NEW MUSIC: JOSHUA BASSETT | LET YOU GO (HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES (SEASON 2)

Joshua Bassett lets go of his onscreen relationship with Olivia Rodrigo in a new song titled "Let You Go" that will be featured on the next High School Musical: The Musical: The Series episode. The ninth episode of season 2, titled "Spring Break," features the East High Wildcats on break and Ricky (played by Bassett) contemplating his breakup with Nini (played by Rodrigo). While visiting his mother in Chicago, Ricky sings a heartfelt anthem from the piano titled "Let You Go." Earlier this season, Bassett and Rodrigo performed their specially orchestrated romantic ballad "Even When/ The Best Part," which marked how the onscreen high school love birds navigated their relationship as a long-distance couple after Nini departed to the Denver-based Youth Actors Conservatory, leaving Ricky behind in Salt Lake City, Utah. In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency, as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. Bassett released his self-titled debut EP on March 12, 2021, with the lead single, "Lie Lie Lie," being released on January 14, 2021.