Addison Rae stepped out looking somewhat sad in Los Angeles on Tuesday, nearly a month after releasing her debut single Diet Pepsi via her new deal with Columbia Records.
The 23-year-old TikToker, holding a wooden chess board, bared her midriff in a strappy bikini underneath a black and white striped tube top, low-rise pink Valor pants and white ballet flats.
Addison’s new song, emblazoned with the 59-year-old carbonated drink’s corporate logo, has yet to crack the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since it was released on Aug. 9.
Rae (surname Easterling) made her first appearance on the UK show Official Singles Chart This week, Diet Pepsi debuted at #73, while peaking at #5 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart (RMNZ), #56 on the Irish chart (IRMA), and #71 on the Australian chart (ARIA).
Diet Pepsi Just Surpassed the Previous One Spotify: The 50 Most Viral Songs in the United States chart, but has not reached the Spotify Global Top 200 despite accumulating 23.1 million views on the Swedish streaming service.
Addison Rae stepped out looking a little sad in Los Angeles on Tuesday, nearly a month after releasing her debut single Diet Pepsi via her new deal with Columbia Records.
The 23-year-old TikToker, holding a wooden chess board, bared her midriff in a strappy bikini underneath a black and white striped tube top, low-rise pink Valor pants and white ballet flats.
The Louisiana-born influencer’s song currently appears in more than 125,000 videos on TikTok.
“I’m overwhelmed with gratitude!” said Addison, who has 132.8 million followers on social media. sprouted August 10th of the reaction.
“I can’t believe how many people are loving and connecting with Diet Pepsi. Thank you to everyone who made this crazy vision a reality. Thank you to my best friends. Thank you to my team. And thank you to all of you for being open to receiving this special song and video. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a ride! Directed by the one and only Sean Price Williams.”
In the mostly black-and-white video (which has 2.9 million views on YouTube), Rae did her best to capture Lana Del Rey’s moody, mature sound and look as she writhed in a car with actor and model Drew Van Acker.
“When we driving in your car / I’m your baby (so sweet) / Losing all my innocence in the backseat / Say you love me, say you love me / Say you love me (love me) / Losing all my innocence in the backseat,” the Von Dutch singer sang.
‘Breaking all the rules ’til we get caught / Fogging up the windows in the parking lot / Summer love / Sexy / Sitting on his lap drinking Diet Pepsi.’
Ironically, Addison does not appear to have any official endorsement or approval from PepsiCo, which recently recruited Mary J. Blige, Bobby Flay, Shaquille O’Neal and Kelly Rowland to front Pepsi Zero Sugar campaigns.
Rae, who joined TikTok in 2019, first found fame as a content creator and earns approximately $142,031.61 per video, according to Glewee.
Addison’s new song, emblazoned with the 59-year-old carbonated beverage’s corporate logo, has yet to enter the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since it was released on Aug. 9.
Rae made her first appearance on the Official UK Singles Chart this week with Diet Pepsi debuting at No. 73, while peaking at No. 5 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart (RMNZ), No. 56 on the Ireland chart (IRMA) and No. 71 on the Australia chart (ARIA).
Diet Pepsi just topped Spotify’s USA Viral 50 chart, but it failed to crack the Spotify Global Top 200 chart despite racking up 23.1 million plays on the Swedish streaming service.
The Louisiana-born influencer’s song currently appears in more than 125,000 videos on TikTok.
Addison, who boasts 132.8 million followers on social media, gushed about the reaction on Aug. 10: “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude! I can’t believe how many people are loving and connecting with Diet Pepsi.”
In the video, which is mostly black and white and has 2.9 million views on YouTube, Rae did her best to capture Lana Del Rey’s moody, mature sound and look as she writhed in a car with actor and model Drew Van Acker (right).
The Von Dutch singer belted out, ‘We gon’ break all the rules ’til we get caught / We gon’ fog up the parking lot windows / Summer love / Sexy / Sittin’ on his lap sippin’ Diet Pepsi.’
Ironically, Addison does not appear to have any official endorsement or approval from PepsiCo, which recently hired Mary J. Blige, Bobby Flay, Shaquille O’Neal and Kelly Rowland (pictured Aug. 27) to front Pepsi Zero Sugar campaigns.
On the acting side, The Kardashians guest star will likely reprise her role as Gaby in Eli Roth’s 2025 slasher sequel Thanksgiving 2, but no deal has been signed yet.
“I love Addison Rae,” the 52-year-old filmmaker enthused. Variety on August 7th.
“We kept her alive for a reason. It doesn’t feel like a Thanksgiving movie without Addison Rae.”
TriStar Pictures’ big-screen adaptation of the fake Eli trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 film Grindhouse earned very favorable reviews and $46.5 million at the global box office last year.
Addison also has a mystery acting role in Legendary Entertainment’s R-rated CG/live-action road trip film Animal Friends, coming to U.S. theaters in August 2025, alongside Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy and Lil Rel Howery.
On a personal level, Rae has been dating four-time Grammy-nominated music producer Omer Fedi since they met through his He’s All That co-star Kourtney Kardashian in Venice Beach around June 2021.
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