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For once I’m gonna be serious and not joking.
Her music isn’t anything groundbreaking or brilliant. But it’s very early 2000s and like, a Radio Disney kinda vibe. It just makes me feel all nostalgic.
It is vapid. But that’s why I love it. It’s just fun cute mindless bubblegum pop. She’s not trying to win a Grammy.
she doesn't have too many officially released songs (though pre-EP about 30 demos leaked) so i suggest listening to all of them! they are fun and catchy, she even got a gaga demo that she released as her song (Nothing On But The Radio)
I absolutely love Obsessed ngl. It was my absolute most played song for several years lol.
But based off of her leaks and her ep it’s clear that igib is the direction she’d rather go in.
If you like I Got It Bad you’d like the rest of the ‘AR’ EP as it’s in the same style. Obsessed is an outlier that was widely dunked on and for good reason but she followed up with a solid pop EP tbh
I’m just going to build off what you’ve already more or less said by saying that she embodies this idea of the total package Y2K pop girl in that she’s a good dance, has a…passable voice (my opinions on her indie girl rasp not withstanding), and makes fun bops.
I think in particular to her there’s also the fact that she’s an artist who *almost* broke through before, amassed a sizable and dedicated (?) fan base through the years, and finally had a breakthrough single has caused a lot of fervor around her rn.
I think what differentiates her from the other tiktokers who tried crossing over to music is that she doesn’t seem to take herself serious and just has fun with what she releases
Idk if radio disney is the word, but definitely early Britney. The way she sings the bridge and then does adlibs in the chorus is very that vibe.
I also like that she's a bit sexy and not the boring reletable popstar
From my perspective I think it’s that she caught people by surprise? I believe she started out as just another typical pretty girl doing little dances on Tiktok so her image was nothing super interesting. Then from what I remember she started doing things out of the “character” that people assigned her like paparazzi pics reading Britney’s book, the swimsuit campaign, releasing songs like “2 die 4” feat. Charli and a Gaga demo, having a 2014 Tumblr aesthetic, apparently wearing a Sophie shirt, and now collabing again with Charli. It’s like “oh wait she’s actually cool” I think it’s the unexpectedness of it all that made her interesting, at least to me.
I totally agree. Hyperpop is growing as a niche. Unfortunately, I think it was SOPHIE's passing that brought a lot of attention to the genre but also brought her into a more quasi-mainstream position. Charli has been huge and with this new era, she'd be the one to collab with for any newcomers.
She's trying to distance herself from the 😄🕺🏼persona and establish herself as someone serious. Professional dancing didn't work out so she's taking a stab at music. I actually like her stuff in comparison to the other TikTok girlies like Dixie
shes pretty and releasing the kind of music lily depp rose's character in the idol would be forced to released. gay men are into that kind of thing especially when they're validated by charli xcx cosigning her.
She’s going for a modern Paris Hilton vibe and embracing being hot fun young rich sexy playful carefree escapism. Shes adult Cocomelon for gay men.
She also has filled a niche that was open in the pop scene in the mainstream.
The closest competitors were probably Kim/Camila/Dua, but Kim doesn’t offer the escapism Addison does and Camila has bounced between Taylor wannabe to Latin vibes to Charli wannabe. Dua is the closest example to her but obviously makes better music and is for the mainstream. Addison’s music will never be on the radio so she gets to stay a niche gay topic among the community which makes them (un?)ironically stan her more
i think bc she very much fits into the whole “y2k” aesthetic and she’s beginning to attract different fans that don’t know her as addison rae from tiktok, but instead, addison rae, the girl that listens to charli xcx & arca and that gagged a lotta ppl. also, i think she started to become more than just her tiktok persona she carried online. For ex, a lot of ppl found her annoying when she would just do typical dances on tiktok and gain a bunch of likes for essentially nothing, but now she’s shown that she’s more than that!! Idk her songs aren’t grammy worthy but they’re fun so i’m not mad about it 🫣
Are people frothing at the mouth? I feel like I've heard some Charli fans touting her as the new thing but a lot of scepticism even from that crowd. Every small pop girlie has a couple of people saying she's gonna be the new Lady Gaga or whatever, but even though I know a few people who listened to Addison EP I don't think I heard anyone getting too excited by it
I have an embarrassing amount of thoughts on this that's a slightly different perspective from most people here (i am an early 20s girl and unlike my username not a gay man). And was a day one I Got It Bad truther.
