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Tate McRae enters the first days of October 2025 as one of pop music’s most magnetic new stars, with a week that balances new music, major magazine recognition, and tour preparations—all while her personal life attracts the usual, relentless media gaze. On September 26, she dropped her latest single, "Tit for Tat," a track that immediately became the subject of intense social media dissection—especially on Instagram, where it trended as of October 1, according to Vavoza. The lyrics, widely interpreted as addressing her recent breakup with fellow artist The Kid Laroi, fueled speculation she was publically processing their split, a reading amplified by gossip outlets and confirmed in a recent Time magazine profile, which details her discomfort with love-life headlines but acknowledges the song’s timing—her ex had just confirmed the breakup on social media two days before their conversation.

McRae’s professional momentum shows no signs of slowing. She’s currently on her Miss Possessive Tour, with a sold-out arena show at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena set for October 3, according to Setlist.fm. The tour, which has her performing for tens of thousands nightly, is the fulfillment of a pop star’s dream—and a stark contrast to her offstage persona, which she describes to Time as introverted and inclined toward quiet nights, spiritual reflection, and creative solitude. The Times profile, one of several major media appearances this week, paints her as both a global phenomenon—with nearly 55 million monthly Spotify listeners and a billion streams for “Greedy”—and a young woman adjusting to intense fame. She admits to bouts of impostor syndrome and a deliberate avoidance of social media, a discipline she says is crucial to her creativity. “I don’t need to look at my face that much,” she told Virgin Radio in a segment about her Time cover, aired October 1.

That cover is one of three for the 2025 TIME100 Next issue, a recognition reserved for the world’s most influential rising leaders. Her friend, actress Dakota Johnson, penned a tribute calling her “tender and deeply kind,” and detailing her quiet confidence and artistic curiosity. McRae is further set to perform at the TIME100 Next event in New York on October 30, according to both PEOPLE and CTV News. The magazine honors underscore her transition from viral sensation—bolstered by TikTok and early competitive dance fame—to a durable, arena-filling act who, according to Time, has engineered a career “grounded in an unusually direct connection to her fans.”

Behind the scenes, McRae continues to navigate the tensions of celebrity. Tabloids dissect her love life, fans debate her musical collaborations (like her chart-topping duet with Morgan Wallen), and the social media “Tater Tots” dissect her every move. Yet her focus, she tells Time, is on the music: journaling ideas on tour, seeking creative refuge in the studio, and striving for authenticity in her songwriting. “I hope to get as close to authentic as humanly possible,” she says. For now, Tate McRae remains a study in contrasts: an introvert who thrives under stadium lights, a global star who shuns the internet, and a young woman whose every lyric and public step is parsed for meaning—whether she likes it or not.

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