2026 POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR I Tate McRae | | The JUNO Awards

Singer, songwriter, dancer, and Calgary native Tate McRae has garnered over 20.8 billion overall streams, multiple #1 Top 40 hits, and a #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. She received the ‘Artist of the Year’ JUNO Award in both 2024 and 2025. She has won two MTV VMAs and has been nominated for five Billboard Music Awards, along with multiple People’s Choice and iHeartRadio Music Awards. Tate recently graced the worldwide cover of TIME100’s Next issue and has been featured on Variety’s 2022 Power of Young Hollywood list, Billboard’s 21 Under 21 list for four consecutive years, and Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 list, where she was the youngest musician included.

Tate’s #1 RIAA certified 5x Platinum single “you broke me first” has amassed over 2.5 billion streams since its release in 2020. Her debut album, i used to think i could fly, landed at #1 on Spotify’s Global Top Albums Debut Chart and reached the Top 10 in multiple countries. Her 2023 certified Platinum sophomore album, THINK LATER, catapulted her into pop stardom and features her certified 4x Platinum single “greedy. ”

Earlier this year, Tate released her highly anticipated third album, So Close To What, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and features tracks “Revolving door” and “It’s ok I’m ok,” both of which hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart.