Tate McRae shocked by Morgan Wallen collaboration backlash from fans

Pop star Tate McRae is defending her determination to collaborate with nation star Morgan Wallen. The 22-year-old advised Rolling Stone that she was “shocked” by the various reactions that adopted.

“I did not understand how a lot a track can be linked to all the opposite components, and it actually shocked me,” McRae told Rolling Stone earlier this month in “Tate McRae: How a ‘extremely delicate, very introverted’ singer grew to become a pop celebrity.”

McRae, finest recognized for pop songs like “Grasping” and “You Broke Me First,” advised Rolling Stone that regardless of the criticism, she would not remorse working with Wallen to create the track. She mentioned the collaboration got here from her love of nation music, not Wallen.

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McRae advised Rolling Stone she was shocked by the criticism of their collaboration, however stays dedicated to the track that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. (Taylor Hill/WireImage; John Shearer/Getty Photographs)

“Actually, nation music is large the place I come from,” says McRae, who’s from Calgary, Canada.

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“I’ve all the time wished to do people music or nation in some unspecified time in the future in my life, and I most likely nonetheless will sooner or later. However truthfully, I simply acquired the chance to do a rustic track, and I assumed, ‘Oh, that is cool.’ And I actually wished to cross genres.”

Wallen has usually been the goal of criticism. In 2021, the nation singer was caught on video making racist feedback. His music was quickly faraway from radio playlists and his label suspended him.

Morgan Wallen performs on the sixteenth annual Darius and Pals St. Jude Profit on the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, June 2. (Jason Kempin/Getty Photographs for ABA)

In 2024, he pleaded responsible after throwing a chair from a rooftop bar in Nashville. Earlier this 12 months, he went viral once more after an “SNL” look when he abruptly left after which posted the caption “Take me to God’s nation” on his Instagram web page.

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McRae and Wallen collaborated on the track “What I Need” from his album “I am the Drawback”. It was McRae’s first chart-topping hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.

McRae mentioned that whereas the response stunned her, she has no regrets concerning the collaboration.

Tate McRae can be at Selection Hitmakers 2025 on December 6 in Los Angeles. (Jesse Grant/Selection by way of Getty Photographs)

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“I do not assume you need to remorse something in life as a result of it provides you a lot readability,” she mentioned.

“I feel controversy and criticism are a option to study and determine what you wish to transfer ahead with and the way that shapes you as an individual. I feel it is all vital.”