The media calls this 21-year-old popstar the new Brittany Spears, starting with YouTube videos in her room to her first sold-out arena tour. Tate McRae is one of the youngest and most prominent pop stars in the industry today with her record-breaking single “You Broke Me First” reaching 1 billion streams in 2020. “It’s ok I’m ok” released on September 12, 2024, reached #1 in Billboard’s Hot Dance/Pop Songs and #14 on the Officials Singles Chart, becoming her highest debuting single.
She started dancing at 11 years old and went on to train at the School of Alberta Ballet. McRea beat Dance Moms’ Maddie Zeigler for Best Junior Female Dancer in 2015. She also took part in the 13th season of the American TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” and took 3rd place. Furthermore, McRea’s YouTube channel featured dance videos at first but transitioned to video series of self written songs. Her very first success was with her song “One Day” that hit 40 million views which ultimately led to her newfound fame.
This Canadian artist finally made a very on-brand break into mainstream pop at the Nation Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game, performing her album “Think Later” at halftime. What made this performance unique is her perfect blend of her singing and dancing skills. Among many, her setlist included two of her big hits: “run for the hills” and “exes”.
“It has been one of my favorite concerts I’ve been to because she interacts with the audience and I loved listening to the live vocals,” said junior Jackie Rogers who went to McRae’s “Think Later Tour.” “She’s able to both sing and do challenging dances at the same time”.
Most recently, McRea announced her Mrs. Possessive Tour which sold out extremely fast and this 50-date world tour starts in March and kicks off in Mexico City with dates scheduled for London, Berlin and the U.S. in August. To hold fans over, her album “So Close To What” comes on February 20st as her 3rd studio album. To promote this album she released 3 singles from the album including her most sudden drop on January 24th, “Sports Car”, whose lyrics Cosmopolitan called “too hot to handle”. Listeners speculate that not only her singles such as “2 hands”, but the album as a whole reflects her relationship with Kid Laroi, where they performed together at her Madison Square Garden Debut.
McRea also performed at the Los Angeles FireAid benefit concert on January 30th, alongside 30 award-winning artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, and Olivia Rodrigo.
As her fandom, the Tater Tot´s hopes for a potential Grammy nomination in 2026, her presence in the music world continues to expand. With each new opportunity, fans cannot wait to see how McRea uses her talents to take over the music industry.
