United Kingdom, Sept. 30 -- Tate McRae had no idea "what [she] wanted" at the start of her music career.

The 22-year-old pop star made the transition from dancing to singing as a teenager, but Tate struggled to "define" herself after moving to Los Angeles in 2021 in order to pursue her dreams.

She told TIME: "When I first got [to Los Angeles], I was juggling through so many different personalities. I had no idea what I wanted, no idea who was guiding me in the right direction [or] the wrong direction.

"As a dancer, you get told what to do and how to do it. And I realised as a singer, the job isn't just about how you performed that day, it's who you are. You have to really define in your head who that is and what you like. And sometimes...