Gracie Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter who turned bedroom confessionals into arena-scale catharsis in less than five years. She writes the kind of songs that sound like overhearing someone’s most private journal entry, quiet, precise, and uncomfortably relatable, then performs them for tens of thousands of people who know every word. That tension between intimacy and spectacle is the engine of her entire career.
Her trajectory moved fast but never felt forced. Two EPs (Minor and This Is What It Feels Like) built a devoted online following, then a debut album co-written with Aaron Dessner (Good Riddance) earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. But it was The Secret of Us in 2024 that detonated everything. Co-written with childhood best friend Audrey Hobert and supported by a Taylor Swift collaboration, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, topped the charts in the U.K. and Australia, and spawned “That’s So True”, a song that went number one in five countries and became inescapable on TikTok, radio, and every arena stage Abrams touched.
Now 26, Abrams sits at an inflection point where the industry she grew up around, her father is filmmaker J.J. Abrams, has fully become her own. She headlined Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks in 2025, won Billboard’s Songwriter of the Year honor, received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, signed on for her acting debut in an A24 film, and is working on a third album she calls the best music she has ever made. The diary entries keep getting louder.
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Quick Facts
| Real Name: | Gracie Madigan Abrams |
| Profession: | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Born: | September 7, 1999 |
| Age: | 26 (as of 2026) |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Genre(s): | Pop, indie pop, folk-pop, alt-pop, bedroom pop |
| Known For: | Confessional songwriting, “That’s So True,” The Secret of Us, opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour |
| Notable Albums: | Good Riddance; The Secret of Us; Minor (EP); This Is What It Feels Like (EP) |
| Awards: | Grammy-nominated (Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance), AMA New Artist of the Year (2025), Billboard Women in Music Songwriter of the Year (2025), Hal David Starlight Award (2025) |
| Record Label(s): | Interscope Records |
| Zodiac Sign: | Virgo |
| Relationship: | Dating Paul Mescal (actor) |
| Years Active: | 2019 to present |
Featured Video
Video courtesy of Gracie Abrams’s official YouTube channel.
Early Life & Education
Gracie Abrams grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, surrounded by the kind of creative infrastructure most aspiring musicians can only imagine. Her father is J.J. Abrams, the filmmaker behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lost, and Star Trek. Her mother, Katie McGrath, is a film and television producer. Her grandparents, Gerald W. Abrams and Carol Ann Abrams, were Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producers, respectively. The entertainment industry was the family business, but Gracie gravitated toward music rather than the camera.
She started taking drumming lessons at eight, then picked up guitar, ukulele, and piano. More importantly, she started writing. Her mother encouraged her to keep a journal from an early age, and that habit, private, compulsive, confessional, became the foundation of everything she would later put in a song. By thirteen, she was uploading demos to SoundCloud. She attended The Archer School for Girls in West Los Angeles, graduated in 2018, and enrolled at Barnard College in New York to study international relations. She lasted one year. Music pulled her back to Los Angeles, and in October 2019, at twenty years old, she released her debut single “Mean It” on Interscope Records. The international relations degree would have to wait indefinitely.
Career Highlights and Milestones
Abrams’ career unfolded through a series of well-timed escalations, each one building on the audience the last one established. Her debut EP, Minor (2020), arrived during pandemic lockdown and found its audience precisely because of the moment, seven tracks of hushed, emotionally granular bedroom pop that felt like a lifeline for people stuck alone with their feelings. Songs like “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” and “21” spread organically, the kind of slow-burn streaming growth that labels notice. A second EP, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), introduced producer Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift’s Folklore collaborator, and widened the sonic palette without sacrificing the quiet intimacy that defined the project.
The breakout arrived in 2023 with Good Riddance, her debut full-length album, co-written with Dessner at his Long Pond studio. The record earned Abrams a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and coincided with her first run as an opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, a platform that put her music in front of stadium-sized crowds every night. She also headlined her own sold-out Good Riddance Tour, establishing that the audience was not just borrowed from Swift, it was her own.
Everything accelerated with The Secret of Us (2024). Co-produced by Abrams and Dessner, and co-written extensively with best friend Audrey Hobert, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and went number one in the U.K. and Australia. The Taylor Swift duet “us.” landed a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. But it was “That’s So True,” a deluxe-edition track released in November 2024, that became the breakout single, hitting number six on the Hot 100, spending eight weeks at number one on the U.K. Singles Chart, and topping charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Abrams made her Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest in December 2024. She entered 2025 as a headliner, not an opener.
