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Zara includes more MNEK's tracks & Max Martin | June release
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Larsson’s upcoming album, dropping in June, doesn’t have a title yet, but the pop star tells EW it will include even more tracks co-written and produced by MNEK, and that a collaboration with (also Swedish) hitmaker Max Martin is in the works. Larsson dishes more on meeting her celebrity obsession Beyoncé for the first time (she cried) and why Sweden does pop music better in the interview below.
What are those songs like?
[They’re] more dancey, but also more chill. [There’s] even a mid-tempo, slow song. He’s still got that MNEK sound.
It’s so distinct, like ’90s house mixed with modern EDM. Why do you think your style meshes so well with his?
I think we just vibe really well on a personal level. We’re not afraid to speak our minds, and when people are not afraid to speak their mind, that’s when you create magic. We don’t really criticize each other; we just let each other flow.
You also have some sessions with Max Martin coming up, right?
I’m hopefully going to work with him when I come back to L.A. When I was there, he was like, “Frankly, I don’t really have the time for you right now” because he was finishing up Ariana [Grande]’s album and finishing up a few songs from The Weeknd’s album, which I respect, because he was like, “I want to give you my full attention, and if I have other projects I’m thinking about, I can’t do that. I don’t want to run in and out of the session — five minutes here, five minutes there — just to put my name on it.” He’s super sweet.
Are there any other producers or tracks or album title?
That’s the last thing I’m going to decide. Producers — I’m so bad at that as well. I don’t really know a lot of producers. I’m just into Beyoncé. If I get a nice vibe from [a producer], I don’t really care if they‘ve done blah blah blah. If they don’t give a nice vibe, I absolutely don’t care if they’ve done 20 number ones, so it’s mostly about the person. I think I work with a lot of producers who might be the next big thing. I love The Monsters and the Strangerz from Miami. Everyone I’m working with is great; [they’re all like] “Oh, I produced ‘Sorry’ for Justin Bieber” or “I produced three tracks on the Rihanna album.”
I do pop. Pop is everything from The Weeknd to Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Rihanna, [and my album is] a good mix of everything. There are some very soulful songs on there, but also electric dance songs, and also pure pop, darker songs with a trap vibe.
When’s it out?
June. I know that!
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http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/13...id=IFT-Section
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