Elvis Costello on Olivia Rodrigo plagiarism claims: It’s OK, I do it, too

Elvis Costello doesn’t mind if other artists ripoff his hits a bit — he was probably borrowing from another artist in them, too. 

The English singer-songwriter, 66, took to Twitter to make as much clear this week, after one listener pointed out that the first track on Olivia Rodrigo’s new album “Sour” sounds suspiciously like Costello’s 1978 song “Pump It Up.” “No s–t. First song on the album is a pretty much direct lift from Elvis Costello,” one Billy Edwards tweeted Monday, linking to an article about 18-year-old Rodrigo being accused of plagiarism by multiple artists.