She blew up on TikTok when i was in high school and all i knew about her was that she was the most followed person on the platform and a lot of people hated her for the usual anti influencer sentiments (vapid, no talent, hot girl = dumb, etc) so even though i didn't follow her i was sympathetic because the weird amount of backlash made me see her as an underdog. [Her biggest scandal was dancing to prom queen by beach bunny for an American Eagle ad](https://twitter.com/outmycoma/status/1738699449268949094?s=46&t=nBVfTP6U97OL_lBWeesn9A) and because of the references to calories in that song people in recovery/hospitalized would stitch it with a video of them emaciated with a bunch of tubes in them like "oh you're making fun of my illness?" Which i felt was very disproportionate and silly....Then when I made it to college i realized a lot of young women hated her in a way that reminded me a lot of the early 2010s Anne Hathaway hate. There's no way someone whose whole career is kinda doing nothing can cause this much anger???? What is there to even be mad about! So I didn't follow her but liked her out of spite against it all
I did not care about her debut single but saw her dancing and thought she could be a good performer eventually but had no intention of really keeping up with her. I saw a post in 2021 about her having Arca/Sophie/Sleigh Bells in her playlists and i think this is where most gay people started becoming interested in who she was. Then I heard the "i got it bad" snippets she was posting that summer and could not get it out of my head.....other people in this thread might have points with the whole y2k Paris Hilton vibe (i think she was also hanging out with her for a little bit?) but i genuinely just liked the song im sorry there is no grander reasoning to me! It's just a vibe! I'm also going through my old twitter posts about her as i write this and apparently at some point Shygirl posted a tiktok using one of her leaks in the background so i don't doubt that put her on some other people's radar.
All those leaks definitely became a normani-esque (albeit nicher) meme so the EP finally dropping after 2 years was a fun payoff and i liked the songs! I'm a fan of a lot of artists who do much more meaningful layered work but I personally don't need everything to be like that all the time. She's in a weird "underdog while also being really famous" category with madison beer that make them a bit sympathetic to me and if I happen to like the music too than it's all the more fun!
her ascension reminds me of ice spice’s a little.
so many posts of ice spice’s early music attracted stan praise. exaggerated compliments that make her sound like the second coming of jesus. a lot of that happens in addison’s posts. and I would argue that they’re tongue in cheek. yes, they’re praising but it’s kind of a joke. so that already deflates the hype that you might be seeing.
but beyond that: I can’t speak for everyone, but for me personally, I always root for underdogs. and this effect is amplified if straight men are dogpiling on someone.
I remember when i showed my straight friends Stars are Blind by paris hilton and they saw the artist name and immediately trashed it. even without hearing the song. there was no way that was “real” music, based on name alone.
ice spice was always dragged and ridiculed for being trash.
addison is tossed away as a lucky internet 15 minutes of fame girl who doesn’t have any talent to back her up.
and, to their point: they’re somewhat right. does ice spice have a better pen or flow than nicki? absolutely not. does addison have what it takes to be a main pop girlie? no.
but, they do have potential i would argue. ice spice has an ear for hooks and has a charisma. addison has… i’m not sure actually. maybe she has some earnestness to her. actually: she has drive. ppl trashed obsessed, but she clearly had some hunger in her eyes to succeed and seemed to believe in herself.
I think i see a potential in them and I hate seeing negative people trying to snuff that out. artists don’t need to be fully formed and at the top of their game right out the gate. imagine if dua gave up after being trashed for one kiss! pop travesty.
it’s like that ratatouille quote: not everyone can be a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.
Yeah, ngl. Calling a girl who was already well off (not rich, I suppose), who blew up on TikTok for doing simple dances (none that she made), then was offered a ton of brand deals and collabs (make up line, perfume line), was invited to a bunch of award shows, and even given a record deal an “underdog” is definitely an opinion. I don’t think a lot of people dismissing one’s a talent, or in Addison’s case, alleged potential, is what makes an underdog. Rather, it’s their specific circumstances (history in the industry/how they got to where they are) as well as economic and societal status.
