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Addison Rae

The debut album from TikToker-turned-actor-and-pop-star Addison Rae, 2025s Addison is a surprisingly savvy, club-ready introduction. Albums by crossover stars like Rae are often dubious affairs, less-than-inspired productions that can feel like an attempt to package someone to fit a preconceived image, rather than showcase actual talent. Thankfully, she impressively sidesteps any such pitfalls. Much of this is due to her production team, Swedish studio wizards Elvira Anderfjard (Tove Lo, Au/Ra) and Luka Kloser (Tate McRae, Conan Grey). Together, they frame Raes baby-soft coo of a voice in dreamy, sonically textured, 90s house-style arrangements that deftly balance sugary pop hooks and a tongue-in-cheek playfulness. Cuts like “Diet Pepsi,” “Money Is Everything,” and “Aquamarine” are day-glo dance bangers that present the singer as a kind of thinly veiled jet-setting-club-kid version of herself. While lyrics like “I do