Olivia Rodrigo's Birthday Merch Divides Internet

Olivia Rodrigo's birthday merchandise is causing controversy on social media.

The singer turned 21 on February 20, releasing some new official merchandise to celebrate. Including a shot glass and T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Spicy Pisces"—the Grammy winner's birth sign—the items are only available for 72 hours on the Olivia Rodrigo website.

However, some social media users were unimpressed by the shot glass, accusing the pop star of "promoting drinking" to underage fans.

"Promoting drinking to a primarily underage audience? I stan her but this isn't okay," said @oIdcardlgan on X, formerly Twitter.

"As a livie I am livid," wrote Shay.

"This is incredibly disappointing coming from her," said @ladyfortnite.

"Not her promoting drinking," commented Stacy.

"People are being so insensitive as if some of us don't literally have trauma from alcohol..." said @socratrays. "I'm still a Livie but Olivia needs to be held accountable for this."

However, others saw no issue with the shot glass.

"Wait that's such a good merch idea," said @x_soup_x.

"Y'all are outrageous for considering this 'promoting' drinking," wrote janassi. "If a kid is gonna drink it's gonna be because they want to drink, NOT because olivia rodrigo started selling shot glasses..."

"The people who are mad???? GO TOUCH GRASS," said ju.

"She's a grown a** woman she does what she wants," commented @hwaisnotonfire.

"Y'all who are saying over 21 and most fans are under 21, do realize that the majority of the world has a drinking age of 18 right?" said @isobelfitz20_. "In my mind this is not promoting drinking."

Newsweek has reached out to Olivia Rodrigo for comment via email.

Rodrigo's performing career began with a stint on the Disney Channel, starring in the sit-com Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

However, it was the release of her single "drivers license" in 2021 that shot the actress and singer to stardom.

Rodrigo won a Grammy for her debut album, Sour, with her second album, Guts, also landing two nominations at 2024's awards.

However, this isn't the first time the star has sparked uproar online. Although both Sour and Guts were commercial and critical successes, Rodrigo did face allegations of "copying" other artists.

The teen idol was accused of plagiarizing Paramore's 2007 single "Misery Business" with her hit "Good 4 U," along with allegedly stealing a guitar riff from Elvis Costello's 1978 song "Pump it Up" for her song "Brutal."

However, Costello was fine with the similarity, claiming "it's how rock and roll works" on X, while Paramore members Hayley Williams and Joshua Farro were later given credits on "Good 4 U."

Rodrigo announced her Guts World Tour on Instagram in September 2023, with tickets quickly snapped up. Still, wait-listed fans were left heartbroken when newly available tickets sold out within one minute in January.

They took to social media to complain, while fans attempting to buy tickets on resale sites lamented the $500 price tag.