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\n\tIt\u2019s a Monday night and Gracie Abrams<\/a> is flipping through a red leather journal filled with songs. She\u2019s in her childhood bedroom, complete with a rocketship-patterned bedspread and a copy of Lizzy McAlpine\u2019s Older<\/em> on display. But she\u2019s not at home; the bedroom is a replica. Abrams is actually sitting dead-center at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden during the first of two sold-out shows. \u201cThis is beyond every single dream I\u2019ve ever had, I can\u2019t even tell you,\u201d Abrams tells the crowd.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s the understatement of the year. The bedroom Abrams has replicated is the same one where, as an upstart singer-songwriter five years ago, she first performed her 2020 Minor <\/em>EP during pandemic-era shows she livestreamed over Zoom. With each earnest lyric and lowkey performance since, Abrams gradually captured the hearts of Gen Z women around the world. By the time she released her 2023 debut album, Good Riddance<\/em><\/a>, the star had already nabbed opening act slots for Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt feels like the most ridiculous master class known to man,\u201d Abrams told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> before opening for Swift\u2019s Eras Tour. \u201cI\u2019m going to learn so much keeping my head down and listening and watching her do what she was put here to do.\u201d And that she did. The Eras Tour saw Abrams transform from a breathy, understated vocalist into an acoustic guitar-wielding goddess wielding a slew of emotion-packed songs. Since then, the singer-songwriter released her breakout album The Secret of Us<\/a><\/em> and its even-more successful deluxe version<\/a>. Last year, Abrams embarked on her largest headlining tour yet, selling out three nights at New York\u2019s Radio City Music Hall. Now, for her current tour<\/a>, Abrams has leveled up to sold-out arenas.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tFrom the moment she took the stage on Monday night wearing a sparkling, lime green low-waist skirt and matching halter top, the singer couldn\u2019t hide her glee at playing MSG. She kept smirking, even as she delivered lines like \u201cI feel like I could die\u201d (from \u201cRisk\u201d) and concurrently strummed an acoustic guitar.\u00a0<\/p>\n