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The Kid Laroi and Tate McRae: the hottest new power couple in pop? The Aussie rap sensation and Canadian TikTok star and pop singer of ‘You Broke Me First’ were seen showing PDA at an NHL game

Kid Laroi and Tate McRae are reportedly dating after being spotted holding hands. Photo: @tatemcrae/Instagram, Getty Images
Kid Laroi and Tate McRae are reportedly dating after being spotted holding hands. Photo: @tatemcrae/Instagram, Getty Images

  • They were spotted holding hands at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game; McRae was previously linked to Canadian hockey player Cole Sillinger, and Laroi with TikTok star Katarina Deme
  • McRae has collaborated with Billie Eilish and Finneas, while Laroi has worked with Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone – and had a close relationship with Juice Wrld

Are The Kid Laroi and Tate McRae pop’s hottest new power couple?

Australia’s rap sensation and the Canadian pop star were spotted hand in hand at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game earlier this month.
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Aside from the PDA packed outings, eagle-eyed fans also pointed out that in one of McRae’s Instagram posts earlier this year, she’s wearing the “Stay” singer’s shirt. Videos of the pair partying together in Mexico were also uploaded on X (formerly Twitter), too.

While the pair have yet to make their romance “Insta official”, here’s what we know about the music industry’s hottest apparent couple.

Tate McRae is a next-gen pop star

Tate McRae got her start in the entertainment industry by posting videos onto Youtube. Photo: @tatemcrae/Instagram
Tate McRae got her start in the entertainment industry by posting videos onto Youtube. Photo: @tatemcrae/Instagram

Tate McRae, 20, went viral after sharing her singing and songwriting talents on her YouTube channel. Her self-composed piano ballad “One Day”, released in 2017, blew up online. Today, it has 40 million views – and counting.

It didn’t take long for record labels to notice McRae’s rising star – in fact, 11 of them reportedly got in touch with her to offer a deal, per BBC.

Some of McRae’s biggest hits so far include 2020’s “You Broke Me First”, which racked up over a billion listens on Spotify, and 2022’s “She’s All I Wanna Be”, which has over 413 million listens.

The Kid Laroi comes from a musical family

Faye Bradley
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.
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