Addison Rae is a superstar performer who has polarized fans in the music industry. Her rise to fame has been a product of the current pop culture landscape, built on her success on the social media platform TikTok. The highly popular and politically controversial short-form video app has helped tons of creators grow their brand in a variety of categories, including music, reshaping what it looks like to be a social media influencer. Rae’s success in her field has carried her far, but it has also led some people to question her authenticity.
Addison Rae Interview With ELLE Magazine Addresses Criticism
Addison Rae is a pop star who rose to popularity through the social media platform TikTok. She began her platform by uploading dance videos, and eventually amassed a whopping 88 million followers, currently the fifth most of any individual on the app. From her TikTok fame, Rae signed to a talent company, and she has since grown her career to include music and acting. She has also been featured on her own podcast. Her success has been medioric, and a testimony to the impact social media can have for some of its creators.
That said, her rise to superstardom has not come without its criticism. One of the main knocks on Addison Rae has been that she is too fake or plastic, and that her music career is “heavily curated”. Rae sat down with ELLE magazine and addressed these concerns. “I wish,” Rae told the magazine. “I totally get why people may feel like this isn’t who I really am. But it’s like, ‘No, maybe I didn’t want to show you who I really was because I was afraid of confronting that, and I was afraid of what people would say about it.’”
Addison Rae made it clear that she is not there to decide how other people view her. She just wants to make music that makes her proud and happy, and she hopes to inspire others to try and achieve their dreams as well. Music was not a recent passion for Rae, though. “First of all, no one ever even knew who I was before I was a freshman in college, so it’s like, ‘How would you even know what my interests were before?’ I grew up dancing; I’ve always loved to sing.”
Addison Rae also fully credits TikTok for providing her the opportunity to achieve her dreams. Before rising to fame on the platform, Rae did not believe she could go out and follow her passion. “It’s like, ‘What am I going to do? Not chase my dreams because I feel like I haven’t done enough school to get here? Or I haven’t had enough experience?’ It’s like, ‘No, the door opened for me, and I’m going to go through and explore it.'”
Final Thoughts
The interview is a good reminder that Addison Rae, like any celebrity, is still a human. Just because fans do not see the whole image, it does not mean that it fills the entire personality, interest, feelings, or emotions. Rae dropped her latest single on April 18, entitled “Headphones On,” the latest entry off her upcoming debut album. The album is expected to be released on June 6, although the official announcement has not yet been made.
