The glorious era of pop internationally has passed. Gone are those wonderful years in which Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry – to give a few examples, there were many – lived together in the same space-time, dominating the world as hitmakers and adopting the role of diva until their ultimate consequences. The present is more bleak for nostalgic millennials like me who remain stuck in the past and fantasize about another generation of artists capable of forming a new court of popstars. But there is hope. There are several women who aspire to regain the leadership of this movement and one of them is close to achieving it. Who? Tate Rosner McRae, better known as Tate McRae.
Blessed is the hour that I heard greedy and exes and I decided to enter his Spotify profile to delve into a universe of songs that began as melodic pop and evolved into an album, THINK LATER, which presented and credited her as the most interesting promise on the global scene. Popstar is not born, it is made and Tate McRae has taken very seriously about getting a permanent place in a court that the great Madonna continues to rule. He is executing his master plan wonderfully well, honoring his role models and following in his footsteps to the top. Because After a global hit, you always play what you play: jump from country to country to spread the word that a new popstar has blossomed and is about to conquer everything.
Word of mouth, fortunately, has reached Spain and the proof of this is that the Vistalegre Palace in Madrid witnessed the birth of the new empress of pop this Tuesday (the princess thing doesn’t sound like much to me). Tate McRae brought his Think Later World Tour to Spain with the aim of demonstrating that she has what only a few artists possess: the ability to enchant the masses with a special – and impeccable – voice and a performance that provokes emotion and fascination in the public. She achieved all that with little. She still has no status or money to take out flying horses or platforms in the air. She went with the bare minimum – two cages, four dancers and some ropes from a boxing ring – and she made it huge.
It was not a typical gig. Tate McRae had an honest and complicit look with her audience, she gave herself one hundred percent in each song, in each dance step – few sing and dance live like her – and she opened up enough to strengthen the bond with the fan , but just enough to keep distance. Because that’s what a pop diva does: serve, be grateful, but always maintain the mystery.
She still has a long way to go, she has her whole life ahead of her, but this first face to face between Tate and Spain was just the beginning of a beautiful friendship that will grow as she climbs the ranks. Because if one thing became clear last night, it was that Tate McRae not only came to stay, she came to be everything and establish a new era, the next popstar revolution. And, of course, here we will be your gays & girls shouting and applauding with the same energy as that first concert at the Palacio de Vistalegre in Madrid that took place on May 22, 2024.
