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Addison Rae Took Over TikTok. Now She’s Coming For Pop

Addison Rae is a TikTok superstar. Now, she is trying to reinvent herself as a pop supernova

We hop back in the Range Rover and set out on her usual morning routine: Beverly Hills Juice followed by Blue Bottle, where she grabs an iced NOLA, her favorite, as a friendly barista gently ribs her for wearing a Saints cap in Rams territory. The result was a Nineties-style deep-house track about transformation and rebirth that squashed any worries that Rae couldn’t follow up “Diet Pepsi.” Her heroes were starting to take notice: Ariana Grande was effusive when the two met, while Lady Gaga used “Aquamarine” in a TikTok video. She credits both her teachers and her mom’s MTV obsession with introducing her to the music that shaped her: Madonna and Michael Jackson videos; Lady Gaga’s debut album, The Fame; and fellow Louisiana native Britney Spears, who gave Rae hope that she could make it out of the bayou, too.

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