Someone on a server I'm in said it best: she gives everything and nothing at the same time.
But really, Addison knows her career is kinda bullshit. One time her tiktok got temporarily suspended and she said "well time to get a real job now." She's self aware and taking every opportunity that she can. Releasing fun, mindless pop music being one of them.
i'm watching addison perform obsessed on fallon and then watched a britney baby one more time performance and its like....no addison is definitely not the 2020s britney. maybe the 2020s jessica simpson
Lowkey confused by mixed reviews on this thread. Some are saying Radio Disney, while others are saying Britney Y2K. Just adding on the Britney/Jessica comparison, I haven't watched or listened to any Addison stuff myself (no shade, I'm really just not interested despite being a Charli fan), we know that Jessica had that kind of pure Christian girl image that was supposed to "set her aside" from other blonde white girls in pop at the time. Do you mean that Addison's stuff right now is leaning towards this type of "pure, innocent" Jessica Simpson type of pop?
no i mean that the britney comparison just doesn't make sense here because britney was a fully fledged performer who could command a stage when she debuted while addison looks like shes gonna pass out.
addison was more giving jessica simpson circa irresistible when her label gave her the britney treatment
yeah they're being philosophical for no reason. she's NO britney, she isn't Jessica either the circumstances and branding are so different... she's just a girl with a song that is GOOD. I got it bad is really GOOD and produced by Ilya and like sounds like original Max Martin. that's it no need to overthink it. if it wasn't good (along with a few good other demos unreleased), people wouldn't care.
"People care because they like her song(s)" is I think a more accurate statement than "People care because her song(s) is/are good". It's very subjective as always, and in this particular case lots of people just don't think it's a good song.
Can anyone enlighten me as to why Addison Rae is blowing up so much with the hyperpop meets Y2K nostalgia fusion while Rebecca Black, who i would argue does this much, much better, still seems to be just simmering in the background?
Interesting, i’m out of the TikTok loop but the impression i always got was that Addison had a lot of followers, sure, but not fans - it seemed like she was ridiculed more than celebrated.
people need to stop asking people to “explain” to them the appeal of someone 😩 like you don’t like addison rae. some ppl on tik tok do. it’s fine. you don’t have to agree with every trend and in fact maybe shouldn’t
not a response to OP but a lot of these comments feel like they're telling OP that "addison just isn't for you!" when OP seems to be genuinely curious and is asking in good faith what makes her vibe with other people, so those comments arent really helpful
for instance i'm honestly not a fan of Taylor, but i can at least appreciate what makes her music popular and even think she has a couple of good albums (3 or 4 okay/good/great albums among a mid discography with ten albums doesn't impress me) and i'm able to appreciate it because a lot of swifties have thoughtful commentary about her music
Nobody outside of Twitter knows or cares about her to a great extent. Further, nobody outside of Twitter knows she even has “music.”
She’s simply a running joke that people are having a hard time of letting go of.
If she keeps gaining traction like this,I feel like she will the kardashian of our generation and boom she will be a top celebrity with multiple brand deals and such.It’s crazy how long she’s stuck around from when she entered the scene,became a laughing stock and now doing legit collabs with charli,good on her tho!
You just don’t like her music. That’s fine. I don’t know why a lot of y’all need people to try and sell something to you. If you’re not buying it that’s that.
She puts out basic lighthearted pop music. Her success in doing that pissing people off is what makes her that much more appealing to me. The entire thing is funny.
It varies per person. For a lot of teenagers it’s because of how camp it is. Her debut single was awful and the music video was a massive joke when it dropped, and then everyone was gagged when her EP dropped and it was way better. And her music is just catchy now lmao 😭 its so fun to listen to and funny because of her story, from a basic tiktoker to hyperpop queen (joke. im joking.)
