repurposing one of her homework pieces into the song " Lacy ", which would go on to appear on
8316-587: The Year for 2021 and was placed on 100 Next list. Billboard honored her as Rookie of the Year for 2021 and Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music event in 2022. The magazine included her on its annual 21 Under 21 list, which she topped the following year. Rodrigo was included in the lists of Bloomberg 50 , Forbes 30 Under 30 in music category, Fortune 's 40 Under 40 for two consecutive years, and Elle 100 . Variety named her as
8448-413: The Year. In an Instagram post on December 24, 2021, Rodrigo uploaded a snippet of a Christmas song called "The Bels" that she wrote and recorded at age five. According to Billboard , Rodrigo closed 2021 as the bestselling singles artist worldwide, while placing eight songs on the year-end Global 200 chart, including "Drivers License" at number four, "Good 4 U" at number nine, and "Deja Vu" at number 27. In
8580-402: The album cycle, she felt that she had grown "ten years" between the ages of 18 and 20. Guts received critical acclaim from various outlets and was later declared by BBC News as the most critically acclaimed album of 2023. The album's lead single, " Vampire ", was released on June 30, becoming Rodrigo's third single to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the first artist ever to debut
8712-554: The album's tracklist. On August 16, 2023, Rodrigo became the youngest artist to receive the BRIT Billion Award for achieving over one billion digital streams in the United Kingdom. She was the 19th artist to receive a BRIT Billion Award. Rodrigo's second album, Guts was released on September 8, 2023, and debuted atop the Billboard 200. She stated that the album was about "growing pains" and self-discovery. Going into
8844-698: The bands No Doubt , Pearl Jam , the White Stripes , and Green Day . Rodrigo attended Lisa J. Mails Elementary School in Murrieta, participating in their after-school musical theater program. At age five, her parents signed her up for vocal lessons with Jennifer Dustman, who would begin to enroll Rodrigo in various local singing competitions. Under the advisement of Dustman, her parents enrolled her in acting lessons. She began taking piano lessons at age 9. Rodrigo first became interested in songwriting after listening to country music songs by Taylor Swift , and
8976-435: The bundled approach had less subscriber churn than the individual services alone, but that "there may also be certain constraints that we're under that could at least, from a short-term standpoint, limit our ability to do what long term we might feel was ideal, but frankly we don't know what's ideal yet." On March 4, 2022, Disney announced they will plan to launch a low-cost ad -supported version of Disney+ by late 2022 in
9108-575: The channel also maintains rights to films from other studios. Some films released by Bagdasarian Productions (such as The Chipmunk Adventure and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein ) have also aired on Disney Channel, although most of them are not currently owned by any of The Walt Disney Company's divisions. In between regularly scheduled programming and advertisement breaks, Disney Channel features bumpers . These bumpers have varied in content substantially throughout
9240-418: The channel as a basic cable service. Between 1991 and 1996, a steadily increasing number of cable providers began shifting The Disney Channel from a premium add-on offering to their basic tiers, either experimentally or on a full-time basis; however, Walt Disney Company executives denied any plans to convert the channel into an ad-supported basic service, stating that the premium-to-basic shifts on some providers
9372-613: The channel in 2002 with the removal of the late-night "Vault Disney" block devoted to this material, which used to make up the majority of the channel's programming since its inception in 1983. In 2008, Sweeney explained that Disney Channel, resulting from its multi-platform marketing strategy using television and music, would become "the major profit driver for the [Walt Disney] Company." The channel has also pulled (and sometimes re-shot) episodes that have featured subject matter deemed inappropriate for its target audience, due either to humor or to timing of real-life events. On June 13, 2023,
9504-619: The channel space held by Soapnet – a Disney-owned cable channel featuring soap operas – due to that genre's decline in popularity on broadcast television and the growth of video on demand , online streaming , and digital video recorders negating the need for a linear channel devoted to the soap opera genre. After a period during which cable providers unwilling to drop the network immediately retained it to prevent subscriber cancellations, Soapnet ceased all operations on December 31, 2013. The former Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel rebranded as Disney Junior on February 14, 2011, along with
9636-469: The channel's various program franchises, including Kim Possible and Hannah Montana . In June 2012, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would stop advertising or promoting food or beverage products that do not meet strict nutritional guidelines. Disney Channel purportedly became the first media company to take such a stance on stopping the marketing of junk food products to kids. Due to its commercial-free format, such advertising appears only in
