As a self-proclaimed Swiftie, Abrams has been influenced by Taylor Swift’s music throughout her life. “Every formative memory in my life is paired with a Taylor Swift song that helped me get through,” Abrams revealed in a previous interview.

Growing up, Abrams’ parents maintained a sense of normalcy at home, despite their high-profile careers. “My parents would go to work and then they would come home. They’d ask [my two siblings and I] about school, they’d ask us about friends, big ideas that kids have — all of the typical mundane, magical, boring stuff,” Abrams recalled. “I was so uninterested in being associated with anything that my dad was doing for work growing up — not because I don’t love him — but because I just had zero interest in going down that path, you know?”

Abrams has since found success as a singer-songwriter, although she never intended to perform on stage. “I never wanted to be a performer. I just wanted to write,” she said, noting that the release of her latest album The Secret of Us took her career to new heights. “I feel like going places feels less discreet sometimes. I’m just adjusting in that capacity slightly.”

Abrams expressed her gratitude for her fans’ support, saying, “But what can you do? It’s a real blessing for people to acknowledge the thing that I love to do so much.”

Months prior to the release of The Secret of Us , Abrams was tapped to join Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour as an opening act. “I had absolutely zero expectation of being included in that capacity,” Abrams said. “When I met her, it kind of felt like we had known each other already, which I’m sure there was an element of just like the parasocial relationship thing. I’ve grown up with her voice in my headphones my entire life.”

Abrams later collaborated with Swift on the song “Us” off of The Secret of Us. The duo performed the single live for the first time during Swift’s London concert in June. Swift praised Abrams, saying, “When I tell you I just love this girl so much… When you write with someone it’s like you see the whole thing [and] all the artistry, you see who this person is really, and writing with her, she’s like so badass. Like, that’s a writer.”