Addison Rae

Addison Rae Easterling (born October 6, 2000) is an American social media personality, singer and actress. She rose to prominence as a content creator on TikTok as part of The Hype House in 2019, amassing over 88 million followers, making her the fifth most-followed individual on the platform, as of 2025. She has appeared in films including the Netflix comedy film He's All That (2021) and the horror film Thanksgiving (2023).

In 2021, she released her debut single, "Obsessed" which was critically panned, but managed to peak at number ten on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. She released her debut EP AR (2023) before signing with Columbia Records in 2024. That year she released her first major label single "Diet Pepsi", which received critical praise and peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song preceded her debut studio album Addison (2025) which received positive reviews, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200.

Early life and education
Addison Rae Easterling[a] was born on October 6, 2000, and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Monty Lopez and Sheri Easterling. Rae has two younger brothers, Enzo Lopez and Lucas Lopez, and an older half-sister, Macye Neumeyer, who has two daughters of her own. Rae's parents initially divorced when she was younger and were on and off often throughout her childhood, before remarrying in 2017. Both parents also have their own presence on TikTok; Monty has 5 million followers and Sheri has 14 million followers.

Rae started dancing competitively at the age of six where she attended competitions across the country. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career, the social media star briefly attended Louisiana State University (LSU) where she studied broadcast journalism in the fall to become a sports broadcaster but then dropped out when she began to gain popularity on TikTok. In an interview with Elle magazine, Rae talked about her choice to move to Los Angeles, saying: "a few people in LA reached out to me, and I was like 'I need to go. I need to go.' So my parents supported me fully."

Career
2019–2021: TikTok fame and "Obsessed"
Rae first gained attention after joining the social media app TikTok in July 2019, uploading dance videos to trending songs on the platform. She joined the collaborative TikTok content house The Hype House in December 2019. Within a few months, Rae gained over one million followers on the app, leaving LSU in November. As of June 2025, she has amassed 88.5 million followers on the app. She later signed with talent agency WME in January 2020, and left The Hype House in May. In July, Addison released a weekly Spotify-exclusive podcast alongside her mother, Mama Knows Best, covering their personal and career lives. Rae later relaunched this podcast under the name That Was Fun?.

In March 2021, Rae released her debut single, "Obsessed" marking her first venture into the music industry. The single was critically panned, and was intended to be the lead single for her then-upcoming project but was temporarily shelved. That same year, Rae launched her own cosmetics line, Item Beauty, but it discontinued in 2023. Rae also founded her own fragrance line. In August, Rae made her feature film debut as Padgett in the Netflix comedy film He's All That (2021), a remake film of the 1999 teen comedy She's All That. The film was the most streamed film on its release week, but debuted to generally negative reviews from critics.

2022–present: Musical breakthrough with Addison
In February 2022, it was announced that Rae had joined the cast of a film titled Fashionista, produced by Paramount. That same month, multiple songs from her unreleased EP leaked on YouTube, which Rae initially thought "could mark the death knell for her music career". However, the tracks gained traction online, which spurred her to release her debut extended play AR on August 18, 2023. The EP received generally positive reviews, and debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. In November, Rae appeared as Gaby in the slasher film Thanksgiving (2023).

In March 2024, Rae featured on Charli XCX's remix of "Von Dutch" which went on to appear on Charli XCX's remix album Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat (2024). Rae also appeared on A. G. Cook's album Britpop (2024) on a song titled "Lucifer" with Charli XCX. In August 2024, Addison Rae released her first major label single, "Diet Pepsi", through Columbia Records. The song received positive reviews and fared critically and commercially well. The song went on to peak at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 marking Rae's first entry. Rae performed the song live at Madison Square Garden with Troye Sivan and Charli XCX on the Sweat tour. In October 2024, Rae released the single "Aquamarine". A remix of the song with Arca was released a month later.

In January 2025, during an interview with Rolling Stone, Rae confirmed that she would be releasing her debut studio album in 2025, with Pitchfork, writer Meaghan Garvey calling it one of the most anticipated pop releases of the year. Following the single's release, she was featured on the cover of Vogue France. In February, Rae released the single "High Fashion" and its accompanying music video. In April 2025, Rae performed "Aquamarine / Arcamarine" at Coachella with Arca and also announced the release date for her upcoming debut studio album for June. Rae's debut album, Addison, was eventually released on June 6, 2025, and was preceded by the release of the additional singles "Headphones On" and "Fame Is a Gun". The album found critical and commercial success, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200. It sold 48,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, consisting of 23,000 pure album sales and 25,500 streaming equivalent album units from 33 million streams. On June 17, Rae announced she would embark on her first headlining tour, The Addison Tour, with dates in Europe, North America and Australia, from August through November 2025.

Rae is set to star in Animal Friends alongside Ryan Reynolds and Aubrey Plaza, which is set to be released on May 1, 2026.