Gracie Abrams Says Summer Pop Renaissance Recalls Instagram's 'Earlier Days': 'Everyone's Actually Enjoying Scrolling'

According to Gracie Abrams, the summer pop renaissance of 2024 is making social media fun again.

In a cover story interview with Who What Wear, the 24-year-old rising pop star reflected on women in pop like herself, Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and Sabrina Carpenter who dominated the genre and how “skating” became comfortable .

“There was something this summer that was strangely reminiscent of the earlier days of Instagram, when the Internet seemed to be more fun,” Abrams said, acknowledging that Charlie’s success prompted the change.

Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo in Los Angeles on August 20, 2024.

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She added: “Everyone actually enjoys scrolling and watching s—.”

Abrams also acknowledges that women have a lot of “support” for each other in pop music right now.

“You’re all very enthusiastic,” said the “Risk” artist.

She continued: “There are women who have been doing this way longer than me who are such icons, and when you see them supporting each other, it instantly makes scary rooms warmer.”

Abrams added that it “doesn’t seem fake” to her.

“When there’s real, genuine support, it makes a difference,” she said.

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Sabrina Carpenter performs in Buenos Aires in November 2023.

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Gracie Abrams calls Taylor Swift a ‘safe place’, says meeting her for the first time is ‘like we already know each other’

Elsewhere in the interview, Abrams reflected on the live debut of “Us” with Taylor Swift at London’s Wembley Stadium in June.

“We wrote it as we played it at Wembley,” she told the newspaper.

Abrams added, “To see someone have the ability to, in a stadium, make it feel like you and her are the only two people there, that was really important for me to see.”

She also revealed how the Eras Tour inspired her latest album The secret of us.

“I’m so fucking happy we can do this [The Secret of Us] on Eras only because so much of the album was undeniably inspired by the kind of energy that radiates from both Taylor herself and her fans, [who] they’re just so committed and passionate,” the “Mess It Up” singer said.

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