Olivia Rodrigo Song ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ lands on ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Soundtrack

Olivia Rodrigo has released new music. The Grammy-winner has written and recorded “Can’t Catch Me Now” as the official song of the highly anticipated movie “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” A big billboard took over Times Square and the announcement was made during a special broadcast live on TikTok where viewers got a preview of the song.

Joining fans in attendance at Times Square for the announcement were the film’s stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, and Josh Andrés Rivera. The preview clip was followed by a live, 50-plus-member choir singing “The Hanging Tree.”

Synopsis: Experience the story of “The Hunger Games” — 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem.

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.

The movie opens on November 17.