Introduction
Addison Rae Easterling (born October 6, 2000) is an American social media personality, singer, and actress. She came to prominence as a content creator on TikTok in 2019, amassing over 88 million followers, making her the fifth most-followed individual on the platform, as of 2025. She appeared in films including the comedy film He’s All That (2021) and the horror film Thanksgiving (2023).
In 2021, she released her critically panned debut single, “Obsessed”, which was later included on her debut EP AR (2023). In 2024, after showing her binder during a meeting, she signed with Columbia Records and released “Diet Pepsi“, which received widespread praise and debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song preceded her debut studio album Addison (2025) which… received positive reviews and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.
Early life and education
Addison Rae Easterling was born on October 6, 2000, and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Monty Lopez and Sheri Easterling. Rae has two younger brothers, Enzo Lopez and Lucas Lopez, and an older half-sister, Macye Neumeyer, who has two daughters of her own. Rae’s parents initially divorced when she was younger and were on and off often throughout her childhood, before remarrying in 2017, later divorcing again in 2022.
Rae started dancing competitively at the age of six, attending competitions across the country. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career, she briefly attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where she studied broadcast journalism in the fall, aiming to become a sports broadcaster. However, she dropped out after gaining popularity on TikTok. In an interview with Elle magazine, Rae explained her decision to move to Los Angeles, saying: “A few people in LA reached out to me, and I was like ‘I need to go. I need to go.’ So my parents supported me fully.”
Career
2019–2023: TikTok fame and career beginnings
Rae first gained attention after joining the social media app TikTok in July 2019, where she uploaded dance videos to trending songs. She briefly joined the TikTok collective The Hype House in December 2019. Within a few months, Rae gained over one million followers on the app and left LSU in November. As of November 2025, she has amassed over 88 million followers on TikTok. She later signed with talent agency WME in January 2020. In July, Addison released a weekly Spotify-exclusive podcast with her mother, Mama Knows Best, covering their personal and career lives. Rae later relaunched this podcast under the name That Was Fun?.
In March 2021, Rae entered the music industry and released her debut single, “Obsessed.” The single received negative reviews and was originally intended to be the lead single for her upcoming project but was temporarily shelved. That same year, Rae launched her own cosmetics line, Item Beauty, which was discontinued in 2023.
She also founded her own fragrance line. In August, Rae made her feature film debut as Padgett in the Netflix comedy He’s All That, a remake of the 1999 teen comedy She’s All That. The film was the most streamed movie during its release week, but received generally negative reviews from critics.
In February 2022, it was announced that Rae had joined the cast of a film titled Fashionista, produced by Paramount. That same month, multiple songs from her unreleased EP leaked on YouTube, which Rae initially feared might harm her music career. However, the tracks gained popularity online, prompting her to release her debut extended play AR on August 18, 2023. The EP received generally positive reviews and debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. In November, Rae appeared as Gaby in the slasher film Thanksgiving (2023).
2024–present: Film & Television appearances and Addison
In March 2024, Rae featured on Charli XCX’s remix of “Von Dutch,” which appeared on Charli XCX’s remix album Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat (2024). She also appeared on A. G. Cook’s album Britpop (2024) on a song titled “Lucifer” with Charli XCX. In August 2024, Addison Rae released her first major label single, “Diet Pepsi,” through Columbia Records. The song received positive reviews and widespread praise. It peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Rae’s first entry on the chart. She performed the
song live at Madison Square Garden with Troye Sivan and Charli XCX on the Sweat tour. In October 2024, Rae released the single “Aquamarine,” followed by a remix featuring Arca the next month. In January 2025, during an interview with Rolling Stone, Rae confirmed that she would be releasing her debut studio album in 2025. Pitchfork writer Meaghan Garvey called it one of the most anticipated pop releases of the year.
In February, Rae released the single “High Fashion” along with its music video. Following the release, she appeared on the cover of Vogue France. In April 2025, Rae performed “Aquamarine / Arcamarine” at Coachella with Arca and announced the release date for her debut studio album in June.
