Tate McRae’s high-octane choreography and sultry pop vocals have led some people to compare the rising pop star to Britney Spears. In an interview with The Independent published on Sunday, McRae described the comparison as both “flattering” and “scary.”
“It’s such a crazy statement because no one can compare to Britney Spears,” McRae told the outlet. “It’s like comparing someone to Michael Jackson. That’s the blueprint!”
The Canadian pop star released her third album So Close to What Friday. The LP’s songs are a departure from the teenage angst and lust-filled singles of her early career and embraces the more confusing parts of burgeoning stardom. McRae described her latest work as “the idea of not being present at times, feeling like you’re trying to control everything, feeling perceived by so many people, feeling like I’m 21 and the oldest I’ve ever felt but also so young,” in an interview with Rolling Stone. The album features collaborators Amy Allen, Julia Michaels, and Ryan Tedder.
McRae has been an entertainer for more than a decade, starring in the kids cartoon Lalaoopsy at age 10, and later appearing on the competition show So You Think You Can Dance at age 13. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue music full time at age 17. In 2022, she released her debut album I Used to Think I Could Fly, and her second album, Think Later, arrived a year later featuring “greedy,” an R&B-inspired single that peaked at Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
McRae will kick off her 50-date Miss Possessive Tour in March in support of her latest album. She’ll begin her global tour in Mexico on March 18, and make stops in U.S. cities including Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Atlanta. The dancer-turned-pop star told Rolling Stone that touring has changed her approach to making music.
“As I’m getting older and I’m experiencing shows and how I want them to feel, one of the first things I think about is how it’s going to feel on a stage with people singing it back and the lights and the cameras and the feel of it all,” she said.
From Rolling Stone US
