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Pop star Tate McRae is defending her choice to collaborate with nation star Morgan Wallen. The 22-year-old instructed Rolling Stone she was “shocked” by how a lot backlash adopted.
“I did not understand how a lot a music could be linked to all the opposite elements, and it actually shocked me,” McRae instructed Rolling Stone earlier this month in “Tate McRae: How a ‘Very Sensitive, Very Introverted’ Singer Became a Pop Superstar.”
McRae, finest recognized for pop songs like “Greedy” and “You Broke Me First,” instructed Rolling Stone that regardless of the criticism, she doesn’t remorse teaming up with Wallen to make the music. She stated the collaboration stemmed from her love of nation music, not Wallen himself.
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McRae instructed Rolling Stone she was shocked by criticism over their collaboration however stands by the chart-topping music that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (Taylor Hill/WireImage; John Shearer/Getty Images)
“Honestly, nation music is large the place I’m from,” stated McRae, who’s from Calgary, Canada.
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“I’ve at all times needed, sooner or later in my life, to do people music or nation, and I most likely nonetheless will sooner or later. But I actually simply bought the chance to do a rustic music, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, that is cool.’ And I needed to cross genres actually unhealthy,” she added.
Wallen has been a frequent goal of criticism. In 2021, the nation singer was caught on video utilizing a racial slur. His music was quickly faraway from radio playlists, and his label suspended him.
Morgan Wallen performs through the sixteenth Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit on the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 2. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA)
In 2024, he pleaded responsible after throwing a chair off a Nashville, Tennessee, rooftop bar. Earlier this yr, he went viral once more after an “SNL” efficiency when he left abruptly after which posted the caption “Get me to God’s nation” on his Instagram web page.
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McRae and Wallen collaborated on the music “What I Want” off his album “I’m the Problem.” It was McRae’s first chart-topping hit, reaching the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100.
McRae stated that though the backlash shocked her, she doesn’t remorse the collaboration.
Tate McRae attends Variety Hitmakers 2025 on Dec. 6, in Los Angeles, California. (Jesse Grant/Variety through Getty Images)
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“I do not suppose you must remorse something in life, as a result of it offers you a lot readability,” she stated.
“I believe controversy and criticism is a means of studying and determining what you wish to transfer ahead with, and the way that shapes you as an individual. I believe it is all essential,” McRae added.