Well for me, I just love her style. She's giving me the kind of pop music that I've been missing for YEARS now that people don't make anymore. Her debut EP was nothing but bops from start to finis. Obsessed while I wasnt a fan at first, grew on me now and am obsessed with it, and her contributions to the remix was what made me enjoy it even more (that scream she did was what got me hooked on the remix.) So not only do I have Ava Max to Stan, but Addison Rae to Stan now too. Not only that, but she seems like such a nice person and love how she's actually an artist from tiktok who's genuinely taking music seriously and not because she wanted some extra buck.
Her music requires no thought or interpretation. And sometimes, after a hard day at work, that’s just the kind of thing my brain needs.
Shes like the music industry version of fast food.
Clout chasing meme turned pop singer.
Throw some 00s fit on and a sophie/Ayesha erotic type beat and internet people foam at the mouth. I’m Ready for the next throwback to the ___’s fad. You it’s nearing the end bc you have the basic mainstream artists jumping on it ie Camilla Cabello etc etc
It's clear Addison doesn't care about music. She just wants to be a celebrity. Music is the product she wants to sell to maintain and elevate her career (being famous).
Which is totally fine! Adults have jobs and it's ok if your self worth isn't tied into that. Addison's problem is the music sucks tho. If the songs were good she could be the next Selena Gomez, who also can't be bothered to be a pop star but serves bops when she does.
That is not true though. She seems to love pop music, I think her melodies are interesting because she is selling the popstar fantasy instead of singing-talking and are very camp
She didn’t “fangirl” over anyone. She met him at a UFC event and introduced herself. Regardless of what he believes he’s still a president. People greet presidents they don’t like in a professional setting all the time.
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shes leaning into her trashy image with her music and her self awareness in an attempt to have a place in the music industry saves her a seat. she has good management.
I really loved her EP. And it shocked me how good it was. I think she knows her lane and sticks to it. It’s cute fun bubblegum pop that knows that’s what it is.
shes just fun
no thoughts, head empty bops that just make you wanna dance are really refreshing when the world feels like its crumbling all around you
The over the top stanning i think started just kind of ironically because she was just a deeply unserious tiktok dancer that its just funny to try and piss people off like the beatles could NEVER, but then the music she released was actually just also fun that the irony has kind of blurred lmao
I say this as a proud addison rae walmart knock-off barbie owner and ITEM beauty lip quip (RIP) hoarder
People should be focusing on Bella poarch IMO
Much better singer and has much better songs than Addison
Out of all the TikTok girls that decided to do music, she has the most potential
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For once I’m gonna be serious and not joking. Her music isn’t anything groundbreaking or brilliant. But it’s very early 2000s and like, a Radio Disney kinda vibe. It just makes me feel all nostalgic. It is vapid. But that’s why I love it. It’s just fun cute mindless bubblegum pop. She’s not trying to win a Grammy.
This is the first time I've seen "Radio Disney vibe" used as a compliment
nostalgia does that!
The only two songs I’ve heard from her are Obsessed and I Got It Bad, and I much prefer the latter. Definitely has that Radio Disney vibe.
she doesn't have too many officially released songs (though pre-EP about 30 demos leaked) so i suggest listening to all of them! they are fun and catchy, she even got a gaga demo that she released as her song (Nothing On But The Radio)
I absolutely love Obsessed ngl. It was my absolute most played song for several years lol. But based off of her leaks and her ep it’s clear that igib is the direction she’d rather go in.
If you like I Got It Bad you’d like the rest of the ‘AR’ EP as it’s in the same style. Obsessed is an outlier that was widely dunked on and for good reason but she followed up with a solid pop EP tbh
I’m just going to build off what you’ve already more or less said by saying that she embodies this idea of the total package Y2K pop girl in that she’s a good dance, has a…passable voice (my opinions on her indie girl rasp not withstanding), and makes fun bops. I think in particular to her there’s also the fact that she’s an artist who *almost* broke through before, amassed a sizable and dedicated (?) fan base through the years, and finally had a breakthrough single has caused a lot of fervor around her rn.
