Addison Rae
In just a few short years, Addison Rae has risen from budding TikTok star to pop music’s newest “it” girl. She made a splash on the Billboard Hot 100 last year with “Diet Pepsi” and returned to the chart for her recent single “Headphones On.”
That climb has culminated in Rae’s self-titled debut album Addison, out now. Though she’s only a few years into her career, Rae projects the confidence of an industry veteran on the album, as evidenced by most recent single “Fame Is a Gun,” proclaiming “There’s no mystery, I’m gonna make it, gonna go down in history / Don’t ask too many questions, God gave me the permission / And when you shame me, it makes me want it more.”
When reflecting on her journey and where she is now in a recent cover story with Elle, Rae explained that she’s reached a place in her career where she’s in control of what she does.
“I have the luxury now to say no to things I’m not interested in, or that don’t feel like me or aren’t reflective of who I am. It’s still a job, at the end of the day. Everybody is trying to survive — I’m trying to survive and live here and do all these things that I love — but I definitely have become more intentional, because I do think saying no to things opens up a door for a much better yes,” she said.
Still, she isn’t resting on her laurels just as she’s making her big debut in the pop world.
“What does that even mean, really, to be the pop girl? Let’s see if the songs get more popular, then they can call me a pop girl,” she mused to Variety. “This is my shot. I’ve got to go big.”
