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Addison Rae on the All-Woman Team Behind Her Self-Titled Debut and Being Pop’s Next ‘It’ Girl: ‘This Is My Shot. I’ve Got to Go Big’
Addison Rae opens up about her all-female team, viral hits 'Diet Pepsi' and 'Headphones On,' and how she feels about being pop's next 'it' girl.
From the momentum of her first Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Diet Pepsi,” to the quiet confidence she exudes on singles “Aquamarine,” “High Fashion,” “ Headphones On,” and her latest, “Fame is a Gun,” Rae is poised to make a big entrance on “Addison” (out June 6 via Columbia Records) — entirely on her own terms. What began as a casual collaboration during a session in Stockholm (Rae was literally sick at the time, joking that she “sounds like she’s holding her nose” on the song “Headphones On”) quickly turned into something deeper: a creative bond rooted in mutual trust, vulnerability and femininity. She acknowledges the growing hype, but questions her place in “Headphones On”: “I compare my life to the new It girl / Jealousy’s a rip tide, it pulls me under,” she sings.
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