The arena era arrived in summer 2025 with the Secret of Us Deluxe Tour: multiple sold-out nights at TD Garden, Madison Square Garden, Kia Forum, and Red Rocks. She headlined Glastonbury, where she debuted unreleased material and went Instagram official with boyfriend Paul Mescal. In January 2026, she announced her acting debut in the A24 film Please, directed by Babygirl filmmaker Halina Reijn. Her third album is in progress, with Abrams telling interviewers it is the favorite music she has ever made.
Selected discography and music highlights
- “Mean It” (2019) — debut single
- Minor (EP, 2020)
- This Is What It Feels Like (EP, 2021)
- “Rockland” (2021) — first collaboration with Aaron Dessner
- Good Riddance (2023)
- “Everywhere, Everything” with Noah Kahan (2023) — first Billboard Hot 100 entry
- The Secret of Us (2024)
- “Close to You” (2024) — first solo Hot 100 entry
- “us.” featuring Taylor Swift (2024)
- “I Love You, I’m Sorry” (2024)
- “That’s So True” (2024) — number one in five countries, Hot 100 top 10
- The Secret of Us (Deluxe, 2024)
- The Secret of Us: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2025)
- “Death Wish” (2025) — live debut single
Major recognition
- Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist (66th Grammy Awards, 2024)
- Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “us.” with Taylor Swift (67th Grammy Awards, 2025)
- American Music Award for New Artist of the Year (May 2025)
- Billboard Women in Music Songwriter of the Year (March 2025)
- Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award (June 2025)
- Forbes 30 Under 30 (2023)
- “That’s So True” reached number one on the U.K. Singles Chart for eight weeks and topped charts in five countries
- The Secret of Us debuted at number one in the U.K. and Australia, number two on the Billboard 200
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Awards and Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Career | Nominated |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | “us.” (feat. Taylor Swift) | Nominated |
| 2025 | American Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Career | Won |
| 2025 | American Music Awards | Album of the Year | The Secret of Us | Nominated |
| 2025 | Billboard Women in Music | Songwriter of the Year | Career | Honored |
| 2025 | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Hal David Starlight Award | Career | Honored |
| 2025 | MTV VMAs | Song of the Year | “I Love You, I’m Sorry” | Nominated |
| 2024 | MTV VMAs | Best New Artist | Career | Nominated |
| 2025 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Social Star Award | Career | Nominated |
| 2023 | Forbes | 30 Under 30 | Career | Listed |
Discography / Notable Works
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minor | EP | Pandemic-era debut. Seven tracks of hushed bedroom pop. “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” became a slow-burn streaming hit. |
| 2021 | This Is What It Feels Like | EP | Second project. Introduced Aaron Dessner as collaborator on “Rockland.” Sold-out headlining tour followed. |
| 2023 | Good Riddance | Studio Album | Debut full-length, co-written with Dessner. Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Peaked at No. 52 on Billboard 200, No. 3 in U.K. |
| 2024 | The Secret of Us | Studio Album | Sophomore album. Debuted No. 2 on Billboard 200, No. 1 in U.K. and Australia. Includes “That’s So True” and Taylor Swift duet “us.” |
| 2024 | The Secret of Us (Deluxe) | Deluxe Edition | Four new tracks including “That’s So True,” which became her biggest hit. Released October 2024. |
| 2025 | The Secret of Us: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Live Album | Captured from the fall 2024 tour stop. Cracked the Billboard 200. |
| 2024 | The Good Riddance Acoustic Shows | Live Album | Acoustic recordings with Aaron Dessner from 2024. |
Touring History / Major Tours
| Year(s) | Tour Name | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | This Is What It Feels Like Tour | Club/theater tour | First headlining tour. Sold-out North American and European dates. February–May 2022. |
| 2022 | Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour Tour (support) | Arena tour | Opening act for Rodrigo across North American arena dates. |
| 2023 | Good Riddance Tour | Club/theater tour | Headlining tour sold out in under one hour. North American dates. |
| 2023–2024 | Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour (support) | Global stadium tour | Opened for Swift on select U.S. dates in 2023 and final North American leg in late 2024. 47 total dates. |
