Addison Rae Eyes Pop Breakthrough as 'Diet Pepsi' Streams

Welcome to Billboard Pro's Upward trends newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the attention of the music industry. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all could become ubiquitous with the flash of a TikTok clip.

This week: Addison Rae's major label debut could be a big hit, Oasis' daily streams soar thanks to news of their comeback, and Sabrina Carpenter looks to collect another Short n' Sweet hit.

Addison Rae Eyes Big Pop Breakthrough With 'Diet Pepsi'

It's been a few years since TikTok went bust — now, we're as close as we've ever been to witnessing Addison Rae's breakthrough pop star moment. After first capturing the ears of pop listeners with “2 Die 4” and her bold remix of Charli xcx's “Von Dutch,” Rae released “Diet Pepsi,” her first major label single.

Arriving Aug. 9, “Diet Pepsi” drew more than 3.05 million official on-demand streams in the U.S. in its first week of release, according to Luminate. That number grew by 4% the following week (August 16-22), garnering over 3.17 million streams. Although its third week of release (August 23-30) isn't over yet, “Diet Pepsi” is already on track to once again increase streaming activity week-over-week. From Sunday (August 25) to Monday (August 26), the Elvira-produced track jumped 20.5% in streaming activity, going from approximately 537,000 streams to 647,000 streams.

“Diet Pepsi” is playing now 95,000 posts on TikTok, helping the track reach No. 8 on the Viral 50. The song also topped Spotify's US Viral 50 chart and has garnered over 2.4 million views on YouTube for its official music video. With some dance trends really looking to take off, “Diet Pepsi” is off to an amazing streaming start that could potentially lead to the social media star's first commercial success. – KYLE DENNIS

Oasis' daily streams nearly quadruple thanks to Reunion 2025 announcement

The near-impossible, the heretofore unthinkable, is happening: Oasis have announced a reunion, with Liam and Noel Gallagher re-forming the British rock group that made them famous after 15 years and countless verbal jabs at each other. And in recent days, US music listeners have been toasting the unlikely comeback by visiting (or discovering) the band's back catalogue, nearly quadrupling their daily audio streams in the process.

Click here for the full story on Oasis' rapids. – JASON LIPSHUTZ

“Good Graces” Continues Sabrina Carpenter's Hot Streak

“Espresso” reigned as one of the songs of the summer, “Please Please Please” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and “Taste” is her latest hit — but Sabrina Carpenter isn't giving up anytime soon. After the release of her new LP, Short n' SweetCarpenter is eyeing an impressive fourth hit from the record.

“Good Graces” — an Ariana Grande-esque jam kiss produced by John Ryan and Julian Bunetta — has garnered a lot of attention on streaming, easily becoming one of the album's most consumed tracks since the album's full release (Aug. 23). On its first day of release, “Good Graces” earned nearly 3.5 million official on-demand streams in the US. While the song has yet to cross the three million mark in the coming days, it has pulled in over 2.4 million daily streams with it, including an impressive 2.89 million streams on Monday (August 26).

Given how early it is in the song's release, there's still no viral dance craze or unmissable trend in its R&B-inflected groove. However, the song is currently over 16,000 clips on TikTok, a major part of which finds fans gushing about how much they love the song. Notably, with 1.6 million views, “Good Graces” is also the Short n' Sweet album track with the most viewed lyric video.

Between three hits in a row and plenty of options for her next hit, Sabrina Carpenter is definitely no “Slim Pickins” when it comes to pushing Short n' Sweet. – KYLE DENNIS