9768-725: The controls that already exist for other regions that have the Star content hub. On December 6, 2023, Disney launched a content hub for Disney+ similar to that of Star, which contains Hulu content for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States in beta. It is suggested that Disney+ had approximately 7,000 television episodes and 500 films at launch, including original television series and films from Disney Channel , National Geographic and Freeform , as well as select titles from 20th Television , 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature . New releases from 20th Century Studios would not immediately be available on either Disney+ or Hulu at
9900-527: The early 2020s, with most content moving to Disney+ or Disney+ Hotstar . On December 14, 2022, Disney ceased its distribution of programs in Russia in response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine . Disney Channel also licenses its programming to air on certain other broadcast and cable channels outside the United States (formerly including Family Channel in Canada), regardless of whether or not
10032-460: The entire Disney film library, including all of the films that are currently in the " Disney Vault ". However, he stated that the controversial Song of the South (1946), which has never been released on home video in its entirety in the United States, will never be released on the service. Walt Disney Animation Studios ' 1946 film Make Mine Music is not available on the service, possibly due to
10164-582: The existing international channels. Disney-ABC Television Group once planned to launch a Playhouse Disney Channel in the United States in 2001, however it never happened despite launching internationally. Launched on February 13, 2009, as the successor to Toon Disney, Disney XD is a cable and satellite television channel which was originally aimed at young male audiences aged 6 to 14, but has since included girls in its programming. The channel showcases action and comedy programming from Disney Channel and
10296-588: The expansion of the block in to a 24/7 cable and satellite channel which debuted on March 23, 2012. The channel would be commercial-free channel and compete with other preschooler-skewing cable channels such as the Nick Jr. Channel and Sprout (now Universal Kids ). The channel features programs from Disney Channel's existing preschool programming library and films/movies from the Walt Disney Pictures film library. On its launch, Disney Junior took over
10428-902: The first Disney Channel original musical television film, premiered to over 84 million global viewers and its sequel premiered to 8.1 million American viewers and in the process became the most successful of the film series. An 86-date concert tour featuring the eponymous girl group was ranked as one of the top 10 concert tours of 2006, smashing the record at the Houston Rodeo previously set by Elvis Presley in 1973, selling out with 73,500 tickets in three minutes at one point. In addition to its original television films, Disney Channel has rights to theatrically released feature films, with some film rights shared with sister network, Freeform . Alongside films released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (mainly consisting of releases from Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar ),
10560-650: The first six films of the Star Wars franchise would be available in the United States at the service's launch, as TBS held streaming rights through 2024 as part of its cable rights to the franchise, but in April 2019, it was announced that the films would be available at launch along with The Force Awakens and Rogue One , with The Last Jedi being added on December 26, 2019, The Rise of Skywalker being added on May 4 , 2020, and Solo: A Star Wars Story being added on July 10, 2020. On April 2, 2021, several older Star Wars spin-offs were released. In
10692-553: The first three months of 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that the combined total of subscribers across all Disney streaming platforms including Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ had surpassed Netflix with roughly 221 million. In January 2023, Disney+ received its first Academy Award nomination, for the Italian film Le pupille in the Best Live Action Short Film category. In February 2023, Disney reported
10824-570: The five members of the Supreme Court who have showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don't give a shit about freedom. The song is for the justices." On November 20, 2022, Rodrigo joined other celebrities , co-founders Eddie Vedder and Jill Vedder for the Third Annual Venture Fundraising event which helped raise more than $ 1.3 million that month and $ 6 million for the next 3 years to find
10956-469: The form of underwriter sponsorships during promotional breaks. On July 1, 2012, Disney Channel began providing Descriptive Video Service audio in compliance with the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, which required network owned-and-operated stations and affiliates in the 25 largest television markets as well as the five highest-rated cable and satellite channels (including Disney Channel) to offer audio descriptions for
11088-511: The former Saban Entertainment , Blue Sky Studios and Hollywood Pictures . The service operates alongside Hulu , which Disney gained a controlling stake in following the 21st Century Fox purchase. Bob Iger stated that at launch, Disney+ would focus on family-oriented entertainment (not carrying any content rated R , NC-17 or TV-MA ) and that Hulu would continue to host general entertainment; Hulu also hosts Disney+ as an add-on service. Content intended for mature audiences (R and TV-MA)