| 2024–2025 | The Secret of Us Tour | Arena tour | First headlining arena tour. U.S. fall 2024, Europe and Asia early 2025. Multiple venue upgrades due to demand. |
| 2025 | The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour | Arena tour | Largest headlining venues to date. Sold-out shows at MSG, TD Garden, Kia Forum, and Red Rocks. July–August 2025. |
Net Worth, Income, & Lifestyle
| Net Worth (2026) | Public estimates vary widely. Gracie Abrams has not disclosed a verified net worth figure. Treat numbers found online as unconfirmed. |
| Income Sources | Recorded music sales and streaming royalties, touring and live performance revenue, songwriting and publishing income, brand partnerships and endorsements (Chanel), merchandise sales. |
| Business & Ventures | Named Chanel ambassador for the Coco Crush fine jewelry collection (January 2026). Previous brand partnerships with Pandora (2022) and Tumi (2022). Purchased a penthouse in Greenwich Village, New York, in March 2025. |
| Properties & Assets | Known to own property in New York City (Greenwich Village penthouse, reported at $5.5 million). Most detailed financial and property information is kept private. |
| Lifestyle | Describes herself as an introverted, quiet person who values close friendships above all. Known for a deeply collaborative creative process with best friend Audrey Hobert and producer Aaron Dessner. Engaged in political advocacy, including performing at a Kamala Harris rally in 2024 and supporting Artists4Ceasefire. |
Social Media & Online Presence
| Official account: @gracieabrams (verified). Over 6 million followers. Primary platform for personal updates and album announcements. | |
| X (Twitter) | Official account: @gracieabrams (verified). Less active than other platforms; used for announcements and fan engagement. |
| TikTok | Official account: @gracieabramshq (verified). Album teasers, live performance clips, and fan engagement. “That’s So True” went massively viral on the platform. |
| Official page: Gracie Abrams (verified). | |
| YouTube / Vevo | Official channel: Gracie Abrams. Official music videos, live performance clips, and lyric videos. |
| Spotify | Artist profile: Gracie Abrams. Over 50 million monthly listeners. Consistently one of the most-streamed artists in her generation. |
| Apple Music | Artist profile: Gracie Abrams. Featured in Apple Music Live concert film (2025). |
| Official Website | gracieabrams.com — tour dates, merch, music, and official news. |
Fan communities on social media (unofficial)
NOTE: In addition to any official accounts listed above, many fan-run pages, update accounts, and clip accounts exist across all platforms. These are not confirmed to be affiliated with Gracie Abrams. Links and usernames can change at any time.
Trivia & Lesser-Known Facts
- She learned to songwrite through journaling, a habit her mother encouraged from before she could read her own handwriting back.
- Her best friend and primary co-writer, Audrey Hobert, had never written a song before they began collaborating on The Secret of Us. Hobert has since released her own album, Who’s The Clown (2025).
- Despite growing up in a famous Hollywood family, she has earned her audience entirely on her own terms. At a recent concert in New York, fans approached her father J.J. Abrams for selfies, not because he directed Star Wars, but because he is “Gracie’s dad.”
- During her sets, she is known for constantly waving to individual fans throughout the crowd, making “Gracie waved at me” videos a TikTok genre of their own.
- She trained for the Eras Tour opening slot by observing Swift’s approach to stadium-scale performance, later describing the experience as being “at school for this job.”
- She uploaded her earliest original songs to SoundCloud at age thirteen, years before signing with Interscope.
Quotes
“I’ve always loved space in music, when songs are allowed to breathe and aren’t muddied or weighed down by unnecessary production elements.”
— Gracie Abrams, interview (quoted by AllMusic)
“Aaron Dessner is an expert at letting the narrative carry the story. He’s reminding me constantly of the importance of space and room in my life and in music. This is a pop album for sure, but he also really brought sensitivity to it.”
— Gracie Abrams, SPIN interview (May 2024)
“I will never stop thanking her for the gift of her pen, which very much raised me.”
— Gracie Abrams, on Taylor Swift, Billboard Women in Music acceptance speech (March 29, 2025)
“I’m beyond ready for it to belong to everyone else. I’ve never felt this way about anything I’ve made before, so it’s definitely driving me crazy in a good way.”
