{"id":509184,"date":"2026-01-11T19:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509184\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:42:10","slug":"robyn-mocked-for-performance-of-new-single-on-late-show-with-stephen-colbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509184\/","title":{"rendered":"Robyn mocked for performance of new single on &#8216;Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone is excited for Robyn\u2019s comeback. <\/p>\n<p>The Swedish singer, 46, is being bashed online after she appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zlLBLa_E9OQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d <\/a>on Jan. 7. and performed her new single, \u201cSexistential,\u201d from her first album in eight years. <\/p>\n<p>Robyn, who took the stage in red leather trousers and a\u00a0gold embroidered leather vest from Versace, began her performance in a pose on the stage floor before she awkwardly dance around in front of a big screen that displayed the song\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Robyn performing on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d on Jan. 7. CBS<\/p>\n<p>Robyn performing her song \u201cSexistential.\u201d CBS<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert introduces Robyn for her performance. CBS<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cSexistential,\u201d Robyn raps about having one-night stands while 10 weeks pregnant via IVF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on the clock, just give me your ASL \/ F**k a Plan B, baby, it\u2019s no big deal,&#8217;\u201d she sings. <\/p>\n<p>Robyn kicks off her performance posing on the floor of \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>Robyn dancing on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d CBS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2009254664370323595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A clip of Robyn\u2019s performance<\/a> on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d went viral on X with over 5 million views \u2014 and thousands of critical comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not what a fifty year old woman should be doing,\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sounds awful,\u201d another person said.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else tweeted, \u201cI have second hand embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Robyn but nope,\u201d a fourth person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this really what is considered music nowadays?\u201d another fan asked. <\/p>\n<p>Robyn performs \u201cSexistential\u201d on Stephen Colbert\u2019s late-night show. Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>A different fan declared, \u201cthe world is a worse place thanks to this song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another critic claimed Robyn was \u201clip-syncing\u201d during the performance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot sure how you make a bad lip-sync performance, but there you have it,\u201d the same person added.<\/p>\n<p>Robyn\u2019s performance didn\u2019t go over well with all of the YouTube comments, either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is shocking,\u201d someone wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see the audience faces lol,\u201d another fan wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Robyn performing her new song on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>Robyn sings and dances to \u201cSexistential.\u201d Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cas a member of the studio audience, I too thought this was like an snl sketch,\u201d a different YouTuber said.<\/p>\n<p>Another commenter added, \u201cThat has gotta be one of the worst things I\u2019ve ever heard and seen. It was at least a little funny, I don\u2019t think intentionally though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pop icon is set to release her ninth studio album, also titled \u201cSexistential,\u201d in March.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/robyn-purpose-is-to-stay-horny-new-album-sexistential-11880903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement,<\/a> the \u201cDancing On My Own\u201d singer said that the high-energy sound of the album is meant to feel \u201clike a spaceship coming through the atmosphere at a really high speed and crash landing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robyn visits SiriusXM Studios in New York City on January 7, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how I felt, like I\u2019d had all these experiences searching too far out into space, and now I\u2019m crashing back into myself,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Robyn shared the same sentiments about her album during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZnGSqtiFd4M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent interview<\/a> with Apple Music 1 host Zane Lowe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were so many big existential moments in the period leading up to making the album, but I think there was also some really joyful fun and pleasure, and the two things posed against each other was kind of what informed the duality of it all,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSexistential\u201d is out March 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not everyone is excited for Robyn\u2019s comeback. 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