Grammy-winning singer Olivia Rodrigo said her women-focused music festival Daisy Chain Fields was "one hundred percent" political, saying critics who disagree with her message "don’t have to buy a ticket."Headlined by Rodrigo, the one-day music festival in Irvine, Calif., featured an all-female lineup including performances by Chappell Roan, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks.Net proceeds from Daisy Chain Fields were directed toward nonprofit organizations "dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls," including Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Baby2Baby and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.The festival raised $20 million for the women-focused charities and Rodrigo made it clear that she planned the festival with politics in mind.PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACROSS MIDWEST AT RISK DUE TO LACK OF FEDERAL FUNDS AFTER 3 FACILITIES CLOSE IN MICHIGANOlivia Rodrigo introduced Melinda French Gates at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival on Saturday in Irvine, Calif.(Monica Schipper)"One hundred percent, yes," she told The Hollywood Reporter when asked whether Daisy Chain Fields was political."But I think it’s also about joy," she added.
"I think the two things can exist at the same time, they kind of have to … I think young people have lost hope in our leaders and lost hope in each other.I really wanted to galvanize people and be evidence of what can happen when you come together and are part of something and contribute."The "Drivers License" singer also stated that those who don't agree with the festival's political message don't have to buy a ticket."Everyone is welcome to come to Daisy Chain.
But if you don’t agree with the message that we’re sending, then you don’t have to buy a ticket," she said.ED SHEERAN CONCERTGOERS WARN ARTISTS ABOUT SHARING POLITICAL VIEWS: 'YOU'RE GOING TO ALIENATE' FANSLast month, Olivia Rodrigo called out the Department of Homeland Security for using her music in a social media post promoting deportat...