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Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records to release two extended plays, Minor (2020) and This Is What It Feels Like (2021). After performing as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour, Abrams released her debut studio album, Good Riddance (2023), which moderately entered the Billboard 200. Throughout 2023 and 2024, she performed as an opening act for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour, and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards. In late 2023, Abrams was featured on a remix of the song "Everywhere, Everything" by Noah Kahan, marking her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Abrams' second album, The Secret of Us, was released on June 21, 2024, to favorable reviews and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200.

Abrams made her musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live on December 14, 2024, the ninth amd Holidays episode of Saturday Night Live's 50th season, hosted by former cast member Chris Rock. She performs "That's So True" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry" from her second album The Secret of Us.

Career[]

2019–2022: Minor and This Is What It Feels Like[]

In October 2019, Abrams released her debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records. On July 14, 2020, Abrams released her debut extended play, Minor, which saw her collaborating with producers such as Joel Little and Blake Slatkin. The EP was supported by various singles, including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". On March 24, 2021, Abrams featured alongside Benny Blanco on "Unlearn". In May, Abrams released the standalone single "Mess It Up". In October 2021, Abrams announced her next EP, This Is What It Feels Like, which was released on November 12, 2021. The EP was preceded by the singles "Feels Like", and "Rockland"; with the latter created alongside Aaron Dessner. In support of the EP, she embarked on the This Is What It Feels Like Tour, which started on February 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City and concluded on May 31, 2022, in Stockholm. Along with her headlining tour, Abrams opened for Olivia Rodrigo as the supporting act for her Sour Tour. Abrams released "Difficult", the lead single to her then-upcoming debut album in October 2022.

2023–present: Good Riddance and The Secret of Us[]

On February 24, 2023, Abrams released her debut album Good Riddance. A deluxe edition was released in June of that year. Throughout 2023, Abrams performed as an opening act at selected shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, > and is set to return as Swift's opening act for more US and Canadian shows in late 2024. She also embarked on the Good Riddance Tour, her third headlining concert tour. On November 8, 2023, she released the song "Cedar", which was featured on the soundtrack of The Buccaneers. She was nominated for Best New Artist for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Abrams was featured on a remix of the song "Everywhere, Everything" by Noah Kahan, which was released on December 1, 2023 and marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79. Late that year, Abrams featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

On April 29, 2024, Abrams announced her second album, The Secret of Us, which was released on June 21, 2024. The first single, titled "Risk", was released on May 1, 2024. To support the album, Abrams embarked on the Secret of Us Tour through the United States between September 5 and October 10, 2024. "Close to You" was released as the second single on June 7, 2024. The song was released after being previously teased seven years prior. She collaborated with Taylor Swift on the song "Us", which was released as part of the album, and later winning the award for Best Duo Pop Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Artistry and reception[]

Abrams has cited Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Kate Bush, The 1975, James Blake, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Metric, The Killers, and Phoebe Bridgers as her musical influences.

Swift, Bridgers, Lorde, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo each expressed their admiration for Abrams. She has joined both Swift and Rodrigo on tours.

Activism[]

In a 2020 interview, Abrams supported expressing personal views through music, saying, "I can't separate my music from my opinions... it's a whole that reflects my way of thinking. You shouldn't be afraid to talk about what you believe in."

After a leaked draft opinion showed that the U.S. Supreme Court was planning to overturn abortion legality established in Roe v. Wade, Abrams was among 160 musical artists including Clairo, Lorde, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Halsey, and Phoebe Bridgers that signed a full-page ad in The New York Times in May 2022 condemning the planned Supreme Court decision. In July 2022, Abrams released a limited-edition T-shirt whose complete sale proceeds would go to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Abrams said that while this is "only a small part in a massively anti-democratic effort that is underway in this country", she believes that she can "use [her] platform to amplify the experts in this moment".

Abrams endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris in the November 5, 2024 presidential election. She performed at a Harris rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 30, 2024.

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