Tate McRae Debuts Mainstage VMAs, Wins Preshow Song of the Summer

Tate McRae made a highly visible appearance at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 7, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, arriving in a sheer white ensemble on the red carpet and delivering her first mainstage VMA performance, a medley of Revolving Door and Sports Car that blended choreography, theatrical staging and visual effects. The 22 year old also picked up a preshow win and entered the night as one of the ceremony's most talked about young stars.

McRae walked the carpet in a custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin white look that outlets variously described as a bra top with a flowing see through skirt and as a pleated, side cutout gown worn over matching underwear and strappy Stuart Weitzman heels. Accounts differed on the precise onstage costume as well, with descriptions ranging from a white two piece with rhinestone details to a strapless jeweled bikini, but all reports agreed she performed in a largely white, pared back set with dancers and striking staging. During Sports Car she moved through a sand-filled pit and incorporated splits and acrobatic backbends; the number also featured pyrotechnic elements and lifts that drew strong audience reaction.