After more than a decade grinding in the pop machine, something about Zara Larsson finally clicked this summer. It happened while she was on the road opening for Tate McRae on the Miss Possessive Tour. Each show, videos of Larsson’s biblically accurate Y2K outfits, skilled choreography, and vocal prowess racked up tens of thousands of likes across social media platforms. In a recent interview on Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast, the 27-year-old Swedish singer-songwriter discussed the unexpected success of her support gig and how it’s setting her up for big-scale pop shows of her own.

“Obviously in a dream world, of course, I am ready to be the headliner — I will go out and headline my own show here in Europe. You just have to be realistic, a little bit,” Larsson said. “I

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