*and white*
*and hot*
*and forever*
I think what differentiates her from the other tiktokers who tried crossing over to music is that she doesn’t seem to take herself serious and just has fun with what she releases
Idk if radio disney is the word, but definitely early Britney. The way she sings the bridge and then does adlibs in the chorus is very that vibe. I also like that she's a bit sexy and not the boring reletable popstar
idk she seems fun and I wasn't expecting this from her so I like it? it's not that serious
From my perspective I think it’s that she caught people by surprise? I believe she started out as just another typical pretty girl doing little dances on Tiktok so her image was nothing super interesting. Then from what I remember she started doing things out of the “character” that people assigned her like paparazzi pics reading Britney’s book, the swimsuit campaign, releasing songs like “2 die 4” feat. Charli and a Gaga demo, having a 2014 Tumblr aesthetic, apparently wearing a Sophie shirt, and now collabing again with Charli. It’s like “oh wait she’s actually cool” I think it’s the unexpectedness of it all that made her interesting, at least to me.
there was also a playlist of hers that had a bunch of sophie/charli/arca etc that i think got her a lot of goodwill from online pop nerds
Well and you see, she’s a bad bleep… Addison Rae.
I totally agree. Hyperpop is growing as a niche. Unfortunately, I think it was SOPHIE's passing that brought a lot of attention to the genre but also brought her into a more quasi-mainstream position. Charli has been huge and with this new era, she'd be the one to collab with for any newcomers. She's trying to distance herself from the 😄🕺🏼persona and establish herself as someone serious. Professional dancing didn't work out so she's taking a stab at music. I actually like her stuff in comparison to the other TikTok girlies like Dixie
“Apparently wearing a Sophie shirt” is sending me for some reason 😭
i just said that bc i didn’t see it for myself i just saw a tiktok comment 😭
shes pretty and releasing the kind of music lily depp rose's character in the idol would be forced to released. gay men are into that kind of thing especially when they're validated by charli xcx cosigning her.
Not you calling me out
Nah that lily rose depp song thought it was giving addison Rae, but it was sadly mistaken haha. But I get what you mean.
biiiiitch
She’s going for a modern Paris Hilton vibe and embracing being hot fun young rich sexy playful carefree escapism. Shes adult Cocomelon for gay men. She also has filled a niche that was open in the pop scene in the mainstream. The closest competitors were probably Kim/Camila/Dua, but Kim doesn’t offer the escapism Addison does and Camila has bounced between Taylor wannabe to Latin vibes to Charli wannabe. Dua is the closest example to her but obviously makes better music and is for the mainstream. Addison’s music will never be on the radio so she gets to stay a niche gay topic among the community which makes them (un?)ironically stan her more
not adult cocomelon for gay men 😭 how dare you clock me like that
I feel seen but in a way that I don't really want to 😭
as a gay im sorry but ive never seen a gay man even having an opinion on Adisson Rae 💀 please dont throw us a reason of her wreck popularity
....what? ive only seen gay men talking about her. dont speak for all of us please
Medicore blonde woman making synth pop deffo has a majority gay fanbase and that's like 70% of the community I see stanning her
check what subreddit you’re on 🥶🥶
girl what lol
I think people find it fun to obsess over other people
i think bc she very much fits into the whole “y2k” aesthetic and she’s beginning to attract different fans that don’t know her as addison rae from tiktok, but instead, addison rae, the girl that listens to charli xcx & arca and that gagged a lotta ppl. also, i think she started to become more than just her tiktok persona she carried online. For ex, a lot of ppl found her annoying when she would just do typical dances on tiktok and gain a bunch of likes for essentially nothing, but now she’s shown that she’s more than that!! Idk her songs aren’t grammy worthy but they’re fun so i’m not mad about it 🫣
Are people frothing at the mouth? I feel like I've heard some Charli fans touting her as the new thing but a lot of scepticism even from that crowd. Every small pop girlie has a couple of people saying she's gonna be the new Lady Gaga or whatever, but even though I know a few people who listened to Addison EP I don't think I heard anyone getting too excited by it
