Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swift friendship timeline explored amid singer’s shout out to famous pal

On March 17, Gracie Abrams won the iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award and took this remarkable opportunity to give a loving shout-out to Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo.

She is back making headlines for all wonderful reasons. The 25-year-old pop singer won recognition at the iHeartRadio Music Awards hosted at the Dolby Theatre.

While accepting the prestigious award and establishing this significant milestone, she thanked her pals in her victory speech. After impressing the audience by singing That's So True last night, she expressed the sweetest message for her fellow peers.

"For the incredible artists who allowed me to share their stages at different times and in different ways — Taylor and Olivia and Noah Kahan and The National and for each of the openers who have supported me on my tours, I'm in awe of all of you."

She further continued:

"For Aaron Dessner, always, and last but not least, I would not be here if it were not for the support, loyalty, creativity, and true goodness of the fans. So just thank you so much. You guys are my whole damn heart."

Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swift have shared a beautiful bond over the years. Abrams has built a close-knit with Tay Tay. In 2023 and 2024, the Close To You singer opened for Swift at specific shows of Taylor Swift's iconic Eras Tour.

Everything we know about Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swift's friendship timeline

Abrams lived the dream of Swifties—shared a stage with the world-renowned musicians, not once or twice but multiple times. Gracie and Taylor share an adorable bond that transformed from being friends to performing live together.

In a conversation with Vanity Fair, the That's So True singer revealed receiving an unexpected call in 2021 leading to getting invited to Swift's birthday party.

In 2023, Gracie spoke to Rolling Stone and shared about getting a text from Taylor Swift.

"She texted me out of the blue like two Christmases ago. Like, 'Hey, it’s my birthday.' She’s one of the brightest lights ever, a writing genius, an artistic genius, angel from above."

On April 14, 2023, Gracie fulfilled a wonderful dream by opening for the Eras Tour in Los Angeles. She continued opening for Swift and performing together in many following shows in the US, London, Vancouver, and more cities worldwide.

Gracie Abrams expresses her love and gratitude for Taylor Swift at every possible moment. From gushing her love and affection during interviews to posting the sweetest glimpses on social media to featuring her in her song Us, the 25-year-old completely adores the Cruel Summer singer.

On December 8, last year, Gracie graced the Eras Tour stage for the last time and sang I Love You, I'm Sorry and Last Kiss with Taylor, according to a Cosmopolitan report.

In a conversation with Cosmopolitan Digital last month, she affectionately described Taylor as "a grounded human being who makes time for everyone in her life." She added,

"It’s been really cool to be in the orbit of a person like her."

Gracie is in awe of everything Swift has achieved. She also talked about how "people will still gaslight her and her capabilities and all this s**t" despite her groundbreaking success.

She stood in support of Taylor and charmingly stated, "But please point me to one man who has come close to defining pop culture in this way. There is nothing! But people are not ready for that conversation."