Zara Larsson has mocked Justin Bieber’s divisive Coachella performance.
The Swedish singer and songwriter, 28, took to TikTok on Sunday to share a video showing her watching the performance, which has been widely panned due to the lack of production and effort, with friends and smirking.
She added the words: ‘It’s giving let’s smoke and watch YouTube’ and wrote a caption reading: ‘He’s in my dream blunt rotation’.
A “blunt rotation” refers to the social practice of passing a single cannabis blunt (a cigar hollowed out and filled with marijuana) in a circle among a group of people.
Zara’s video comes in the midst of widespread mirth over Justin’s stripped back set, which saw him perform in a hoodie whilst surfing YouTube – leaving many fans underwhelmed, with debate centered on his unconventional staging.
The mocking clip was met with support from followers, with many echoing the rage over the difference between the expectations of male and female performers.
Fans responded writing: ‘Women doing a two hour cardio routine in heels while dudes get paid 10 mil to ask for the wifi password on the main stage…
‘Cant make this up… Oh zara is not afraid to let these mediocre men have it… she’s never afraid to say what’s on her mind, she’s such a real one’.
Zara is no stranger to controversy, with her current beef being with Taylor Swift.
Last week, the singer land herself in hot water with Taylor for a second time after taking aim at the world’s most intense fan base, Swifties.
When discussing Taylor’s success, Zara said she has no desire to ‘play the chart game’ because no one cares about the charts anymore… apart from ‘Taylor Swift’s fans’, sparking their outrage.
She told The Guardian: ‘Playing the chart game is so dead to me. No one’s looking at the charts but industry people and maybe Taylor Swift fans.’
The comment then exploded on social media after fans mocked up a fake post by Taylor that read: ‘honestly just… disappointed. That’s all.’ Yet in reality, Taylor had not responded publicly to the comment.
Yet that didn’t stop fans of Taylor taking to social media to pen: ‘So it looks like Zara Larsson just ended her career. Yikes. Don’t know why you had to drag Taylor. Actually Romantic,’;
‘She needs to make a bad comment about Taylor Swift to maintain her pitiful moment of fame. Who listens to @zaralarsson?’;
‘Honestly… why did she have to mention her by name? What was the reasoning? She probably just did it for clout,’;
‘Zara should just admit that she’s deeply jealous of Taylor lol so woke but cannot admit the truth and doesn’t have the depth to be introspective about what’s most likely going on lol,’
‘Hello what did taylor swift do to zara larsson for her to be like that lmaoo,’; ‘For an artist who spent 80% of her career flopping after being extremely desperate for numbers, that’s a pretty funny statement Zara Larsson.’
Zara later clarified her comments after the backlash from Taylor fans, as she took to her Instagram Story.
She said: ‘I did an interview in the guardian “saying no one cares about the charts but industry people and maybe Taylor swift fans” because no one plays the chart game like Taylor swift lol.
‘She’s literally the best at it and everyone knows that. It’s not the read you guys think it is. And also…I care!!! Hihi. Best believe I will try to release at least two diffrent covers for my psychical on my next project after midnight sun.
‘I said that because I feel like I have some cultural value right now in pop music, something l’ve never had to this level, but I’m not in a position to influence the charts 🙁 lol 🙁 And I still think you can be an amazing artist and not chart. Those two things are not mutually equal to me, and shouldn’t be to any fans either.
‘But… I still want number one! Please make midnight sun #1!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WOJKD BE SO MEGA PLZZZZ!!!!! [sic]’