11220-414: The former Jetix block from Toon Disney, alongside some first-run original programming and off-network syndicated shows. Disney XD, unlike its sister channels Disney Channel and Disney Junior, operates as an ad-supported service, similar to its predecessor Toon Disney. The channel carries the same name as an unrelated mini-site and media player on Disney.com , which stood for Disney Xtreme Digital , though it
11352-403: The four secret tracks released on limited vinyl editions of Guts would be released as a limited vinyl-exclusive EP to commemorate Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday. The EP Guts: The Secret Tracks ranked as one of the top sellers during Record Store Day. On November 3, Rodrigo released the song " Can't Catch Me Now " for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . The song won
11484-469: The full pay-one rights to films released after 2022. On September 3, 2024, ABC News Live was added to Disney+ as a continuous playlist, alongside a continuous Disney+ Playtime preschool playlist. The service's initial original content goal was planned to include four to five original films and five television shows with budgets from $ 25–100 million. In January 2019, it was reported that Disney would spend up to $ 500 million in original content for
11616-424: The history of the channel, created using a broad array of artistic methods such as traditional animation , digital animation , claymation , live action , and puppeteering . They have been praised for their high quality composition and ingenuity. However, they became especially iconic in September 2002, when Disney Channel underwent a major rebranding, including in its bumpers and logo. These bumpers highlighted
11748-402: The honorable mentions of its "25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century" listicle, describing her as "a new-school rock star as much as a pop phenom", and Rolling Stone called her "Gen Z's preeminent rock star". Studio albums Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television , a unit of
11880-504: The iconic 'mouse ears' logo throughout them, featuring various videos that culminated in both the appearance of the logo, alongside a newly introduced theme song, which is regarded as its most recognizable and is still used to this day. This theme song consists of a four-note mnemonic jingle composed by the late Alex Lasarenko, former executive of Tonal Sounds and creative director at Elias Arts . In addition to its logo and jingle, Disney Channel's most recognizable bumper format consists of
12012-456: The initial decision to remove Howard , the documentary on the life of songwriter Howard Ashman , on the eve of Pride Month and the release of the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid . However, it was confirmed the next day that the film will remain available on the service. On July 1, more original films and series were removed globally, including Crater , which was released seven weeks prior. However, on September 26, 2023, it
12144-519: The issues were due to third party devices. On November 18, 2019, an investigation by ZDNet discovered that thousands of users' accounts were hacked using keystroke logging or info-stealing malware . Their email addresses and passwords were changed, "effectively taking over the account and locking the previous owner out", and their login information was put up for sale on the dark web . On March 12, 2020, Vanessa Morrison, who previously served as President of Fox Family and 20th Century Animation ,
12276-521: The lead singles from two career-opening albums at No. 1 on the Hot 100. The album's second single, " Bad Idea Right? ", was released on August 11, 2023, reaching the top 10 in the US and UK. On October 9, 2023, Rodrigo performed songs from Guts in an exclusive concert in partnership with American Express at Los Angeles Theater at Ace Hotel , all proceeds from ticket sales went to her Fund 4 Good nonprofit organization. On October 18, 2023, Rodrigo announced that
12408-510: The new unit. First, Disney needed to verify exactly what content could be physically and legally made available through a streaming service right away, which meant physically reviewing all content in Disney's vaults that had not recently undergone restoration , and reviewing "binders of pieces of paper with legal deals" to identify potential obstacles. Second, Chu met with leaders of Disney's various content-producing divisions to start brainstorming which projects would be appropriate for release on
12540-530: The opening sequence of the series Primos , which premiered on the Disney Channel in July 2024, was released by Disney Branded Television , with a mixed reception to the sequence on social media , including from Latinos and Mexicans . Some viewers argued that the sequence had various negative stereotypes , complained about names of some characters, and claimed the Spanish pronunciation of some characters in
12672-577: The original uncensored theatrical version was restored to the service in 4K in November 2022; films such as Adventures in Babysitting , Free Solo and Hamilton are altered to remove profanities; The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) was edited to remove racial slurs , and the short film Santa's Workshop (1932) was edited to remove a " stereotypical black doll". Some older content, such as films, animated shorts and series, have
