Addison Rae is on the verge of pop superstardom, however there was as soon as a time when she was a rising TikTok star and a university scholar seeking to get by.
Rae joined The New York Occasions‘ Popcast on Friday (Might 30), the place she mirrored on her time at Louisiana State when she was getting paid $20 through PayPal by record labels to submit movies dancing to their artists’ songs on TikTok.
“I truly keep in mind getting little model offers from labels paying me to submit after I was in school,” the 24-year-old started. “They jumped on that actually quick. I used to be like, ‘Oh, that is actually fascinating’ — that the music business was actually leaning on it.”
This seems to be circa 2019, when the platform was starting to growth and earlier than Rae dropped out of faculty. Co-host Jon Caramanica threw out a possible payment of “tons of of {dollars},” however Rae revealed it was truly a lot decrease. “100 bucks?! I want, it was most likely like $20. I truly keep in mind being like, ‘Holy sh–, $20!’”
Rae confirmed the funds had been made through PayPal. “It was truly actually sketch,” she admitted. “I used to be like: ‘Did the $20 hit the PayPal but?!’”
Addison Rae is a trailblazer within the TikTok creator-to-singer pipeline. She’s seeking to capitalize on her momentum with the arrival of her anticipated self-titled debut album through Columbia Data on Friday.
The 12-track challenge consists of previously-released singles like Billboard Hot 100 hit “Food regimen Pepsi,” “Aquamarine,” “Headphones On,” “Excessive Vogue” and “Fame is a Gun.”
Take heed to her whole 80-minute sit-down on Pop Forged beneath.