Put your headphones on for TikTok's Addison Rae

EPISODE

Despite TikTok defining this decade's music landscape, the app hasn't spawned a bonafide pop superstar – yet. 24-year-old Addison Rae is trying to be the first.

She's already had cosigns from Arca, Charli XCX, and Benny Blanco; critical acclaim from outlets like Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Elle; and is cultivating a fervent fanbase with a slew of breathy, ethereal, and inspiration-laden singles. But how does one translate TikTok celebrity into pop success?

On this episode of Switched On Pop, Reanna, Nate, and Charlie put their "Headphones On" to understand how one of the biggest Gen-Z celebrities is trying to parlay her allure into pop princess-dom.

Songs Discussed

Addison Rae – Diet Pepsi

Addison Rae – Aquamarine

Addison Rae – High Fashion

Addison Rae – Headphones On

Addison Rae – Obsessed

Charlie Puth – The Way I Am

Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal

Addison Rae – I got it bad

Addison Rae – Nothing On (But The Radio)

Addison Rae – it could've been u

Addison Rae – 2 die 4 (feat. Charli XCX)

Charli XCX, Addison Rae, A. G. Cook – Von dutch a. g. remix

Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans

Lana Del Rey – Cherry

Lana Del Rey – Diet Mountain Dew

Lana Del Rey – Bartender

Lana Del Rey – Cola

Madonna – Nothing Really Matters

Selena Gomez, A$AP Rocky – Good For You

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – What I Am