— Gracie Abrams, on her third album, People interview at Chanel event (January 7, 2026)
“I am inspired by Taylor in a million ways, but especially by the pace with which she puts things out into the world. There’s less pressure the more you release — that’s how I consider it for myself.”
— Gracie Abrams, Nylon interview (December 2024)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is Gracie Abrams’ age?
A: She was born on September 7, 1999. She is 26 years old as of 2026.
Q: What is Gracie Abrams best known for?
A: She is known for her confessional, emotionally intimate songwriting, the hit single “That’s So True,” her second album The Secret of Us, and her role as an opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
Q: Has Gracie Abrams won a Grammy?
A: She has been nominated twice, for Best New Artist (2024) and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “us.” with Taylor Swift (2025), but has not won. She did win the American Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2025.
Q: Where did Gracie Abrams grow up?
A: She grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of filmmaker J.J. Abrams and producer Katie McGrath.
Q: What genre is Gracie Abrams?
A: Her music spans pop, indie pop, folk-pop, alt-pop, and bedroom pop. Her early work leaned toward hushed, acoustic textures, while The Secret of Us moved toward bigger, more produced pop arrangements.
Q: What are Gracie Abrams’ official social accounts?
A: Her verified accounts include Instagram and TikTok @gracieabrams, and her official website gracieabrams.com.
Q: Is Gracie Abrams currently touring?
A: The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour wrapped in August 2025. No new tour has been officially announced as of early 2026, though a third album cycle is expected.
Upcoming Projects
- Third studio album (GA3) (TBA, expected 2026) — Abrams has confirmed she is deep into recording, calling it “the favorite music I’ve ever made.” Likely produced with Aaron Dessner. She debuted unreleased songs “Out of Nowhere” and “Crazy Girl” at Glastonbury and BST Hyde Park in summer 2025. No release date confirmed, treat as subject to change.
- Please (A24 film) — Abrams’ acting debut, starring in a period drama written and directed by Halina Reijn (Babygirl, Bodies Bodies Bodies). Announced January 2026. Filming timeline has not been publicly confirmed.
- Chanel brand ambassadorship — Named the face of Chanel’s Coco Crush fine jewelry collection in January 2026, with a global campaign that debuted at the Chateau Marmont.
- Continued “Death Wish” single cycle — The live single, recorded at London’s O2 Arena, was released in April 2025 and may signal the direction of the third album.
Interviews & Features
- Billboard, “Gracie Abrams on Songwriting, Taylor Swift’s Advice & New Music” (March 2025), the Songwriter of the Year cover story exploring her breakout 2024, her creative process with Audrey Hobert, and how Swift’s advice shaped her approach.
- Nylon, “Gracie Abrams Can’t Believe It Either” (December 2024), a candid year-end profile covering her meteoric rise, new album plans, and what she learned from the Eras Tour.
- SPIN, “Gracie Abrams Tells Us All About Her ‘Secret'” (May 2024), a deep dive into The Secret of Us, co-writing with Audrey Hobert, and her collaboration with Aaron Dessner.
- Rolling Stone, “Gracie Abrams Announces U.S. ‘Secret of Us Deluxe’ Tour” (December 2024), a profile timed to her arena tour announcement following the final Eras Tour dates.
- Billboard, “Gracie Abrams Third Album: She’s ‘Beyond Ready’ to Release New Music” (January 2026), the latest update on her anticipated third record and Chanel ambassadorship.
Public Appearances, Tours, & Festivals
- Glastonbury Festival (June 28, 2025): Abrams headlined a set in Pilton, England, debuting unreleased song “Out of Nowhere” and covering The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven.” She and boyfriend Paul Mescal went Instagram official from the festival.
- The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour — Madison Square Garden (July 28–29, 2025): Abrams performed two sold-out nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, her largest headlining shows to date.
- BST Hyde Park (July 2025): Performed in London, debuting another unreleased song, “Crazy Girl,” with Aaron Dessner joining her on stage.
- 2026 BAFTA Awards (February 22, 2026): Attended in London with Paul Mescal, marking their first official red carpet appearance as a couple.
- Chanel Coco Crush Launch (January 7, 2026): Attended the campaign launch dinner at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, where she discussed her third album and acting debut.
