Tate McRae remembers for the first time with the child Laroi

Tate McRae has a moment. With her final album, So close to whatThe singer-songwriter stayed up on the Billboard 200 and stayed over The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (February 25th) to think about their lactor year.

During her conversation with Fallon, McRae thought about her first time with friend and singer, the Kid Laroi, who appears on her new album, and the shock that her entire project was leaked weeks before the release.

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The cooperation between McRae and Laroi, “I know”, marks their first official duet, but the singer admitted that Fallon did not come together as naturally as some may expect.

“It was a little nerve -wracking,” she said to Fallon. “I mean, the first time that we sang in front of each other, was actually on my MSG show last year.”

She described the awkwardness of the rehearsal for this moment. “They only sing fake when they sing all the time,” she said. “So, even when we were on our show last year, we sat in Soundcheck like” will you sing first? “

McRae laughed when she remembered her time in the studio. “It was the same situation in the studio. I just thought: ‘Can’t you listen?’ “

Apart from the excitement of her new album and her collaboration, McRae also opened a nightmare scenario for every artist – her album, weeks before his official publication. “I was sitting in the bathtub and I got a DM from one of my fans, and they said exactly, ‘Here is the link to the entire album’,” she revealed. “And it was like five weeks for the album to fall.”

“I call my mother, call my therapist,” she admitted. “I mean it is difficult because I have the feeling that it takes all your control away as an artist. You want to deliver your art exactly as you want you to get out. “

Despite the setback, MCrae took the situation intensively. “I have the feeling that we turned it over and added a few songs,” she said. “I think that’s the only thing you can really do in such a situation is simply exploited.”

Fallon then changed the gears and brought an unexpected feature on the album – Sydney Sweeneey’s surprise -cameo on So close to what Track “Miss possessive”. “I was in Pilates and met Glen Powell,” said McRae. “He said: ‘Oh my god, I only talked to Sydney Sweeney about you!'”

Powell pulled out his phone to her shock to show that Sweeney had sent him a language memo over McRae. “Sydney said:” I am obsessed with Tate McRae! “

This moment led to MCrae recruited euphoria Star for a Voice Cameo. “So I made her to be on the song!” she said.

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