Tate McRae Revealed How She Really Feels About Her Ex The Kid LAROI Writing Songs About Their Breakup—’What I’ve Had to Realize Is…’
One of Gen Z’s It couples called it quits a few months ago, and now that The Kid LAROI‘s second full length album, Before I Forget, is hitting streaming services, we’re looking back at his relationship with Tate McRae.
The two confirmed their relationship in April 2024 when the Australian artist called the “Greedy” singer his girlfriend on stage during his The First Time tour. “She’s the hardest working artist I’ve ever met in my entire life. And I don’t say that because she’s my girlfriend,” he said about McRae in an interview with Elle. “Seeing how hard she works inspires and encourages me to follow along and do the same. There’s something really, really motivating about that — and really attractive as well.”
However, speculation of their breakup arose in early 2024 when the two wiped their Instagrams of each other. The Kid LAROI confirmed that they were no longer together romantically in July 2025, responding to a fan post on X where he claimed “Tate and I are on good terms.”
Why did The Kid Laroi & Tate McRae break up?
While The Kid LAROI and Tate McRae haven’t explicitly stated the real reason why they broke up, it’s heavily implied that they had internal problems that affected their relationship. In his song “A Cold Play,” The Kid LAROI sings, “Fix you, I wish I could.” In her song, “Tit for Tat,” which is believed to be a diss back at her ex’s song, McRae sings the lyric, “Fix your f—in’ self.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone, McRae reflected on the public perception of “Tit for Tat” while also confirming that the two had broken up in June 2025. “I had been traveling so much, and I felt like I was spreading myself thin, and I had no idea what was going on in my core,” she told the publication. “I was going through a lot emotionally.”
The song and public reaction were new territory for McRae. “It was really scary and overwhelming,” she recalled. “I would never talk that way, even about my friends’ lives. I didn’t realize how much it would affect me, the public knowing my private life — because no one knows the full story of anything, ever. I also hate people painting a situation that’s worse than it is.”
McRae also acknowledged that she and the “Stay” singer use music to cope with the breakup. “What I’ve had to realize is that he’s going to write songs and I’m going to write songs, and that’s our way of expressing ourselves. That’s our art, that’s our job. And once it’s out there, it’s not mine anymore,” she said.
