The pop listening world’s newest fascination is Audrey Hobert. Her unflappably real and, at times, off-putting presence has captured an audience for the rising star at a shocking rate. She’s primed herself to be the breakout star of 2025 if she can keep this kind of momentum up.
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Hobert laid the groundwork for her career by penning songs alongside her best friend and fellow pop singer, Gracie Abrams. After meeting at their fifth-grade graduation, the pair discovered a mutual love of music. Later in their lives, they would use that mutual love to pen some massive hits for Abrams and, now, Hobert.
Hobert has a distinctive cadence when it comes to her lyricism. Though not everyone has the vocabulary yet, we’re sure that a Hobert song will be impossible to miss when it comes on in the years to come. If you aren’t familiar with Hobert’s burgeoning career, check out four of the best songs she’s either written or co-written below.
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” (Gracie Abrams)
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” is one of Abrams’ biggest hits. It turned a lot of listeners onto the pop balladeer, earning her name recognition. Abrams and Hobert penned this song together, detailing a story wherein the singer was meant to meet up with an ex.
“I had just made a plan to hang and talk with my ex-boyfriend, who I used to write lots of songs about,” Abrams once explained. “It had been, like, two years. Like, having never run into each other, you know, no real communication.”
That heartbreaking yearning is easily felt thanks to the strong lyrics. That’s just the way life goes / I like to slam doors closed / Trust me, I know it’s always about me / I love you, I’m sorry, the chorus reads.
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“Sue Me” (Audrey Hobert)
Moving on to Hobert’s solo career, she’s turned a lot of heads on TikTok with “Sue Me.” The opening line, I knew you’d be at the party / Drinking a Coke and Bacardi, is infectiously catchy. It’s the kind of rhythm-based lyricism that scratches a particular itch in the brain.
Sue me, I wanna be wanted, Hobert admits in the chorus. Many of Hobert’s early adopters have fallen in love with her thanks to her candid approach to songwriting. She’s not afraid to say what many of her fans are thinking.
“That’s So True” (Gracie Abrams)
Switching back to Hobert’s writing efforts with Abrams, another one of her top co-writes is “That’s So True.” Hobert and Abrams flex their anthem-making skills with this bitter song. Singing about an ex that has already moved on, Abrams must reckon with the ways their relationship fell short. Did it just to hurt me, make me cry / Smiling through it all, yeah, that’s my life, the lyrics read.
There is something specific about Hobert’s writing style that can’t go unnoticed. When comparing “That’s So True” to Hobert’s solo career, there is a unifying sense of urgency and frenetic energy.
“Bowling Alley” (Audrey Hobert)
Lastly, we have Hobert’s breakout track, “Bowling Alley.” Even if you don’t know Hobert’s name, you’ll likely have heard this playful pop song floating around social media.
“Bowling Alley” boils down Hobert’s relatably anxious songwriting. But I got my jeans on and my crown on / And the whole place totally cares if I go or not / So wrong to think everyone loves me / And they need to be around me all the time, the instantly catchy lyrics read. Hobert’s teenage to young adult fanbase has found solace in Hobert’s ability to say what she is thinking, no matter how painful the truth may be.
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