Zara Larsson: Female pop stars should ‘uplift’ one another

ZARA Larsson thinks Taylor Swift and Katy Perry’s longrunning feud is “shady” and says female pop stars should “uplift” one another and not cause conflict.

The ‘I Would Like’ hitmaker is not a fan of the ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker’s squad — which includes the likes of Lorde, Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Martha Hunt, Kendall Jenner, Karlie Kloss, Hailee Steinfeld, Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne — and has no time for her “beef” with the ‘Chained to the Rhythm’ singer, which was sparked after the 27-year-old pop star claimed Perry, 32, pinched three of her backing dancers from her ‘Red Tour’ in 2012. In an interview with Britain’s I newspaper, Larsson, 19, said: “I’m not in the Taylor Swift squad.

“I really don’t care about that Taylor Swift-Katy Perry beef.

“That’s shady. I don’t feed into the negativity. It’s sad when women in the industry are having a beef, especially because it’s so male-dominated. What you should do is uplift each other.”

Meanwhile, the blonde beauty has just dropped her debut album ‘So Good’ and says she intended for it to be “empowering” and inspirational to fellow young women.

Asked if she is a feminist, she said: “That’s just who I am as a person. And that’s reflected in my music a little bit, but it’s not like I’m trying to make a feminist album.

“In a way it kind of is — it’s very empowering, and it’s fun.

“The people I think of when I’m making music are young women, like myself, so it’s definitely

I’m not in the Taylor Swift squad. I really don’t care about that Taylor Swift-Katy Perry beef. That’s shady. I don’t feed into the negativity. It’s sad when women in the industry are having a beef, especially because it’s so male-dominated. What you should do is uplift each other. Zara Larsson, singer

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“The song ‘Make that Money Girl’ — that attitude flavours the whole album.”

One way Larsson hopes to spread “girl power” is by duetting with Charli XCX one day.

The Swedish beauty and Charli XCX fuelled speculation they were working on a collaboration by sharing a photo together on social media late last year.

And, although nothing is planned as of yet, Larsson is keen to do something with Charli because she’s only ever done male collaborations before including ‘Girls Like’ featuring Tinie Tempah and ‘Never Forget You’ with MNEK. — BANG Showbiz