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

Mar. 15, 2025

Gracie Abrams in Los Angeles in February 2024.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

According toGracie Abrams, 2024’s summer pop renaissance is making social media fun again.

In a cover story interview withWho What Wear, the rising pop star, 24, reflected on women in pop like herself,Chappell Roan,Olivia Rodrigo,Charli xcxandSabrina Carpenterwho have been dominating the genre and how it’s made “scrolling” enjoyable.

“This summer, there’s been something that’s felt oddly reminiscent of earlier days of Instagram, when it felt like the internet was more fun,” Abrams said, acknowledging Charli’s success has prompted a change.

Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo in Los Angeles on Aug. 20, 2024.Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty

Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty

She added: “Everyone’s actually enjoying scrolling and seeing s—.”

Abrams also acknowledges that there’s a lot of “support” women have for one another in pop music right now.

“You just are thrilled for everyone,” the “Risk” artist said.

She continued: “There are women who have been doing this for way longer than I have who are such icons, and when you see them being supportive of one another, it makes intimidating rooms feel warmer immediately.”

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

“When there’s real, true support, you feel the difference,” she said.

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Sabrina Carpenter performs in Buenos Aires in November 2023.Marcelo Endelli/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Marcelo Endelli/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Elsewhere in the interview, Abrams reflected ondebuting “Us” live with Taylor Swiftat London’s Wembley Stadium in June.

“We wrote it the way thatwe played it at Wembley,” she told the outlet.

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

She also revealed how the Eras Tour inspired her latest albumThe Secret of Us.

source: people.com