Gracie Abrams Admits People 'Appropriately' Call Her a Nepo Baby, Says She Had a 'Safety Net'
Gracie Abrams Admits People 'Appropriately' Call Her a Nepo Baby, Says She Had a 'Safety Net'
Hannah SacksFri, June 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTC
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Katie McGrath, J.J. Abrams and Gracie AbramsCredit: Randy Shropshire/Getty -
Gracie Abrams credits her privilege and upbringing for giving her the freedom to pursue music without financial fear
Her upcoming album, Daughter From Hell, explores her relationship with her mom and the challenges of adolescence
Abrams says she and her mom now have a close bond, often FaceTiming multiple times a day
Gracie Abrams is embracing her "nepo baby" title.
The Close to You singer, 26, recently spoke about her upcoming third album, Daughter From Hell, in an episode of The New York Times' Popcastpodcast published on Thursday, June 25.
While chatting about her new music, Abrams also commented on the "nepo baby" discourse. The musician's mom is Katie McGarth, the CEO of Bad Robot Productions, while her dad is writer and director J.J. Abrams.
"The nepo stuff is obviously in the discourse appropriately," said Gracie. "I think about the privilege there, and it's like, I had a safety net, and that allowed me the ability to experiment and to concentrate, and I had the gift of time to dedicate to doing this thing I loved."
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Katie McGrath, J.J. Abrams and Gracie Abrams attend the CAA pre-Oscar party at Living Room on March 13, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.Credit: Randy Shropshire/Getty
"I wasn't growing up afraid financially, and that's the biggest deal," she added.
Gracie acknowledged that her privilege extended beyond just financial help.
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"The specific household that I was born into, there is just this vocabulary that I'm so lucky to grow up with," said Gracie. "So like, when I see people pointing that out, it's like, I get it, hard-core. The jokes and things, I understand the tone of the Internet."
Director J.J. Abrams and daughter Gracie Abrams attend the 2016 MTV Movie Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 9, 2016, in Burbank, California.Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Elsewhere in the podcast, Gracie spoke about the title of her next album, which she said pays homage to her relationship with her mom growing up.
The album's title track, she explained, came late in the writing process and opened a door she hadn't fully stepped through before.
“It felt like the first time I was able to write a song, but really write anything other than a text apologizing to my mom for being so brutal growing up,” Gracie said.
The singer acknowledged that adolescence is tough for both parties, and added that she's happy with where her relationship with her mom is at now.
“Obviously, adolescence is tough for the child and for the parent,” Gracie said. “I think my mom and I, we earned our relationship we have now, for sure. She is like, my favorite person. We FaceTime. I call her like six times a day.”
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