McRae's debut studio album, I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022), peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 and spawned the top ten single "She's All I Wanna Be".

McRae released her third studio album, So Close to What (2025), supported by various singles including "It's OK I'm OK", her first song to debut in the top 20 of the Hot 100.

[24] In April 2016, McRae performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of the DancerPalooza troupe.

[30] She performed again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2016 as part of the Jump Dance Convention troupe.

[32] In May 2017, she was featured in a pas de deux in Alberta Ballet Company's production, "Our Canada" choreographed by Jean Grand-Maître.

[40] From 2017 to 2019, McRae continued to upload and release independent singles leading to her being named YouTube's Artist on the Rise.

[42] McRae signed with RCA Records in August 2019,[42] and released the singles "Tear Myself Apart", "All My Friends Are Fake" and "Stupid".

[56] Throughout the rest of 2020, McRae released a string of standalone singles including "Vicious" featuring American rapper Lil Mosey in June,[57] "Don't Be Sad" in August,[41] "Lie to Me" with Canadian singer Ali Gatie in October,[58] and "R U Ok" in December; the latter retroactively became the second single from her second EP.

[59] In September, McRae was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Push Best New Artist,[60] and performed "You Broke Me First" at the VMAs pre-show.

[74] In January 2021, McRae released the song "Rubberband", which retroactively became the eventual third single from her then-upcoming second EP.

[81] Later that month, McRae signed her first endorsement deal with Essentia Water,[82] was nominated for the Social Star Award at the IHeartRadio Music Awards,[83] and featured on the soundtrack of the Amazon original series Panic with the track "Darkest Hour".

[89] "That Way", a track from her debut EP, experienced a resurgence in late 2021 after going viral on TikTok and charted in the UK,[90] and Ireland.

[92] In November 2021, McRae released "Feel Like Shit", the lead single off her then-forthcoming debut album which she began teasing earlier that same year.

[96] The song found commercial success and reached the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, and Belgium.

[97] That same month, McRae was announced as a brand ambassador for Maybelline and the face of their new Vinyl Ink liquid lip color.

[102] In November, she featured on Tiësto's "10:35", released for the opening of the luxury resort Atlantis The Royal, Dubai.

[103] Towards the end of 2022, McRae began to express interest in a more pop music-orientated sound, describing her forthcoming work a "new chapter".

[112] The song was a commercial success and acted as the lead single off her then-upcoming sophomore studio album.

[113] In November, she released a follow-up single titled "Exes", which also peaked top ten in Canada.

[119] In late 2023, McRae made her Saturday Night Live debut performing "Greedy" and a then-unreleased song titled "Grave".

[135][136] From late 2021 to early 2023, McRae was in a relationship with Columbus Blue Jackets player Cole Sillinger.

[139] McRae has named Ariana Grande, Post Malone, the Weeknd, Khalid, Jessie Reyez[140][141][142] and Jeremy Zucker as her biggest musical influences.

[143][144][145][146][147][148] She cites Zendaya and Dua Lipa[149][145] as all-around influences, and has described both women as her biggest idols,[149][150] noting that she looks up to them in all aspects of life.

She has also named Bruno Mars, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, Jennifer Lopez and Justin Timberlake as inspirations for bringing dance into her performances,[39][151][89][152] while naming Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels and Alec Benjamin as songwriting inspirations.

[146][155] McRae has been described as "the teen dance star turned future pop idol" by i-D,[156] "the new teen queen" by Notion,[149] "Canada's answer to Billie Eilish" by Elle,[148] and "one of pop's bright young hopes" by The Independent.