12804-557: The previous year. In late 2015, Disney launched a streaming service in the United Kingdom called DisneyLife to test the streaming market. It was later launched in the Philippines on May 25, 2018. The UK version was replaced by Disney+ on March 24, 2020, while discontinued in the Philippines on April 1 that year. In August 2016, Disney acquired a minority stake in BAMTech (a spin-off of MLB Advanced Media 's streaming technology business) for $ 1 billion, with an option to acquire
12936-642: The prime production source of Disney Channel shows, many of its projects are still co-produced and financed by The Walt Disney Company . Walt Disney EMEA Productions Limited is the network's European production studio located in London , England, which co-produces original programs within Europe alongside other companies. Disney Original Documentary is a banner from Disney Branded Television for documentary -based programs broadcast on Disney Channel and released on Disney+. In 2010, Disney Channel All Star Party
13068-412: The senior vice president and general manager, reporting to BAMTech CEO Michael Paull, who leads development. In March 2018, Disney's top level segment division was reorganized with the formation of Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International, which then included BAMTech, which contains "all consumer-facing tech and products". In June of the same year, longtime Disney studio marketing chief, Ricky Strauss,
13200-860: The sequence was incorrect. Disney%2B Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming media service owned and operated by Disney Streaming , the streaming division of Disney Entertainment , a major business segment of the Walt Disney Company . The service primarily distributes films and television shows produced by Walt Disney Studios and Disney Television Studios , with dedicated content hubs for Disney's flagship brands; Disney , Pixar , Marvel , Star Wars , National Geographic , ESPN (Latin America and Caribbean only), Hulu (U.S. only) and Star (outside U.S.), as well as showcasing original and exclusive films and television shows . Disney+ relies on technology developed by Disney Streaming, which
13332-451: The series, Rodrigo wrote and performed the promotional single " All I Want ", released in November 2019. She left the show at the end of its third season to focus on her music career. Rodrigo signed with Geffen Records in 2020. She negotiated the record deal to secure for herself ownership of the masters of her music. On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, " Drivers License ", which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro . Within
13464-584: The series. Love, Victor , a spin-off of the film Love, Simon , was similarly shifted from Disney+ to Hulu in February 2020. In August 2019, Iger announced that 20th Century Fox properties such as Home Alone , Night at the Museum , Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Cheaper by the Dozen will be "'reimagined' for 'a new generation'" exclusively for Disney+ by Fox Family . Most original episodic content
13596-504: The service would be named Disney+ and that the company was targeting a launch in late 2019. A September launch was reportedly planned, but on April 11, 2019, Disney announced that Disney+ would launch on November 12, 2019, in the United States. Disney stated that it planned to roll the service out worldwide over the next two years, targeting Western Europe and Asia-Pacific countries by late 2019 and early 2020, and Eastern Europe and Latin America during 2020. The timing of international launches
13728-410: The service's content curation and marketing efforts, left the company. In March 2021, Disney announced an increase to the streaming service's pricing that would take place on March 26, 2021. In the second quarter of 2021, Disney+ added 8.7 million subscribers. In August 2021, Disney CEO Bob Chapek suggested that, eventually, Disney+ could be merged with Hulu (as in other markets), citing that
13860-554: The service. Original series based on Star Wars and Marvel properties have been or are being produced. Original Star Wars series include The Mandalorian and its spin-offs The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka , a seventh season of the animated The Clone Wars (and a spin-off series titled The Bad Batch ), as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi , Andor , Skeleton Crew , The Acolyte and Lando . Original Marvel series include WandaVision and its spin-offs Agatha: Darkhold Diaries and Vision Quest , The Falcon and
13992-414: The service. This comes after Westmoreland had tried to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor in 2018, which led to his conviction. On November 22, 2021, Disney and WarnerMedia reached a deal to amend the pre-existing deal HBO had with 21st Century Fox to allow Disney+ or Hulu and HBO Max to share the streaming rights to half of 20th Century Studios' and Searchlight Pictures' 2022 theatrical slate in
14124-468: The start, as the studio had pre-existing output deals with other premium TV and streaming providers (including HBO in the United States until 2022, Crave in Canada and Sky in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and Germany). Captain Marvel , Dumbo (2019) and Avengers: Endgame became the first theatrically released Disney films to stream exclusively on Disney+ within the pay-cable window. It
14256-553: The titles were still available to view on regular profiles. X-Men: Days of Future Past , which was released by 20th Century Fox on May 23, 2014, contains both nudity and the word " fuck ", began airing uncensored in mid-2020. Some series are missing episodes, including Darkwing Duck , The Little Mermaid , The Proud Family , Phineas and Ferb , Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Muppet Show , and The Simpsons , among other programs. All episodes featuring Stoney Westmoreland on Andi Mack are banned from
