The media and internet audiences alike tout these women as the next big thing in pop, glorifying them as the next incarnation of the Princess of Pop herself, Britney Spears. I hate to break it to you all (actually, I’m truly delighting in this), but neither Rae nor McRae is going to ever make a breakthrough and become Britney Spears. Britney Spears both exemplified perfect pop through her music and delivered countless performances, all more iconic than the last. She does have the dancing level of Spears, yet her music lacks the overt pop catchiness that Spears delivers so well. Rather, the way pop culture operates in our post-COVID and TikTok-centered world contains no infrastructure for a Britney Spears to emerge.

Source: Daily Sun February 14, 2026 14:17 UTC