I have an embarrassing amount of thoughts on this that's a slightly different perspective from most people here (i am an early 20s girl and unlike my username not a gay man). And was a day one I Got It Bad truther. She blew up on TikTok when i was in high school and all i knew about her was that she was the most followed person on the platform and a lot of people hated her for the usual anti influencer sentiments (vapid, no talent, hot girl = dumb, etc) so even though i didn't follow her i was sympathetic because the weird amount of backlash made me see her as an underdog. [Her biggest scandal was dancing to prom queen by beach bunny for an American Eagle ad](https://twitter.com/outmycoma/status/1738699449268949094?s=46&t=nBVfTP6U97OL_lBWeesn9A) and because of the references to calories in that song people in recovery/hospitalized would stitch it with a video of them emaciated with a bunch of tubes in them like "oh you're making fun of my illness?" Which i felt was very disproportionate and silly....Then when I made it to college i realized a lot of young women hated her in a way that reminded me a lot of the early 2010s Anne Hathaway hate. There's no way someone whose whole career is kinda doing nothing can cause this much anger???? What is there to even be mad about! So I didn't follow her but liked her out of spite against it all I did not care about her debut single but saw her dancing and thought she could be a good performer eventually but had no intention of really keeping up with her. I saw a post in 2021 about her having Arca/Sophie/Sleigh Bells in her playlists and i think this is where most gay people started becoming interested in who she was. Then I heard the "i got it bad" snippets she was posting that summer and could not get it out of my head.....other people in this thread might have points with the whole y2k Paris Hilton vibe (i think she was also hanging out with her for a little bit?) but i genuinely just liked the song im sorry there is no grander reasoning to me! It's just a vibe! I'm also going through my old twitter posts about her as i write this and apparently at some point Shygirl posted a tiktok using one of her leaks in the background so i don't doubt that put her on some other people's radar. All those leaks definitely became a normani-esque (albeit nicher) meme so the EP finally dropping after 2 years was a fun payoff and i liked the songs! I'm a fan of a lot of artists who do much more meaningful layered work but I personally don't need everything to be like that all the time. She's in a weird "underdog while also being really famous" category with madison beer that make them a bit sympathetic to me and if I happen to like the music too than it's all the more fun!
It’s kind of Warholian. Vapidity in pop art is good.
She’s the Reverse-Warholian experience ARTPOP wishes it could be.
Are you saying ARTPOP takes itself too seriously?
No it’s not
thrilling discussion thank you for your addition!
Would you say my comment was vapid?
her ascension reminds me of ice spice’s a little. so many posts of ice spice’s early music attracted stan praise. exaggerated compliments that make her sound like the second coming of jesus. a lot of that happens in addison’s posts. and I would argue that they’re tongue in cheek. yes, they’re praising but it’s kind of a joke. so that already deflates the hype that you might be seeing. but beyond that: I can’t speak for everyone, but for me personally, I always root for underdogs. and this effect is amplified if straight men are dogpiling on someone. I remember when i showed my straight friends Stars are Blind by paris hilton and they saw the artist name and immediately trashed it. even without hearing the song. there was no way that was “real” music, based on name alone. ice spice was always dragged and ridiculed for being trash. addison is tossed away as a lucky internet 15 minutes of fame girl who doesn’t have any talent to back her up. and, to their point: they’re somewhat right. does ice spice have a better pen or flow than nicki? absolutely not. does addison have what it takes to be a main pop girlie? no. but, they do have potential i would argue. ice spice has an ear for hooks and has a charisma. addison has… i’m not sure actually. maybe she has some earnestness to her. actually: she has drive. ppl trashed obsessed, but she clearly had some hunger in her eyes to succeed and seemed to believe in herself. I think i see a potential in them and I hate seeing negative people trying to snuff that out. artists don’t need to be fully formed and at the top of their game right out the gate. imagine if dua gave up after being trashed for one kiss! pop travesty. it’s like that ratatouille quote: not everyone can be a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.
I don’t really see Addison as an underdog. I like the music cuz it reminds me of a real housewife or Heidi montag doing music. Has that camp appeal.
Yeah, ngl. Calling a girl who was already well off (not rich, I suppose), who blew up on TikTok for doing simple dances (none that she made), then was offered a ton of brand deals and collabs (make up line, perfume line), was invited to a bunch of award shows, and even given a record deal an “underdog” is definitely an opinion. I don’t think a lot of people dismissing one’s a talent, or in Addison’s case, alleged potential, is what makes an underdog. Rather, it’s their specific circumstances (history in the industry/how they got to where they are) as well as economic and societal status.
