Gracie Abrams

**Gracie Madigan Abrams** (born September 7, 1999), is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California, signed to Interscope Records. She is known for songs such as "minor", "I miss you, I'm sorry", "Mean It", and "Feels Like" just to name a few. Gracie also has a ton of unreleased songs such as "I Kinda Hate You", and "Stop Calling". Gracie started posting covers of different songs on YouTube and has stated that she looks up to Industry Moguls such as Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Kate Bush, the 1975, James Blake, Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Phoebe Bridgers as her musical influences. Gracie currently has 4,607,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and 500k+ followers on Spotify. She released her debut single "Mean It" In October 2019. She went on to release her EP "minor" on July 14th 2020 consisting of songs such as "I miss you, I'm sorry", "Friend", and "21". She also features on Benny Blanco's track "Unlearn" which is part of Blanco's album "Friends Keep Secrets 2" which was released in March 2021. She released her single "Mess It Up" in May with a music video. She went on to release "Feels Like" which was supported by a Music Video and "Rockland" which was created with Aaron Dessner. She then announced her new project "This Is What It Feels Like" which would be releasing on November 12th 2021 which would premiere her Music Video for "The Bottom", Gracie announced that she would be going on Tour and opening for Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR tour.

## Early Life

Gracie was Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, She is the daughter of J. J. Abrams, a film director, and Katie McGrath, a film and television producer. She has two brothers, Henry and August. She became interested in music at a young age. She attended The Archer School for Girls. After graduating high school in 2018, Abrams studied international relations at Barnard College but took a break after her freshman year to focus on music.

## Career

Before releasing songs, Gracie used to post covers on YouTube and had posted videos of her singing original songs.

In October 2019, Abrams released her debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records.

On July 14, 2020, Abrams released her debut EP, *Minor*. The EP was supported by several singles, including "I miss you, I'm sorry" and "Friend". Abrams promoted the release with performances on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* and *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*.

On March 24, 2021, Abrams released a new single with Benny Blanco titled "Unlearn". The single is part of Blanco's album *Friends Keep Secrets 2*.

On May 7, 2021, Abrams released the single "Mess It Up" along with its music video. Later, Abrams released her single "Feels Like" which followed with the music video. A few weeks after, she announced her new song "Rockland", which was created with Aaron Dessner.

On November 1, 2021, Abrams announced her new album *This Is What It Feels Like.* She then surprised-released her song 'Alright,' on November 10, 2021, claiming she was releasing it 'just for fun' on her Instagram. The project was released on November 12, 2021. The project includes the preceding singles 'Feels Like,' 'Alright' and 'Rockland.' She also released a music video for 'The Bottom'. She promoted her project by performing her single "Feels Like" on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*

Gracie announced that she would be going on tour in December 2021 and would open Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR tour.

## Personal Life

The daughter of movie director J.J. Abrams, Gracie Abrams was born on September 7, 1999. Abrams began playing music when she was eight, starting with drums. Eventually, she picked up guitar, ukulele, and piano. As she entered her adolescence, Abrams built a following through social media, her fan base leading to connections within the industry who were attracted to her early songs "In-Between," "Deep Red," and "And She Will Miss You." After graduating high school in 2018, she enrolled in Barnard College with the intention of majoring in international relations

## Discography

* *Mean It* (2019)
* *Stay* (2019)
* *minor (EP)* (2020)
* *Unlearn with Benny Blanco* (2021)
* *Mess It Up* (2021)
* *This Is What It Feels Like (Project)* (2021)
* *Good Riddance* (2023)

## Trivia

* Released her first singles "Mean It" & "Stay" in 2019
* Released her debut EP "minor" in 2020
* Released her project "This Is What It Feels Like" in 2021
* Released her debut album "Good Riddance" in 2023

## External Links

* Gracie Abrams (Official Site)
* Gracie Abrams on YouTube
* Gracie Abrams on Spotify
* Gracie Abrams on Apple Music
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* Gracie Abrams on Instagram