Gracie Abrams

Gracie Abrams
Abrams in 2022
Born	Gracie Madigan Abrams (1999-09-07) September 7, 1999 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Barnard College (dropped out)
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician
Years active	2018–present
Works	Discography
Parent	J. J. Abrams (father)
Musical career
Genres	Pop[1] folk-pop[2]
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Labels	Interscope Polydor
Website	gracieabrams.com

Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Abrams became well known for being an opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. In 2022, she appeared alongside Olivia Rodrigo as a supporting act for Rodrigo's Sour Tour. Her music has been mainly pop and folk-pop.^[1][2] Her songs is said to have many themes such as guilt, heartbreak, and coming of age.^[3][4][5] She has been called the "Princess of sad-girl bedroom pop".^[6]

Abrams was born in Los Angeles and is the daughter of filmmaker J. J. Abrams and producer Katie McGrath.^[7] Having liked music at an early age, Abrams dropped out of Barnard College to focus on her music. In 2019, Abrams released her first single, "Mean It". A year later, she released her first extended play, Minor. In 2021, Abrams released her next EP, This Is What It Feels Like.

Her first album, Good Riddance was released in February 2023. Throughout 2023 and 2024, she began appearing as an opening act for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. In late 2023, Abrams appeared in a remix of the song "Everywhere, Everything" by Noah Kahan. This made her appear on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. Abrams' second album, The Secret of Us, was released in 2024. She appeared at number two on the Billboard 200.

In 2024, Abrams was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. That same year, she wrote the song "Us" with Swift. For this song, both Abrams and Swift were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cardenas, Cat; Marius, Marley (March 7, 2024). "New Voices: Tyla, Omar Apollo, Gracie Abrams, and Katseye Are the Acts to Watch This Year". Vogue. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mitchell, Rebecca (October 1, 2024). "Gracie Abrams Is Coming To Australia—And You Can Still Get Tickets". Elle. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
3. ↑ Muller, Ellen (March 6, 2023). "Review: 'Good Riddance' is a vulnerable reflection of personal accountability". The Dartmouth.
4. ↑ Fuamoli, Sose (February 27, 2023). "Gracie Abrams elevates the sad-girl aesthetic with her reflective album 'Good Riddance'". Triple J. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
5. ↑ Ravenscroft, Kate E. (March 2, 2023). "'Good Riddance' Album Review: Gracie Abrams is Not Reinventing the 'Indie Sad Girl' Wheel". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference vogue was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference lorde was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).