Zara Larsson shares new single ‘Crush’
Today, multiplatinum chart–topping global pop powerhouse Zara Larsson releases ‘Crush’, a bittersweet single destined to soundtrack endless crying-in-the-club moments before summer’s end. The new single hails from the Swedish star’s highly anticipated new album, Midnight Sun, which is set for release on September 26.
Written by Zara with Helena Gao and producers Margo XS and her longtime collaborator MNEK, ‘Crush’ serves up a masterclass in dancing through the pain while our heroine details the exquisite torture of catching feelings for someone while you’ve already got a good thing at home. The track evolves from soft tones and a shuffling beat into something driving and determined as Zara pushes back temptation and commits to a decision: “Then it hits me like reality, I can’t lose him to a fantasy / It ain’t heartbreak, but it still hurts enough / Oh baby I’m crushed, it will never be us / That’s why they call it a crush, it will never be love.”
‘Crush’ follows the album’s transcendent title track, ‘Midnight Sun’, which has penetrated the culture with virality all summer thanks to the song’s Charlotte Rutherford-directed, Y2K-inspired music video and Zara’s own vocal prowess on the track. With cosigns and memes from everybody from Renee Rapp, Kylie Jenner, PinkPanthress, Ariana Grande and Halle Berry, creations on TikTok around the song have tripled in recent weeks.
The press have also rallied around ‘Midnight Sun’. Rolling Stone called it a “song-of-the-summer contender,” while Pitchfork highlighted it on their own “2025 Song of the Summer”list. Recently, Zara released a two-track bundle comprising a remix by Chicago DJ Alex Chapman and a live version that came with a performance video shot in the gorgeous northern Swedish village of Björkliden during an actual midnight summer sun.
Zara kicked off this era with the confident and rowdy ‘Pretty Ugly’ and its gloriously messy music video, also directed by Charlotte Rutherford and choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos. Fittingly, the music video was just nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. The song and video are both unapologetically unfiltered, just like the album itself. The 10-track set ripples with confidence as its storytelling bursts with truth and vulnerability, plumbing the depth and growth of Zara’s artistry and journey over nearly 20 years in the public eye. It is unafraid to show all sides of the 27-year-old: lovestruck, wistful, ambitious, cocky, flippant, and uncertain, often in the same breath.
The pop star recently kicked off a North American arena tour alongside Tate McRae, and on October 28, she will kick off a European headlining tour, kicking off in Munich, Germany on October 28th at Zenith Arena, after which Zara will go on to conquer London’s Wembley Arena on November 5th and Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on the 12th, followed by a run of Nordic arenas culminating in a homecoming show at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on November 28th.
Stay tuned for the ‘Crush’ music video, and see full touring details below:
Zara Larsson 2025 – 2026 live dates:
August 15 – Chicago, IL – United Center *
August 16 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena *
August 19 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *
August 22 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre *
August 24 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre *
August 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden *
August 27 – Boston, MA – TD Garden *
August 29 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena *
August 31 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena *
September 3 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *
September 4 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *
September 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center *
September 9 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena *
September 11 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena *
September 13 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center *
September 14 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center *
September 16 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *
September 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center *
September 20 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena *
September 24 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center *
September 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum *
September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum *
MIDNIGHT SUN TOUR:
October 28, 2025 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
October 30, 2025 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
October 31, 2025 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
November 2, 2025 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
November 3, 2025 – Paris, France – Salle Pleyel
November 5, 2025 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley
November 7, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
November 9, 2025 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
November 11, 2025 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
November 12, 2025 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
November 16, 2025 – Riga, Latvia – Xiaomi Arena
November 18, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
November 19, 2025 – Malmo, Sweden – Malmö Arena
November 21, 2025 – Oslo, Norway – Unity Arena
November 22, 2025 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium
November 26, 2025 – Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall
November 28, 2025 – Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena
February 4, 2026 – Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena ^
February 6, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena ^
February 11, 2026 – Gold Coast, Australia – HOTA Outdoor Stage ^
February 12, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage ^
February 13, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl ^
February 18, 2026 – Perth, Australia – RAC Arena ^
*= Supporting Tate McRae
^ = Supporting OneRepublic
