# Gracie Abrams

Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with Interscope Records in 2019, she gained recognition after releasing her debut extended play, Minor (2020), and its follow-up, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), alongside various singles including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". Abrams released her debut album, Good Riddance (2023), and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also performed as an opening act on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (2023–2024).
In 2023, Abrams featured on a remix to Noah Kahan's "Everywhere, Everything", which marked her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100. She was also featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list that year. Her second studio album, The Secret of Us (2024), debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was supported by the singles "Risk", "Close to You", "I Love You, I'm Sorry", and "That's So True"; the lattermost peaked at number four on the Billboard Global 200. Abrams collaborated with Swift on the album track "Us", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

## Early life and education

Gracie Madigan Abrams was born on September 7, 1999 in California, and grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. She is the daughter of filmmaker J. J. Abrams and film and television producer Katie McGrath, and the granddaughter of producers Gerald W. Abrams and Carol Ann Abrams. Her paternal family is Jewish, while her maternal background is Irish Catholic. She has two brothers, an older brother named Henry and a younger brother named August.
Abrams became interested in music at a young age, and started songwriting when she was eight. She attended The Archer School for Girls in West Los Angeles. After graduating from high school in 2018, Abrams studied international relations at Barnard College in New York, but dropped out after freshman year to focus on music.

## Career
### 2019–2022: Minor and This Is What It Feels Like

In October 2019, Abrams released her debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records. In July 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". In March 2021, Abrams featured alongside Benny Blanco on "Unlearn". In May that year, she released the standalone single "Mess It Up". In October, 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 Eras Tour, and returned as Swift's opening act for more US and Canadian shows in late 2024, also performing at the very last show of the Eras Tour in Vancouver. 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 US 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. Abrams released "I Love You, I'm Sorry" as the album's third single in October 2024, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. "That's So True" was released as a single from the deluxe edition of The Secret of Us on November 6, 2024; it peaked atop the national charts of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The track reached number four on the Billboard Global 200 chart and number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Abrams collaborated with Swift on "Us", which was released as part of The Secret of Us, and was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

## Artistry and reception

Abrams has cited Swift, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Kate Bush, the 1975, James Blake, Lorde, Metric, the Killers, and Phoebe Bridgers as her musical influences. She has joined both Swift and Rodrigo on tours. Abrams's musical style has been classified as pop, folk-pop, indie pop, and indie folk.

## 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 Olivia Rodrigo, Clairo, Lorde, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, 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 Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election. She performed at a Harris rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 30, 2024.

## Personal life

From 2017 to 2022, Abrams was in relationship with songwriter and producer Blake Slatkin. She lives in California. Since 2024, Abrams has been in a relationship with Irish actor Paul Mescal.

## Discography

* Good Riddance (2023)
* The Secret of Us (2024)

## Tours
### Headlining

* I've Missed You, I'm Sorry Tour (2021)
* This Is What It Feels Like Tour (2022)
* Good Riddance Tour (2023–2024)
* The Secret of Us Tour (2024–2025)

### Opening act

* Olivia Rodrigo – Sour Tour (2022)
* Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (2023–2024)

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| Billboard Women in Music | 2025 | Herself | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2025 | "Us" | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Herself | Social Star Award | Won |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2025 | Herself | Breakthrough Artist | Won |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2025 | Herself | Best New Pop Artist | Nominated |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2025 | "I Love You, I'm Sorry" | Best Lyrics | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2024 | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, name of listicle, placement result, and year (s) listed :
| Publisher | Year (s) | Recipient | Listicle | Placement |
| Billboard | 2023 | Good Riddance | The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | 24 |
| Billboard | 2023 | "Where Do We Go Now?" | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 96 |
| Rolling Stone | 2023 | Good Riddance | The 100 Best Albums of 2023 | 62 |
| Rolling Stone | 2024 | "I Love You, I'm Sorry" | The 100 Best Songs of 2024 | 60 |
| Forbes | 2024 | Herself | 30 Under 30 | 2nd |
| Billboard | 2024 | The Secret of Us | The 50 Best Albums of 2024 | 16 |
| Billboard | 2024 | "That's So True" | The 100 Best Songs of 2024 | 38 |
| Cosmopolitan | 2024 | "Risk" | The Best Songs of 2024 | 9 |
| Cosmopolitan | 2024 | The Secret of Us | The Best Albums of 2024 | Placed |
| Elle | 2024 | "Risk" | The Best New Songs of 2024 | Placed |
| Uproxx | 2024 | "That's So True" | The Best Songs of 2024 | Placed |
| Vogue | 2024 | The Secret of Us | The 36 Best Albums of 2024 | Placed |