The year’s biggest breakout pop star hit Little Ceasars Arena Saturday night as if she had something to prove.

In a hardworking 1½-hour show for a sellout Detroit audience, Tate McRae whipped through a set of songs largely drawn from her third and latest album, “So Close to What,” knitting her alt-pop sensibilities with a dance-heavy presentation.

A flurry of lights and plumes of smoke greeted “Miss Possessive,” the album track that lends its name to her ongoing world tour, to launch a show that was steamy, occasionally introspective and relentlessly energetic.

With TikTok-ready hooks and a knack for personalized lyrics that ride the rollercoaster of youthful romance, the 22-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter-dancer has planted herself into the thick of the pop conversation. She’s not

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