When I first heard the name Tate McRae, it was through a single she featured on with one of my favorite artists (and I do have a lot), Myles Erlick, called "All Day All Night" (still one of my favorite Myles hits to date). Some years after, I returned to her music with her moody single "don't be sad" and had noticed a particular solemness that came with her tracks pre-THINK LATER, which were obviously good and greatly paid off, as she had multiple hits, including "you broke me first" (which has 1+ billion Spotify streams thus far). Then, during the final days of December 2022, I completely felt a new shift coming in McRae's music when I listened to the New Year's-inspired dance hit she and Tiësto collaborated on, "10:35", signifying a change to a more pop-dance sound, which is very evident on her 2023 sophomore effort, THINK LATER. With its preceding singles "greedy" and "exes", Tate's star is only going to get brighter and brighter!

As everyone in the world knows, you can always count on Ariana Grande to deliver masterpiece albums and record-breaking singles. In her 2013-2020 albums, Ari's albums made a full circle moment, from love to love. However, after a four year break, Ariana returned with an inspiring, bright record: eternal sunshine.

Welcome one and all to Practically Pop! I'm beyond happy that I have finally executed my vision for this podcast and it's out in the world! Before we kick off the series premiere, I will take you guys behind the scenes of creating this podcast, including some of the many podcasters and podcasts that inspired me, one of the techniques used for my episodes, and more!