Reneé Rapp has officially entered the upper tier of pop’s power players. Bite Me, her second studio album, has stormed to No. 1 in the UK and the Netherlands, topped the Billboard Pure Album Sales chart in the US, and landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. It’s her most commercially successful project yet, but the numbers only tell part of the story — the album feels like a full-circle moment for an artist who’s been building momentum at a staggering pace.
Across 12 tracks, Bite Me brims with sharp-tongued hooks, melodic muscle, and a sense of artistic fearlessness. The songs crackle with an edge that’s both polished and personal, delivering pop anthems that could fill arenas while still feeling like they were written in the privacy of a bedroom at 2 a.m. There’s a playful bite to “Kiss It Kiss It” and “At Least I’m Hot,” while “Shy” blooms into one of her most affecting vocal showcases. Rapp’s voice — agile, emotive, and capable of sudden bursts of raw power — is the engine that drives the record forward.
The release’s impact has been instant. Seven of its tracks crashed into Spotify’s Top Songs Debut UK chart, and Bite Me reached the No. 2 spot on Spotify’s global and US Top Album Debut lists. That kind of saturation isn’t accidental; it speaks to Rapp’s growing ability to shape the pop conversation rather than just participate in it.
Her upcoming Bite Me tour, set to launch September 23 at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre before hitting major arenas like Madison Square Garden, TD Garden, and The Kia Forum, will test the album’s live potential. If her past festival performances are any indication, she’s ready to translate the album’s studio swagger into an electrifying stage spectacle.
In the space of just a few years — from Broadway’s Mean Girls to her breakthrough Snow Angel — Rapp has carved out a lane that’s entirely her own. Bite Me doesn’t just cement her status; it raises the stakes for what pop’s next chapter could sound like.