Addison Rae

Addison Rae is an actress, dancer, and singer whose hooky, stylish dance-pop takes wry cues from her influencer roots. She initially became a social media sensation in 2019 after posting a series of dancing videos. Rae quickly amassed a huge fan base (nearly 80 million followers) and has gone on to become one of the highest-earning TikTok celebrities in the world. In 2021, she issued her debut single, "Obsessed," which appeared on her 2023 EP AR. A follow-up single, "Diet Pepsi," was released in 2024, making the Hot 100 and teasing her debut full-length, Addison.

Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Addison Rae Easterling began dancing competitively at the age of six. She attended Louisiana State University briefly, but after joining the influential TikTok collaborative group The Hype House and seeing a huge surge in her social media viewers, she elected to relocate to Los Angeles. She inked a deal with talent agency WME in 2000 and quickly parlayed her online success into a successful advertising and film career and started her own cosmetics line. In 2021 Rae appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and released her sultry debut single, "Obsessed," which charted in five countries and served as the lead track from her Billboard-charting 2023 EP AR. She got another boost from her appearance on a remix of "Von Dutch" from Charli xcx's 2024 smash Brat, then released her own single, "Diet Pepsi," which reached 81 on the Hot 100 singles chart. That song heralded Rae's debut full-length album, 2025's eponymously titled Addison. ~ James Christopher Monger