Zara Larsson Says She's Blocked Artists Who Are 'Abusers' on Spotify: 'You Certainly Wouldn't Find a Chris Brown Song'
Zara Larsson Says She's Blocked Artists Who Are 'Abusers' on Spotify: 'You Certainly Wouldn't Find a Chris Brown Song'
Jack IrvinWed, February 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM UTC
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Zara Larsson appears on the Tuesday, Feb. 24 installment of the Cosmopolitan series Cheap Shots
The "Lush Life" pop star opened up about her music listening habits and more
She spoke about blocking artists who are "abusers" on Spotify
There are some artists whose music Zara Larsson doesn't want to hear.
The "Lush Life" pop star opened up about her music listening habits and more in a new interview on the Tuesday, Feb. 24 installment of the Cosmopolitan series Cheap Shots.
"Name one artist we would never find on a playlist of yours," said Larsson, reading the interview prompt from a card. "There’s so many artists I have blocked on Spotify, and all of them are, like, abusers."
Zara LarssonCredit: Cosmopolitan/YouTube
One example? "You certainly wouldn’t find a Chris Brown song," she declared.
Brown has a history of controversial behavior. The "Fine China" singer pleaded guilty to a felony in March 2009 after physically assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna.
In September 2014, Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault following an altercation in October 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Additionally, Brown's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran was granted a 5-year restraining order against the singer in 2017 following a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship that ended in 2014.
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This isn't the first time Larsson has expressed her distaste for Brown's work. In a 2016 interview video featuring a Tinder-inspired game about songs, she swiped left on Brown's "Hotel" collaboration with Kid Ink.
"I don't like him," she said at the time. "I do like his music, to be honest. I think he's a really talented person. He can really dance and sing. But he's not a nice person."
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Zara Larsson in February 2026Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty
Elsewhere in the new Cheap Shots video interview, Larsson made another declaration about listening habits: "If you only listen to one music genre, then I don’t think you’re very smart."
Larsson is currently gearing up for the U.S. leg of her Midnight Sun Tour, which kicks off on Feb. 28 in Portland and runs through April 12 in Houston.
She's currently experiencing a wave of major success with three simultaneous hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Lush Life," "Stateside" with PinkPantheress and "Midnight Sun."
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