A couple of years ago, when Addison Rae went to pitch herself for a deal with Columbia Records, pop stardom was not a guarantee. She was best known as one of TikTok’s breakout stars, someone who had ...

Welcome to the year of Addison Rae. The star began to gain TikTok traction in 2019, as a typical teenager recording herself dancing to viral trends. She quickly found her lane and became one of the ...

In 2021, the TikTok star Addison Rae released her début single, “Obsessed.” It’s a whispery electro-pop tune about either unapologetic narcissism or chirpy self-confidence—it’s hard to say which. “I’m ...

Back when TikTok’s most popular creators formed a collective known as “the Hype House” in 2019, they were considered Gen Z’s answer to the Brat Pack. Here was a group of young, hot, popular kids who ...

The onetime social media superstar has re-emerged as the most surprising rookie pop star of the year. The onetime social media superstar has re-emerged as the most surprising rookie pop star of the ...

The social media superstar tapped into a Gen Z audience and transformed the landscape of popular music. Welcome to the year of Addison Rae. The star began to gain TikTok traction in 2019, as a typical ...