{"id":92911,"date":"2025-09-29T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/92911\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:05:08","slug":"zara-larsson-hits-out-at-people-pitting-her-against-tate-mcrae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/92911\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara Larsson hits out at people pitting her against Tate McRae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zara Larsson<\/a> has hit out at people who have pitted her against Tate McRae<\/a>, after wrapping up her support dates with the singer.<\/p>\n

The Swedish popstar was the opening act on the North American leg of McRae\u2019s \u2018Miss Possessive\u2019 tour in August and September, finishing up with a date at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday (September 27).<\/p>\n

In a post on Instagram, she shared her heartfelt thanks to McRae and her fans, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s a wrap on Miss Possessive tour!\u00a0@tatemcrae\u00a0thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your stage with me and my girls every night. I can\u2019t explain how much I\u2019ve appreciated the opportunity to give the people a little taste of a Zara set.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to talk about the positive feedback she has received for the shows, but added a more critical note for the people who have tried to bring tension between herself and McRae. \u201cI\u2019m speechless at the amount of praise I\u2019ve been getting over these past few weeks from your wonderful fans and online. With that being said, it\u2019s been strange seeing some people putting us against each other when we\u2019re just two pop girls who love and support each other back stage!\u201d<\/p>\n

Larsson concluded by making clear her admiration for McRae: \u201cYou set the bar. You set the standard. You are a super star. Just know, I will always have your back! Thank you for this experience!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Some fans on social media attempted to read into interactions between the two singers and project tension between them, with one X user writing: \u201cImagine being washed by your opener every single night oh potato mcrate\u201d.<\/p>\n

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LOOOOVE Tate, but Zara Larsson as an opening act is criminal. This woman is a force of nature and gives the cleanest vocals even on the most complex coreo, I would be ashamed to perform after her. Notice how ppl are going \u201comg\u201d in the background in utter shock. Ate DOWNNN https:\/\/t.co\/rTLBUEnXxB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tove Lo Daily (@ToveLo_Daily) August 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The fact that they were at the VMAs together and they didnt interact at all is # weird again but her fans are always saying shes busy. Is she supposed to be busy at an award show too???<\/p>\n

\u2014 zara larsson the greatest performer of our gen (@lightyearskj) September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In April, Larsson told Variety<\/a> of her appreciation at the emerging generation of pop singers such as McRae and Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so excited about the new pop girls,\u201d she said. \u201cTate McRae, I\u2019m obsessed with her. Sabrina, like come on, she\u2019s such a star.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Larsson seemed to call out Katy Perry in June for working with Dr. Luke<\/a>. As an artist formerly signed to his label Kemosabe Records, she spoke about his return to pop: \u201cI\u2019m like, why? There\u2019s a million other people. Is it really, really important for him to come back? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Larsson\u2019s fifth studio album \u2018Midnight Sun\u2019 was released on Friday (September 26), including the singles \u2018Pretty Ugly<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Midnight Sun\u2019 and \u2018Crush\u2019.<\/p>\n

McRae, meanwhile, released her third album \u2018So Close To What\u2019 in February, earning a four star review from NME<\/a>, who praised it as honing in on a \u201cfresh, club-ready beats with nods to glossy floor fillers from the flip phone era\u201d.<\/p>\n