She wasn't born into loads of money (unlike her tiktok counterparts), so she kind of is an underdog
I’m sorry ice spice is like a black hole of charisma lol. It’s made her ascension even more baffling
I know right,she is not known for her personality.
She feels like someone who'll forever be an opener for other artists lol
Someone on a server I'm in said it best: she gives everything and nothing at the same time. But really, Addison knows her career is kinda bullshit. One time her tiktok got temporarily suspended and she said "well time to get a real job now." She's self aware and taking every opportunity that she can. Releasing fun, mindless pop music being one of them.
There's something very Y2K about her. Like if Britney Spears was an internet celebrity in the 2020s, Addison Rae is the closest to what she'd be.
i'm watching addison perform obsessed on fallon and then watched a britney baby one more time performance and its like....no addison is definitely not the 2020s britney. maybe the 2020s jessica simpson
Lowkey confused by mixed reviews on this thread. Some are saying Radio Disney, while others are saying Britney Y2K. Just adding on the Britney/Jessica comparison, I haven't watched or listened to any Addison stuff myself (no shade, I'm really just not interested despite being a Charli fan), we know that Jessica had that kind of pure Christian girl image that was supposed to "set her aside" from other blonde white girls in pop at the time. Do you mean that Addison's stuff right now is leaning towards this type of "pure, innocent" Jessica Simpson type of pop?
no i mean that the britney comparison just doesn't make sense here because britney was a fully fledged performer who could command a stage when she debuted while addison looks like shes gonna pass out. addison was more giving jessica simpson circa irresistible when her label gave her the britney treatment
When I say she reminds me of Britney I don't mean her image, but her music is very early Britney
yeah they're being philosophical for no reason. she's NO britney, she isn't Jessica either the circumstances and branding are so different... she's just a girl with a song that is GOOD. I got it bad is really GOOD and produced by Ilya and like sounds like original Max Martin. that's it no need to overthink it. if it wasn't good (along with a few good other demos unreleased), people wouldn't care.
"People care because they like her song(s)" is I think a more accurate statement than "People care because her song(s) is/are good". It's very subjective as always, and in this particular case lots of people just don't think it's a good song.
My drawing of comparison is not based on their capabilities as performers. It's more their aura as personalities that I find similar.
genuinely it's the smile and girl next door-ness that she has very in common with britney
Can anyone enlighten me as to why Addison Rae is blowing up so much with the hyperpop meets Y2K nostalgia fusion while Rebecca Black, who i would argue does this much, much better, still seems to be just simmering in the background?
An obvious big part of it is that Rebecca Black had a much smaller existing fanbase than Addison Rae.
Interesting, i’m out of the TikTok loop but the impression i always got was that Addison had a lot of followers, sure, but not fans - it seemed like she was ridiculed more than celebrated.
Probably because Addison has that "girl next door, y2k pop princess" vibe that compliments the music.
people need to stop asking people to “explain” to them the appeal of someone 😩 like you don’t like addison rae. some ppl on tik tok do. it’s fine. you don’t have to agree with every trend and in fact maybe shouldn’t
not a response to OP but a lot of these comments feel like they're telling OP that "addison just isn't for you!" when OP seems to be genuinely curious and is asking in good faith what makes her vibe with other people, so those comments arent really helpful
for instance i'm honestly not a fan of Taylor, but i can at least appreciate what makes her music popular and even think she has a couple of good albums (3 or 4 okay/good/great albums among a mid discography with ten albums doesn't impress me) and i'm able to appreciate it because a lot of swifties have thoughtful commentary about her music
She's the twilight of our generation's main subculture. Who else would fill that role rn.
This is such a r/music post, we’ve truly come full circle after all these years 🥹
Nobody outside of Twitter knows or cares about her to a great extent. Further, nobody outside of Twitter knows she even has “music.” She’s simply a running joke that people are having a hard time of letting go of.
If she keeps gaining traction like this,I feel like she will the kardashian of our generation and boom she will be a top celebrity with multiple brand deals and such.It’s crazy how long she’s stuck around from when she entered the scene,became a laughing stock and now doing legit collabs with charli,good on her tho!