Rae’s debut album, Addison, was released on June 6, 2025, preceded by the singles “Headphones On” and “Fame Is a Gun.” The album was a commercial success, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200. It sold 48,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, including 23,000 pure album sales and 25,500 streaming equivalent album units from 33 million streams. Rae celebrated the album release with a live concert at NYC’s The Box, produced in partnership with Spotify, featuring performances of tracks from the album.
On June 17, Rae announced her first headlining tour, The Addison Tour, with dates across Europe, North America, and Australia from August through November 2025. In October 2025, she performed “Diet Pepsi” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, wearing a sparkling gold gown first worn by burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee in the 1950s.
She appeared in the third season of Netflix’s biographical crime drama anthology series Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Evelyn Hartley. Rae is also set to star in the live-action animated road comedy film Animal Friends alongside Ryan Reynolds and Aubrey Plaza, scheduled for release on May 1, 2026. In November 2025, she received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 68th Grammy Awards.
Musical style
Music critics have categorized Rae’s music as dance-pop, bubblegum pop, and synth-pop. She has mentioned being influenced by many artists, including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Sophie, Arca, and Charli XCX. In a conversation with Interview magazine, Rae reflected on her influences, saying, “I love a woman who does it all… I love a girl that does it all with no filter, it’s just ingrained in me.”
Vogue notes that Rae has received attention from music fans online for her unexpectedly eclectic taste; artists like FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, and Kelela appear on her playlists, which stylistically span recent avant-garde hip-hop to the cream of 2000s Timbaland-produced R&B. In a trailer video for her debut self-titled album, Rae acknowledged that she is “not the same person you used to know,” alluding to her social media rebrand.
In an interview with W Magazine, Rae shared that for her first label meeting with Columbia Records, instead of bringing music, she brought a binder filled with printed photos, colors, and words. Before the album had any sound or music, it existed purely as a collection of visions, visuals, and words. Rae also described the creation of Addison, saying,
Public image
Partnerships and business ventures
Rae has partnered with various companies such as Pandora (in collaboration with Charli XCX), L’Oréal, Lululemon, Reebok, and YSL Beauty. She has an estimated net worth of $25 million, earning over $5 million in 2020. Rae was also included as a limited-time playable character in the mobile video game War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius in November 2022. Rae started her own fragrance line, Addison Rae Fragrance, in 2021. It features several water-based, alcohol-free scents
designed to provide mood benefits in addition to fragrance. The fragrances come in bottles that change color with temperature, offering a sensory and novelty element, with each scent described as fruity, floral, or fresh woody. Rae also co-founded Item Beauty, a cosmetics and skincare brand promoting clean, cruelty-free, and vegan-friendly products that were dermatologist-tested. As of 2023, the brand was discontinued. In 2022, Rae partnered with Alani Nu to create her own energy drink flavor, “Berry Pop.”
Rae was the face of the Marc Jacobs x Vaquera bag collaboration, a Y2K-inspired bag celebrating Marc Jacobs’ 40th anniversary in November 2024. She was also seen using Chanel N°5 in her “Aquamarine” music video. On the day of the release of her debut album Addison, Rae partnered with Matchaful in New York City, handing out their collaborative drink “Summer Forever” to the first 50 guests in line.
In August 2025, Rae announced a collaboration with Lucky Brand, debuting the Addison Ultra Low Rise Flare, a style inspired by early 2000s fashion. Rae had already been wearing the jeans during her live performances leading up to the launch. Together, Rae and Lucky Brand aimed to “bring back the Y2K aesthetic with the goal of turning low-rise skeptics into believers.”
In the media
In March 2020, Australian rapper The Kid Laroi released the song “Addison Rae,” named after Rae, which became popular on social media. Following this, Rae appeared in Lil Mosey’s “Blueberry Faygo” music video. Later that year, Rae was mentioned by rapper Lil Yachty in his song “E-ER,” which sparked a feud between him and Rae’s then-boyfriend, Bryce Hall. In August 2022, Rae faced backlash for a post in which she wore the “Holy Trinity” bikini, a collaboration
between Adidas and the brand Praying. The bikini had the words “Father” and “Son” on its bra and “Holy Spirit” on its bottom, which some Christians found offensive. Rae later removed the post. Rae has appeared on the covers of several international fashion and entertainment magazines and has been featured in numerous editorials.
