Addison Rae Changes Her Name

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Addison Rae wasn’t obsessed with her full stage name. 

Because of this, the artist formerly known as “Diet Pepsi” singer opted to drop the initial part of her nickname and instead be called just “Addison” for her self-titled debut album release on June 6th.

As an ardent admirer, I can’t help but reminisce about the moment I shared during my interview when I casually mentioned, “Gosh, I feel like I’ve outgrown being called Addison Rae,” a sentiment I recalled expressing on Quenlin Blackwell’s YouTube series, Feeding Starving Celebrities, on June 8. The title of my album, Addison, seems to symbolically connect with that idea.

However, this doesn’t imply that the TikTok star, originally known as Addison Rae Easterling, anticipates every one of her followers to start referring to her with her new name.

Addison stated, ‘Those who recognize me by the name Addison Rae and have known me under that name before, will forever recognize me in this way.’

Instead, the 24-year-old playfully noted that this change would simplify the process of signing autographs for her in the future.

She jokingly commented, “I’m honestly quite fed up with writing out ‘Addison Rae.’ It’s quite lengthy, and I prefer to simply sign ‘Addison’ instead.

Addison mentioned that the alteration seemed “more logical” and explained, “It’s a return to the original essence, essentially.

Initially, the actress from “She’s All That” didn’t intend to unveil her new stage name with this record’s release, but she’s content with how things turned out now.

Addison explained, “At times, an album track serves as its own title. I’ve slightly adapted this concept. However, when listened to in full, there isn’t one title that truly encapsulates the entire piece of music.

In the end, the singer credited her inner circle with suggesting she go in a different direction.

It’s just like something you’d create, it sounds like your music.” This led me to ponder, “Perhaps this album should simply bear my name,” I mused.

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