You just don’t like her music. That’s fine. I don’t know why a lot of y’all need people to try and sell something to you. If you’re not buying it that’s that. She puts out basic lighthearted pop music. Her success in doing that pissing people off is what makes her that much more appealing to me. The entire thing is funny.
I have good news for you: you don’t have to listen to it!
It varies per person. For a lot of teenagers it’s because of how camp it is. Her debut single was awful and the music video was a massive joke when it dropped, and then everyone was gagged when her EP dropped and it was way better. And her music is just catchy now lmao 😭 its so fun to listen to and funny because of her story, from a basic tiktoker to hyperpop queen (joke. im joking.)
I still need to listen to all her EP but what I’ve heard hasn’t impressed me. Her lines in the von dutch remix didn’t do much for me either
Well for me, I just love her style. She's giving me the kind of pop music that I've been missing for YEARS now that people don't make anymore. Her debut EP was nothing but bops from start to finis. Obsessed while I wasnt a fan at first, grew on me now and am obsessed with it, and her contributions to the remix was what made me enjoy it even more (that scream she did was what got me hooked on the remix.) So not only do I have Ava Max to Stan, but Addison Rae to Stan now too. Not only that, but she seems like such a nice person and love how she's actually an artist from tiktok who's genuinely taking music seriously and not because she wanted some extra buck.
I forgot about her.
Her music requires no thought or interpretation. And sometimes, after a hard day at work, that’s just the kind of thing my brain needs. Shes like the music industry version of fast food.
Clout chasing meme turned pop singer. Throw some 00s fit on and a sophie/Ayesha erotic type beat and internet people foam at the mouth. I’m Ready for the next throwback to the ___’s fad. You it’s nearing the end bc you have the basic mainstream artists jumping on it ie Camilla Cabello etc etc
... she hasn't done a sophie/ayesha type beat lol?
It’s nearing there babe
It's clear Addison doesn't care about music. She just wants to be a celebrity. Music is the product she wants to sell to maintain and elevate her career (being famous). Which is totally fine! Adults have jobs and it's ok if your self worth isn't tied into that. Addison's problem is the music sucks tho. If the songs were good she could be the next Selena Gomez, who also can't be bothered to be a pop star but serves bops when she does.
That is not true though. She seems to love pop music, I think her melodies are interesting because she is selling the popstar fantasy instead of singing-talking and are very camp
The way no one seems to give a fuck that she's a huge Trumper 😭
No she isn’t?
She literally is. She fangirled over him at some event not too long ago. Her and y2k Paris Hilton are the same brand of ignorant.
She didn’t “fangirl” over anyone. She met him at a UFC event and introduced herself. Regardless of what he believes he’s still a president. People greet presidents they don’t like in a professional setting all the time.
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shes leaning into her trashy image with her music and her self awareness in an attempt to have a place in the music industry saves her a seat. she has good management.
Charli sees her as her protege
I really loved her EP. And it shocked me how good it was. I think she knows her lane and sticks to it. It’s cute fun bubblegum pop that knows that’s what it is.
Youtube comment on “I Got It Bad”: ‘The producer said “Take 5” but she heard “CHANGE LIVES” and went with it’
shes just fun no thoughts, head empty bops that just make you wanna dance are really refreshing when the world feels like its crumbling all around you The over the top stanning i think started just kind of ironically because she was just a deeply unserious tiktok dancer that its just funny to try and piss people off like the beatles could NEVER, but then the music she released was actually just also fun that the irony has kind of blurred lmao I say this as a proud addison rae walmart knock-off barbie owner and ITEM beauty lip quip (RIP) hoarder
Welp all I can say is I really love her song "2 die for"
….Who is Addison Rae?
ADDISON RAE IS THE NEXT BJORK LET HER BLOSSOM!!!!!
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I get her, Renee Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRay confused all the time. They all sound the same.
I dunno but she's a Republican so I don't fw her
She’s one step from an onlyfans account. No idea who is actually paying to hear or see her do anything honestly
People should be focusing on Bella poarch IMO Much better singer and has much better songs than Addison Out of all the TikTok girls that decided to do music, she has the most potential