She first appeared on the digital cover of Glamour UK in February 2021, discussing mental health and her acting career. Since then, she has been on the covers of Rolling Stone (February 2025), Vogue France (March 2025), ELLE US (May 2025, Women in Music issue), Billboard (August 2025), and W Magazine (Volume V, 2025). Her editorial features include Vogue US (August 2023), Interview Magazine (Summer 2024), and Vanity Fair US (September 2021).
Rae appeared at the 2024 MTV VMAs wearing an all-white look inspired by Madonna and also served as a presenter at the ceremony. She appeared in Saint Laurent’s November 2024 short film series As Time Goes By, directed by Nadia Lee Cohen, which featured Chloë Sevigny, Joey King, John Waters, and others. Rae also attended the Miu Miu SS25 show alongside Petra Collins. Rae joined other celebrities in the revival of the navel piercing trend in the 2020s, alongside Ice Spice and Billie Eilish. In July 2025, she appeared in Sombr’s ’70s-inspired “12 to 12” music video.
She attended the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City, having previously attended in 2022 and 2024. Rae appeared as a guest and presenter alongside designer Christopher John Rogers, presenting the American Emerging Designer of the Year award, and met with leading fashion figures including A$AP Rocky and Naomi.
Personal life
In October 2020, Rae confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Bryce Hall through various social media posts; however, they ended their relationship the following year. In June 2021, Rae was reported to be dating Omer Fedi, an Israeli musician and producer. The couple separated around October 2025 after four years together, with reports indicating that the split was amicable and that Rae chose to focus on her career.
In an April 2025 interview with Elle magazine, Rae reflected on her early videos, saying, “I wasn’t going to let being cringe and posting a million videos stop me… I can appreciate that girl and say that was a girl who was going to make it happen, no matter what that meant doing.” She added, “I wasn’t doing anything harmful. I was just having a dandy time dancing.”
Rae discussed stepping back from social media, explaining that she had “felt so misunderstood” after “sharing so much” of herself online and had come to value her privacy, noting that “privacy becomes really important over time.” She said that “being misunderstood is definitely annoying,” but has learned not to take criticism personally, reflecting that when she moved to Los Angeles at 19, she was still “figuring out who [she] was.”
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat. [112] | US Sales [113] | ||
| AR | Released: August 18, 2023Label: SandlotFormats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 19 | 45 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [114] | AUS [115] | CAN [116] | GRE [117] | IRE [118] | NZ [119] | SWE [120] | SWI [121] | UK [108] | WW [122] | |||||
| “Obsessed” | 2021 | —[b] | — | 74 | — | 64 | —[c] | — | — | —[d] | — | AR | ||
| “Diet Pepsi” | 2024 | 54 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 65 | 10 | 35 | RIAA: Platinum[126]ARIA: Platinum[127]BPI: Gold[128]MC: Platinum[129]RMNZ: Platinum[130] | Addison | |
| “Aquamarine” | —[e] | — | — | 70 | 47 | —[f] | — | — | 45 | — | ||||
| “High Fashion” | 2025 | —[g] | — | — | — | 73 | —[h] | — | — | 69 | — | |||
| “Headphones On” | 87 | 82 | 73 | 83 | 34 | —[i] | —[j] | — | 24 | 116 | ||||
| “Fame Is a Gun” | 73 | 36 | 59 | 84 | 16 | 24 | —[k] | — | 23 | 61 | ARIA: Gold[127]BPI: Silver[128] | |||
| “—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [124] | |||
| “Von Dutch” (Remix) (Charli XCX featuring Addison Rae and A. G. Cook) | 2024 | 25 | Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance/ Pop [138] | IRE [118] | NZ Hot [124] | UK [108] | |||
