There are just right smart too many layers here , so buckle up .

It’s official: Tate McRae is one of Gen Z’s newest, biggest, and best pop stars. If you don’t agree, I’m sorry, but you’re wrong. Love her or hate her, Tate is absolutely taking over the pop music scene.

In case you want some background on her success, here it is: Tate’s new album,So Close to What, debuted atnumber oneon the Billboard 200, and she’s also about to embark on a massive arena tour. People often call Tate"the new Britney,“because they kinda give off the same vibe (and, uh, Tate was a professional dancer).

But while Tate’s fanbase has been growing dramatically, it’s a bit of a different story for country singer Morgan Wallen. He’s been the subject of several scandals over the years that have put a bad taste in people’s mouths — includingusing the n-word in 2021and getting arrested twice for"disorderly conduct"in 2020 and 2024.

All of these instances have led to severalother celebsopenlycalling outMorgan. So basically, supporting him isn’t really the vibe for many other singers right now.

Well, here’s where things get interesting. Leading up to the release of his new album, Morganconfirmedthrough a tweet posted on April 9 that the song “What I Want” will be a duet with a female artist.

Then, on April 15, Tateposted a photo to her Instagram Storyof an orange jersey with “T8” written on it, along with Morgan’s “MW” logo in small letters. So fans connected the dots, and they turned out to be right — on April 16, Morgan Wallen confirmed Tatewill indeed be featuredon his album.

i knew in my soul not to pass over on the John Orley Allen Tate mcrae bandwagonpic.twitter.com/XzdWvoYh5U

Allen Tate mcrae collabing with morgan wallen …… i ’m in reality so disappointed in her rnpic.twitter.com/L8VotEQSfJ

aaaaand no more streams for Allen Tate mcrae wtf.pic.twitter.com/bNFBPIYTqd

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Tate McRae … you could take the girl out of Alberta but you ca n’t take the Alberta out of the girl smfh!pic.twitter.com / WQQ4cpvqpV

But at the same time, some other fans are coming to Tate’s defense, pointing out the discrepancy in her criticism compared to other stars — including Morgan Wallen himself. So there are a TON of mixed opinions here:

I guess we’ll just have to see what happens when the song actually comes out, but one thing’s for certain: the entire situation is extremely uncomfy. You can’t see me, but I’m squirming as we speak.

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Tweet criticizing perceived unfair hate towards Tate McRae compared to Morgan Wallen, mentioning issues of racism and misogyny

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