14388-513: The top 10 of the Hot 100. The third single preceding her debut album, " Good 4 U ", followed on May 14, 2021, and became her second single to debut at number one on the Hot 100. Sour , her debut studio album, was released on May 21, 2021, to critical acclaim. Slate 's Chris Molanphy said its first three singles alone established Rodrigo's "early status as Gen-Z 's most versatile new artist". According to Clash critic Robin Murray, Rodrigo
14520-431: The vaccination. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade , Rodrigo performed " Fuck You ", with British singer Lily Allen , at Glastonbury Festival . She prefaced the performance by dedicating it to the associate justices who voted to overturn Roe , saying "I'm devastated and terrified. So many women and so many girls are going to die because of this. I wanted to dedicate this next song to
14652-404: The week of its release, "Drivers License" was critically acclaimed, and broke Spotify 's record twice for most daily streams ever for a non-holiday song with over 15.7 million global streams on January 11 and over 17 million global streams the next day. It went on to break another Spotify record for the first song in history to hit 80 million streams in 7 days. The song debuted at number one on
14784-527: The whole world". Rodrigo later went on to give interpolation credits to Swift and Jack Antonoff on her song " 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back " and retroactively credited Swift, Antonoff and Annie Clark on her song " Deja Vu ". In 2022, she called the White Stripes band member Jack White her "hero of all heroes". Other stated influences on Rodrigo's debut studio album included Alanis Morissette , Kacey Musgraves , Fiona Apple , St. Vincent , Cardi B , Gwen Stefani , Avril Lavigne , and Lana Del Rey . Guts
14916-399: Was also reported that Disney would ban advertisements for competitor Netflix from most of its TV platforms, except ESPN. Disney+ launched on November 12, 2019, Midnight Pacific Time in the three initial launch countries. The services had some issues the first day with logging in (about 33% of the problems), accessing specific content (about 66%), setting up profiles and watch lists. Some of
15048-588: Was also updated to match the new teal color scheme, which was dubbed "Aurora" as an homage to Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (1959). On March 27, 2024, the Hulu content hub officially exited beta. Likewise, as a consequence of this, The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced in December that the Star+ platform available in Latin America would be discontinued in that region to later be merged as
15180-404: Was announced that Disney+ would add the first 30 seasons of The Simpsons to the service at launch, as the series' new exclusive home, with season 31 being added on October 2, 2020, season 32 being added on September 29, 2021, and season 33 being added on October 5, 2022, in the United States. Season 34 was added to the service on October 11, 2023. Iger said that Disney+ will eventually host
15312-421: Was appointed President of Streaming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production and currently oversees the development and production of Disney+ film content from The Walt Disney Studios for both Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios . Morrison reports directly to President of Walt Disney Pictures Sean Bailey . On October 12, 2020, Disney announced a reorganization of their media business with
15444-786: Was born on February 20, 2003, at the Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, California , to Jennifer, a school teacher, and Chris, a family therapist . An only child, she grew up in neighboring Temecula . Rodrigo was born half-deaf in her left ear. Rodrigo is half-Filipina and identifies as Filipino American . Her paternal grandparents and great-grandparents emigrated from the Philippines , and her family follows Filipino traditions and cuisine . Her mother has German and Irish ancestry. She grew up listening to her parents' favorite alternative rock music, such as
15576-404: Was criticized for technical problems and missing content. Alterations made to films and television shows also attracted media attention. Ten million users had subscribed to Disney+ by the end of its first day of operation. In the third quarter of 2024, the number of global Disney+ subscribers amounted to 153.8 million. This marked a growth of around seven million compared with the same quarter of
15708-462: Was homeschooled from then until her graduation in 2021. Starring as the character Paige Olvera, a guitarist, she played the role for three seasons. In February 2019, she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , which premiered in November of that year. Rodrigo was praised for her performance, with Joel Keller from Decider describing her as "especially magnetic". For
15840-563: Was hosted by Jack Black and raised over $ 740,000 for local homeless youth. Also in 2018, Rodrigo was named an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media . In December that year, she became the face of "She Can STEM " campaign. In February 2021, Rodrigo released her merchandise line, "Spicy Pisces T-shirts", on her website, with all proceeds benefitting the non-governmental organization She's
