Could Tate McRae be the next Britney Spears? The singer has taken over the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200 and has been a viral TikTok sensation with her hits such as “You Broke Me First,” “Greedy” and more! Keep watching to see Tate’s rise to pop stardom!
Tetris Kelly:
Is Tate McRae, the next Britney Spears? Tate is quickly becoming pop’s next superstar. But who is Tate? What’s her story? And how does she become pop’s newest sensation? This is Billboard Explains: Tate McRae’s Rise to Pop Superstardom.
Tate McRae:
Hi. My name is Tate McRae.
Tetris Kelly:
Born in Calgary, Alberta, on Canada Day in 2003, Tate began dancing at 6 years old. She went on to place third in the 13th season of the dance competition show So You Think You Can Dance, advancing further in the competition than any other Canadian in the show’s history. Tate joined the world of YouTube by creating her YouTube channel in 2011, which primarily started as a place to show off her dancing skills.
In 2017 she started her Create With Tate video series that focused on showcasing her original song she wrote and recorded in her bedroom, including her song “One Day.” After her songs had gained traction online, Tate signed to RCA Records in 2019 and released her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, in January 2020. She dropped her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad, in 2021, which featured her first U.S. Billboard charting song, “You Broke Me First.” The song dominated TikTok and was featured in over 1 million videos, and reached No. 17 on the Hot 100.
Despite her breakthrough coming during the COVID pandemic, that didn’t slow her down. She released her debut studio album, I Used to Think I Could Fly, in 2022, featuring the track “She’s All I Wanna Be.”
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