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Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp reveals her latest single “Why Is She Still Here?,” from forthcoming sophomore album BITE ME (out August 1st via Interscope Records). The track is accompanied by an official visualizer in which Rapp puts her powerhouse vocals on full display as she performs the track live on stage highlighted only by a single star spotlight. Watch HERE.
Today’s release arrives just a few weeks after the announce of Reneé Rapp’s BITE ME North American headlining tour, which kicks off September 23rd in Colorado at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Her largest tour to date, the 16-city run includes major arena plays at venues across the country including the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, TD Garden in Boston, and The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Speculation around the news began last week, when Reneé Rapp-branded tabloids began to pop up at newsstands across the country with easter eggs hinting at the upcoming announce. Find full list of dates below and more information HERE.
Earlier this summer, Rapp revealed the BITE.ME website, urging fans to ‘sign a hundred NDA’s’ ultimately revealing a slew of hints about the yet-to-be-announced album. In the weeks following, the internet erupted with ‘Bite Me’ related clues – from Rapp’s “Bite Me” lip tattoo to posts from the likes of Paris Hilton, Charlize Theron, Monica Lewinsky, Gabby Windey, and more. A powerful statement about reclaiming your personal narrative, the Bite Me era encourages listeners to embrace every facet of their personality, the chaotic and the confident, and to find strength in being authentically, unapologetically themselves. Rapp has had significant momentum around each release for the upcoming project, the first of which, “Leave Me Alone” she performed live for the first time during the 2025 American Music Awards – watch HERE. Just a few weeks later, she released her second single from the project “Mad” which she performed live on release day during The Today Show’s Summer Concert Series – watch HERE.
This exciting new chapter marks Rapp’s first music release since 2023, when she collaborated with GRAMMY® award-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion on hit record “Not My Fault” from the official soundtrack to Paramount’s feature film MEAN GIRLS (which also saw Rapp reprising her iconic role of Regina George). The song earned Rapp’s highest ever day one streams on Spotify to date and saw a legendary performance between the two stars on Saturday Night Live. Earlier that same year, Rapp released her first studio album Snow Angel, earning her the largest first-week sales for a female artist’s debut album in the U.S. upon release. That fall, she embarked on the ‘Snow Hard Feelings Tour’ in support of the project, a sold-out headlining run met with massive demand, featuring four nights in New York and one in Los Angeles at the iconic Greek Theatre. Now, with her sophomore effort on the horizon Rapp is positioned to ascend to even higher levels of stardom in this next era.