15972-399: Was inherited and got retooled as a content platform within the service in some regions, with Latin America having its own standalone service, Star+ , until June 26 and July 24, 2024. With BAMTech helping to launch ESPN+ in early 2018, and Disney's streaming distribution deal with Netflix ending in 2019, Disney took the opportunity to use technologies being developed for ESPN+ to establish
16104-401: Was involved in a White House effort to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among young people in the U.S. She met with President Joe Biden , Vice President Kamala Harris , and Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci , to discuss her efforts. CNN reported that Rodrigo would record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated, including answering questions the youth have regarding
16236-601: Was later added to the service, including the Disney+ original The Beatles: Get Back (2021), which includes a content warning , and the Marvel series produced for Netflix , all of which are rated TV-MA. With the addition of the Marvel Netflix series in March 2022, revised parental controls were introduced to the service in the United States to allow the more mature content of the series to be added, similarly to
16368-615: Was named president of content and marketing, however reporting to chairman of Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International Kevin Mayer. In January 2019, Fox Television Group COO Joe Earley was named executive vice president of marketing and operations. In June 2019, Matt Brodlie was named as senior vice president of international content development. In August 2019, Luke Bradley-Jones was hired as senior vice president of direct to consumer and general manager of Disney+ for Europe and Africa. On November 8, 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that
16500-408: Was originally established as BAMTech in 2015 when it was spun off from MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM). Disney increased its ownership share of BAMTech to a controlling stake in 2017 and subsequently transferred ownership to Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International , as part of a corporate restructuring in anticipation of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox , through which the Star brand
16632-474: Was part of a five-year "hybrid" strategy that allowed providers to offer the channel in either manner. On April 6, 1997, the channel officially rebranded as Disney Channel , although occasionally marketed as " Disney " from 1997 to 2002. Television films have also been produced for broadcast on Disney Channel since its launch under the banner of Disney Channel Premiere Films , with the first film released being Tiger Town in 1983, until October 1997, which
16764-464: Was playing guitar by age 12. In May 2010, at age seven, she first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial. In 2015, at age twelve, Rodrigo made her acting debut portraying the lead role of Grace Thomas in the direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success . She attended Dorothy McElhinney Middle School in Murrieta for a year, until moving to Los Angeles after landing an acting role in Disney Channel 's Bizaardvark in 2016; she
16896-724: Was primarily inspired by her punk and alternative rock influences, including Babes in Toyland and Rage Against the Machine . Rodrigo's voice type is soprano . Media outlets generally describe her as a pop artist, with songs ranging from pop rock , teen pop , and indie pop styles, as well as 1990s alternative rock . Rodrigo stated that she wants to be a songwriter and not "the biggest pop star that ever lived", and she chose to sign with Interscope/Geffen Records because its CEO John Janick praised her songwriting, not her "potential star quality". Music journalist Laura Snapes called Rodrigo
17028-523: Was rebranded as Disney+ Hotstar . Additional European countries received Disney+ in September 2020, with the service expanding to Latin America in November 2020. It later expanded in Southeast Asian countries since 2021, followed by countries in Northern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and parts of Africa since May 2022. Upon launch, it was met with positive reception of its content library, but
17160-526: Was released for the Nintendo Wii . The four-player mascot party game, in which the stages resemble board games , features characters from Disney Channel programs such as Sonny with a Chance , Wizards of Waverly Place , and JONAS L.A. Several video games based on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb were released by Disney Interactive Studios . The Disney Channel website also featured various Flash games incorporating characters from
17292-541: Was released on October 29, 2024, on Netflix . She was announced as the headlining act for the 2025 BST Hyde Park Show set to take place on June 27, 2025, with support from The Last Dinner Party and Girl in Red . It will be Rodrigo's largest headlining performance in the UK thus far in her career. Rodrigo has named Taylor Swift and Lorde as her idols and primary musical inspirations, and once dubbed herself Swift's biggest fan "in
17424-415: Was revealed that six of the removed original films: Crater , Better Nate Than Ever , Flora & Ulysses , The One And Only Ivan , Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and the 2022 remake of Cheaper by the Dozen were released for purchase on multiple digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video , iTunes , Vudu and Google Play , a move that some considered as historic and unconventional for
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