Addison Rae Makes a Memorable Intro in 'Addison': Album Review

Reinvention is an unusual concept to apply to someone at the beginning of their career. Transformation usually follows a clear introduction — a breakout role, a first book, a memorable performance. But in the case of Addison Rae , the idea of a “rebrand” defined her artistic breakthrough from the very beginning. Even as she earned credibility through co-signs and collaborations from shapeshifting tastemakers like Charli xcx and Arca, those endorsements only deepened the question: is this the product of a manufactured reinvention, or was this who she was all along?

To fully grasp the ethos of “Addison,” the 24-year-old TikTok sensation turned pop singer’s major label debut, you’d have to revisit the peaks and pitfalls of Addison Rae . As she became more of an influential figure on th