- Zara Larsson has signed with RCA Records, ending a run of more than a decade at Epic Records that began in 2013.
- The move is a lateral shift within Sony Music, which owns both labels.
- The deal follows a breakout stretch powered by her album Midnight Sun and its remix, Midnight Sun: Girls Trip.
- Her agency, management, and publicity team (CAA, London15, Toast Press, and The Lede Company) remain unchanged.
Zara Larsson has signed with RCA Records, ending a run of more than a decade at Epic Records that began in 2013.
The switch caps a huge stretch for the Swedish singer. Her fifth album, Midnight Sun, turned into an unexpected global hit machine, powering viral moments for its title track, her 2015 favorite “Lush Life,” and “Stateside” with PinkPantheress.
Rather than pause, Larsson followed it up on May 1 with the remix album Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, pulling in Shakira, Kehlani, Tyla, and Robyn, and picked up the Breakthrough Award at Billboard’s Women in Music 2026 event.
At Epic, Larsson released her international breakout, So Good, in 2017, followed by Poster Girl in 2021 and Venus in 2024. She’s mid-tour now, with her 98-date Midnight Sun Tour selling out stadiums across Europe, North America, and Australia through November.
The momentum is also fueled by a wave of fashion deals, including a True Religion campaign, a Desigual “Life is a Beach” summer collection, and the launch of her own swimwear line, Main Rose.
Larsson’s representation stays the same through the label switch: Creative Artists Agency (CAA) continues to handle representation, London15 manages her career, and publicity runs through both Toast Press and The Lede Company.
RCA, meanwhile, has stayed active with new signings this year, recently landing Becky G for her upcoming fifth studio album.
Takeaways
Sony didn’t want to lose Larsson to a rival, and moving her sideways to RCA rather than letting her walk says a lot about how much her “Midnight Sun” resurgence is worth internally. It’s a case study in how a major label group protects an asset once the streaming numbers start moving, you don’t need to sign someone new when you can just reshuffle the org chart to keep them.
The timing also matters: this happens right as her album cycle and tour are both peaking, giving RCA a running start instead of a rebuild.
Does staying inside the Sony ecosystem give Larsson more leverage than jumping to a true outside label would have? Will RCA’s resources push her further into the US market, where she’s historically had a smaller footprint than in Europe?
