Zara Larsson shares new single You Love Who You Love
‘You Love Who You Love’
The Venus Tour also begins next month
Zara Larsson has today premiered anthemic new single, ‘You Love Who You Love.’ New album Venus will see a release on February 9th, featuring the hit singles ‘On My Love’, ‘Can’t Tame Her’, and much more to follow soon. Zara’s world tour kicks off in the UK next month, including two dates at London’s Roundhouse and promises the kind of all-singing, all-dancing spectacle Larsson is now famed for.
Venus’ goddess-energy is exemplified on ‘You Love Who You Love’, in which Zara summons the Scandi pop-rock anthems of Max Martin in this cautionary tale on toxic relationships. Produced by rising duo MTHR in collaboration with Larsson’s frequent collaborators MNEK and Danja, Zara recalls that “we started writing over PRIDE, and began talking about how amazing it is that anyone can love anyone – but that doesn’t mean you always should! We’ve all had that friend, or been that friend, who keeps going back to someone who’s bad for them, and ‘You Love Who You Love’ is saying enough is enough.”
With her elevated sound, eclectic style and unifying vision, Zara Larsson is one of modern pop’s most essential stars. It’s an evolution she takes to the next level on Venus, which mixes the mythic and the personal in its exploration on modern love: whether with a partner (‘You Love Who You Love’), your family (‘On My Love’), your craft (‘End Of Time’) or with yourself (‘Can’t Tame Her’), it’s Zara’s most dynamic and fully-realised work to date. The project was conceived by Zara with a diverse but more focused team of collaborators, which proved essential to the breadth of the record and the goal of representing all sides of herself. The results are pure, unexpected chemistry: the classic-songwriting tradition of Rick Nowells (Madonna, Lana Del Rey) paired with the maximalist beats of Danja (Britney’s Blackout), or long-time London ally MNEK coupled up with Swedish duo MTHR on ‘You Love Who You Love’.
Now a decade into her recording career, Zara Larsson has the feel of an artist only growing in power. She made headlines around the world last year in a trailblazing deal that saw her take control of her entire recording catalogue, with Venus the first release in a new partnership between Sony Music and Larsson’s own Sommer House label. Celebrating the many shades of love by owning all sides of her sound and her art, as Zara herself puts it: “it’s a little bit all over the place, but that’s honestly just very me!” A millions-selling mainstream artist with enduring, subversive appeal, Venus’ vulnerability is Zara Larsson’s latest strength: a pop album fit for a goddess, but graced with a human touch.
The Venus Tour
16.02.24 || Manchester || Manchester Academy **sold out**
17.02.24 || Glasgow || O2 Academy **sold out**
18.02.24 || Birmingham || O2 Academy
21.02.24 || London || Roundhouse
22.02.24 || London || Roundhouse
24.02.24 || Paris || Le Trianon **sold out**
25.02.24 || Brussels || Ancienne Belgique **sold out**
26.02.24 || Amsterdam || AFAS Live
28.02.24 || Berlin || Verti Music Hall
01.03.24 || Cologne || Palladium
02.03.24 || Milan || Fabrique
04.03.24 || Zurich || Komplex 457
06.03.24 || Prague || Forum
07.03.24 || Warsaw || Towar
08.03.23 || Vienna || Gasometer
16.03.24 || Reykjavik || Laugardalshollin
21.06.24 || Dublin || Fairview Park
About Zara Larsson
“One of pop’s biggest and outspoken young stars” (The Guardian), Zara Larsson provokes and pushes pop culture forward, with enlightened and energized anthems that soar and seduce all at once. With every move, she continues to quietly make history and break records: her platinum-certified 2017 full-length, So Good, notably stands out as one of the most-streamed debuts on Spotify by a female artist ever. Zara’s growing catalogue boasts one smash after another, from ‘Never Forget You’, ‘Lush Life’, and ‘Ain’t My Fault’ to Clean Bandit collaboration ‘Symphony’. Along the way, she has received awards and nominations ranging from the Swedish Grammys, BRITS and MTV EMAs to even gracing the stage of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2020’s second international album, Poster Girl, featured breakout hits like ‘Ruin My Life’, ‘Wow’, and saw Zara make further strides towards Pop’s top table. Launched entirely in lockdown, the project nonetheless saw Zara push boundaries, performing virtually for Roblox and hosting a viral live-stream show in partnership with Ikea on International Women’s Day. In the last year or so, Zara Larsson has been unleashed back into the real world: she scored a hit collaboration with Alesso (‘Words’ was named by Billboard one of the best dance records of 2022) before returning with brand new single, ‘Can’t Tame Her’. Conceived alongside close-knit friends like MNEK, MTHR, and Danja – plus choreography from Beyoncé collaborator JaQuel Knight – the track spent 16 weeks in the UK top 40 and aptly captures where Zara Larsson stands today: “Can’t change her / Can’t blame her / Can’t tame her”. Winter EP ‘Honor The Light’ and David Guetta collaboration ‘On My Love’ further tease Zara Larsson’s upcoming third international album, Venus, with Larsson also confirmed to make her acting debut in Netflix’s upcoming movie ‘A Part Of You’ in 2024.
