Last August, Addison Rae did something unexpected. She released a breathy, slinky song near the tail end of Brat summer and propelled herself into the mainstream music scene. Everywhere you went, “ Diet Pepsi ” was on. A few weeks later, she joined Charli XCX and Troye Sivan at their sold-out Madison Square Garden Sweat tour stop to perform it live for the first time (it made me cry! For real!). The former TikTok star who rose to popularity with her dance videos had broken the code. She released a hit.

What followed was a rebrand of sorts. She was featured on a Charli XCX remix, took the stage with Arca at Coachella, and continued to release singles, alongside high-concept music videos, throughout the year to prepare fans for her self-titled debut-album release. I would argu

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