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Tate McRae's Dating History: Cole Sillinger, The Kid Laroi, and Jack Hughes

Tate McRae has spent most of her twenties in public view. She placed third on So You Think You Can Dance in 2016, the furthest any Canadian contestant had advanced at the time, signed with RCA Records in 2019, and broke into the Billboard Hot 100 the following year with "You Broke Me First." Three studio albums and a Grammy nomination later, her romantic life has been documented by entertainment press almost as closely as her album releases and tour dates. Three relationships stand out as publicly confirmed, and, as of this writing, all three have ended. Here is what is actually known about each one, in order.

Cole Sillinger: A Relationship Before the Biggest Spotlight

Before McRae's music career reached its current scale, she was in a relationship with Cole Sillinger, a professional hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. The relationship began in late 2021, not long after "You Broke Me First" had made her a rising name rather than yet a headline-level celebrity, and ended in early 2023, lasting roughly sixteen months. It received comparatively little media coverage at the time, reflecting the smaller scale of McRae's public profile in that period compared to what followed once her subsequent albums, I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022) and Think Later (2023), reached a wider audience.

The Kid Laroi: A Collaboration, a Relationship, and a Breakup Album

April 2024 to July 2025

McRae's next widely covered relationship was with the Australian rapper and singer The Kid Laroi. The two confirmed they were in a relationship in April 2024, by which point both were established chart artists in their own right. During the relationship, they also collaborated professionally: "I Know Love," a track featuring The Kid Laroi, appears on McRae's 2025 album So Close to What, released the same year McRae also earned her first US number-one single as a featured artist, on Morgan Wallen's "What I Want." The couple separated in July 2025, after roughly fifteen months together.

What Followed the Breakup

In September 2025, McRae released "Tit for Tat," a song that entertainment outlets widely reported as referencing the end of the relationship. That connection has not been documented as something McRae confirmed directly in the sources reviewed for this article, and should be read as media interpretation rather than her own stated account. On The Kid Laroi's side, his second studio album, released in 2026, has similarly been described by music press as centered on the same breakup. Neither artist has been documented publicly detailing the reasons for the split.

Jack Hughes: A Sighting, a Confirmation, and a Reported Breakup

First Sightings

McRae's most recently reported relationship was with Jack Hughes, an NHL center who plays for the New Jersey Devils and has represented the United States internationally. The two were first photographed together in New York City in late December 2025, after McRae attended one of Hughes' games at Madison Square Garden — an outing covered independently by several entertainment and sports outlets, including outlets that cover McRae primarily as a musician and outlets that cover Hughes primarily as an athlete, a crossover of coverage that itself became part of the story.

Confirmation During the 2026 Winter Olympics

Dating speculation intensified in February 2026, around the time Hughes won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Several outlets noted McRae's visible reaction to Hughes' Olympic run on social media during that period as part of the same speculation. By early March 2026, numerous outlets reported, citing sources close to the couple, that the two were dating exclusively, with some accounts describing Hughes as having first reached out to McRae directly. Neither McRae nor Hughes has been documented giving a detailed public confirmation of the relationship during this period; both were described in reporting as keeping it largely private, even as coverage of the relationship continued through the spring.

The Reported Breakup

In early August 2026, multiple outlets reported that McRae and Hughes had ended their relationship, several months after it was first confirmed. The specific circumstances of the breakup have not been confirmed directly by either McRae or Hughes in the sources reviewed for this article and should be read as reported rather than established. As of late August 2026, reporting continued to describe the two as separated, with no reliable source confirming a reconciliation.

What Three Public Relationships Add Up To

Taken together, McRae's three publicly reported relationships span roughly five years and two different worlds of fame: professional hockey and professional music. Each one followed a broadly similar public arc — a period of private dating, a moment of public confirmation, and eventually a reported end. That arc says less about McRae individually than about what dating another already-famous person under continuous media attention tends to look like from the outside: two independent fan bases and press cycles tracking the same relationship at once, sightings treated as evidence before either party comments, and a breakup that becomes a multi-outlet story within days rather than a private matter that stays private. In each case, McRae's own public statements about her relationships have been limited; most of what is documented here comes from outside reporting — photographs, "sources close to the couple," and outlet-to-outlet corroboration — rather than her own detailed account, which is itself a notable feature of dating under this level of visibility.

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FAQ

Who has Tate McRae dated?

McRae has been publicly linked to three people to date: NHL player Cole Sillinger (late 2021 to early 2023), Australian artist The Kid Laroi (April 2024 to July 2025), and NHL player Jack Hughes (confirmed in early 2026, with a breakup reported in August 2026).

Did Tate McRae write a song about The Kid Laroi?

Her September 2025 single "Tit for Tat" was widely reported by entertainment outlets as referencing the end of their relationship, though McRae has not been documented publicly confirming that connection in detail.

Is Tate McRae dating Jack Hughes now?

No confirmed relationship between the two has been reported since their breakup was first reported in early August 2026; reporting as of late August 2026 continued to describe them as separated.

Has Tate McRae dated other hockey players besides Jack Hughes?

Yes. Before her relationship with Jack Hughes, McRae was in a relationship with Cole Sillinger, another NHL player, from late 2021 to early 2023. Of her three publicly documented relationships, the first (Sillinger) and the most recent (Hughes) have both been with professional hockey players, with her relationship with musician The Kid Laroi in between.