Gracie Abrams had a entrance row seat to the Eras Tour, as she served as one in every of Taylor Swift’s many opening acts throughout the over two-year blockbuster tour. Now, the rising star is opening up about what she’s discovered from observing the Fame artist’s life, and particularly the “invasion of privateness” she faces.
Between her debut present as Swift’s opener in the course of the first month of concert events again within the spring of 2023, to her remaining efficiency on the Eras Tour stage in December 2024, Gracie Abrams’ star has risen exponentially. Throughout that entire time, she’s been at Taylor Swift’s aspect, studying from the most effective. That additionally means she’s witnessed how arduous being that well-known is, and it comes at a price, because the “That’s So True” singer informed Billboard:
It’s like, I actually don’t have it that dangerous when it comes to invasion of privateness, you realize what I imply? I really feel like I discovered quite a bit from her, clearly, however one of many issues that I’ve felt fortunate to look at is how excessive it may be [for her]. It helps right-size my very own s–t.
Based on Abrams, seeing Swift deal with her fame and the general public scrutiny that comes with it helped her put her personal profession in perspective.
Whereas Gracie Abrams sells out arenas and has a wickedly profitable album with The Secret of Us, she’s not on the stadium stage Swift is at…but. Which means her private {and professional} life isn’t as picked aside as her colleague’s. As she mentioned, witnessing this has helped her “right-size my very own shit.”
Nevertheless, it’s possible additionally taught her deal with fame. Gracie Abrams presently has 50.9 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify. For reference, she’s in the identical ballpark as newer artists like Benson Boone and Doechii and artists who’ve been round longer, like Harry Types, Adele and Miley Cyrus. She’s an enormous deal proper now, which implies she may additionally face extra consideration and, sadly, invasion of privateness.
Now, Taylor Swift has been coping with this for many of her profession. Nevertheless, it’s undoubtedly gotten extra intense as she’s turn out to be extra well-known.
For instance, as soon as she began courting Travis Kelce, there was quite a lot of speak and scrutiny about how she was impacting the NFL. In the meantime, persons are consistently speculating about whether or not she’s getting engaged to Kelce or in the event that they’re damaged up. The rumors are fixed, and the hypothesis runs wild, and he or she seemingly does a great job of defending the privateness she has amid all of it.
So, yeah, it is sensible why Gracie Abrams has discovered a lot from watching Taylor Swift. The “Us” collaborators appear to have an ideal working relationship, and it’s apparent that the “Danger” singer appears to be like as much as the Eras Tour frontwoman.