Hey y'all, DJ Louis here just dropping a preview of this week's Pop Panty on All Access episode,

in which Russ and I are processing the rise of Tate McCray, especially as it pertains to her

sophomore album, Think Later, which dropped a couple of weeks ago. Some have tracked Tate's rise

through pop, her metamorphoses through various styles over the last three years or so.

Some have been shocked by what seems like her immediate ascendancy to the top of the Pop Starlet chain

with her hit Greedy. But Russ and I are here to talk about how it all happened, what's working,

what's not, how we're feeling about Think Later, and what Tate McCrae's Rise says about the story

of pop stardom at the current moment. If you enjoy this snippet and you want to hear the rest of the

episode, you can subscribe at patreon.com slash pop pantheon or click the link in the show notes of

this episode. Good morning, Louie. Good morning, Russ. How are you? I am fantastic. I am very excited today because we get to talk about something that I have been talking to you about all year, the new Undisputed Queen of Pop, Tate McCray.

Is this like a Canadian pride thing?

It might be.

In all honesty, though, we are here because Tate McCray has had a big breakout moment this fall.

She scored this global number one with a viral hit called Greedy.

She did SNL, a Billboard cover story.

She is set to headline Madison Square Garden, and she just released her sophomore album, Think Later.

Louis, are you on the Tate Train?

Am I on the Tate Train?

Hmm.

I guess broadly speaking, like, not really.

I mean, I don't know.

I don't know how to answer that question properly.

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