| “2 Die 4” (featuring Charli XCX) | 2023 | — | 67 | 13 | — | AR |
| “I Got It Bad” | — | — | 31 | — | ||
| “New York” | 2025 | 6 | 58 | 4 | 61 | Addison |
| “Money Is Everything” | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| “In the Rain” | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| “Times Like These” | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| “—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Lucifer” | 2024 | A. G. Cook, Charli XCX | Britpop |
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spy Cat | Marnie (voice) | English dub | [139] |
| 2021 | He’s All That | Padgett Sawyer | [140] | |
| 2023 | Thanksgiving | Gaby | [141] | |
| 2024 | As Time Goes By | Singer | Short film | [142] |
| 2026 | Animal Friends † | TBA | Post-production | [143] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Other artist | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As lead artist | ||||
| 2021 | “Obsessed” | None | Diane Martel | [153] |
| 2024 | “Diet Pepsi” | Sean Price Williams | [154] | |
| “Aquamarine” | [155] | |||
| “Aquamarine / Arcamarine” | Lexee Smith | [156] | ||
| 2025 | “High Fashion” | Mitch Ryan | [157] | |
| “Headphones On” | [158] | |||
| “Fame Is a Gun” | Sean Price Williams | [159] | ||
| “Times Like These” | Ethan James Green | [160] | ||
| Guest appearances | ||||
| 2020 | “Blueberry Faygo” | Lil Mosey | Cole Bennett | [161] |
| “Canceled” | Larray | JakeTheShooterLarray | [162] | |
| 2023 | “You Only Love Me” | Rita Ora | Charlie Sarsfield | [163] |
| 2025 | “12 to 12” | Sombr | Gus Black | [164] |
Awards and nominations
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravo Otto Awards | 2021 | Social Media Star | Addison Rae | Nominated | [165] |
| BreakTudo Awards | 2020 | International TikTok Star | Nominated | [166] | |
| 2021 | Nominated | [167] | |||
| 2024 | Anthem of the Year | “Diet Pepsi” | Nominated | [168] | |
| 2025 | International Artist on the Rise | Addison Rae | Nominated | [169] | |
| Clio Awards | 2025 | Music Video | “Diet Pepsi” | Nominated | [170] |
| European Festival Awards | 2026 | Newcomer of the Year | Addison Rae | Pending | [171] |
| Grammy Awards | 2026 | Best New Artist | Pending | [172] | |
| MTV MIAW Awards | 2022 | Global Creator | Nominated | [173] | |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2021 | Breakthrough Social Star | Nominated | [174] | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2025 | Song of Summer | “Headphones On” | Nominated | [175] |
| Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards | 2021 | Favorite Female Social Star | Addison Rae | Nominated | [176] |
| 2022 | Favorite Female Creator | Nominated | [177] | ||
| Favorite Social Music Star | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Favorite Female Creator | Nominated | [178] | ||
| 2024 | Favorite Social Music Star | Nominated | [179] | ||
| 2025 | Favorite Viral Song | “Diet Pepsi” | Nominated | [180] | |
| Favorite Female Breakout Artist | Addison Rae | Nominated | |||
| People’s Choice Awards | 2020 | The Social Star of 2020 | Nominated | [181] | |
| 2021 | The Social Star of 2021 | Nominated | [182] | ||
| 2022 | The Social Star of 2022 | Nominated | [183] | ||
| Streamy Awards | 2020 | Creator of the Year | Nominated | [184] | |
| Breakout Creator | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Creator of the Year | Nominated | [185] | ||
| Lifestyle Creator | Won | ||||
| 2022 | Creator of the Year | Nominated | [186] | ||
| UK Music Video Awards | 2025 | Best Pop / R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – Newcomer | “Aquamarine” | Nominated | [187] |
| Best Pop Video – International | “High Fashion” | Nominated |
Tours
Headlining
- The Addison Tour (2025)
Supporting
- Lana Del Rey – 2023–2025 tour (2025)
See also
- List of most-followed TikTok accounts
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