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Zara Larsson Joins RCA, Hits Global #1, Sets Pop-Airplay Record

7/7/2026

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Zara Larsson signed with RCA Records after more than a decade at Epic Records.
Sony kept her in its ecosystem by moving her from Epic to its RCA subsidiary.
Her remix of PinkPantheress’s “Stateside” reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.
The title track “Midnight Sun” hit No. 19 on the Hot 100 on July 4 and topped Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for 23 weeks.

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Story summary

Zara Larsson signed with RCA Records after more than a decade at Epic Records.
Sony kept her in its ecosystem by moving her from Epic to its RCA subsidiary.
Her remix of PinkPantheress’s “Stateside” reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.
The title track “Midnight Sun” hit No. 19 on the Hot 100 on July 4 and topped Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for 23 weeks.