Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson has publicly lashed out at the White House over its use of her music in a video promoting deportations, calling the people behind it “fucking losers” and saying the clip made her “really sad.” The 28-year-old “Lush Life” singer made the comments in a video that circulated on Reddit, according to Breitbart News.
“I’m just sad. I’m just really sad. That, like, really makes me sad to see that,” Larsson said in the footage, per Breitbart. She went on to say she wished she could speak directly to whoever made the video so she could tell them, “we’re not that different from the people in this video.”
Larsson, who is from Sweden, then tied her reaction to her own circumstances growing up. “The biggest difference between us, is that we were dealt a different hand in life,” she said. “I consider myself so lucky with the life that I’ve been dealt — the fact that I’m born in Sweden, I have healthcare, I’ve had an education.”
She added, “There’s people out there who are not that lucky, and they want to have a better life for their families.”
A clash over music and message
The dispute centers on a White House-produced video that used one of Larsson’s songs as its soundtrack while promoting deportations. Larsson’s response focused less on the mechanics of the policy than on what she sees as the human dimension of the issue. “And I just don’t understand how it could be the worst thing in the world to be an undocumented immigrant,” she said. “This video is so dehumanizing.”
The singer’s frustration was pointed and personal, with her language sharpening as she continued. “I just don’t get it, like, it’s just so fucking uncool,” she said. “It’s just so, like, it’s just giving, I don’t even know, like, you guys are such fucking losers, like, it’s crazy.”
Breitbart News characterized Larsson as “apparently arguing for illegal aliens to continue arriving in the United States — not Sweden” and noted that she is a foreign singer. The outlet also referenced an earlier episode this year in which Larsson drew headlines for praising a fan who said she had an abortion after attending one of the singer’s concerts. At the time, Larsson proclaimed, “I killed the performance and then you killed it after.”
The artist vs. the administration
Musicians objecting to the use of their work in political or government messaging is not a new phenomenon, but the directness of Larsson’s remarks sets this instance apart from the more common route of cease-and-desist letters issued through lawyers. Rather than routing her complaint through management or legal channels, Larsson recorded and shared an unfiltered reaction, one that has now circulated widely online.
The video at the center of the dispute was produced by the White House to promote deportation efforts, according to Breitbart’s report. Larsson’s music — she is known for hits including “Lush Life” and “Midnight Sun” — was used as the backing track, a pairing she made clear she found objectionable.
Her argument rested on a comparison between herself and the people depicted in the video. Born in Sweden, Larsson described access to healthcare and education as advantages she did not earn, framing her own life as a matter of luck rather than merit. That framing underpinned her appeal to whoever assembled the clip: that the people in it are not fundamentally different from her, only differently situated.
Previous political flashpoints
This is not the first time Larsson has found herself in a politically charged news cycle. Earlier in 2026, she drew attention for her response to a fan’s comment about an abortion following a concert. According to Breitbart, Larsson praised the fan and said, “I killed the performance and then you killed it after.” That moment, like the current one, put the singer in the middle of a broader cultural debate rather than a purely musical one.
Whether the White House responds to Larsson’s criticism remains to be seen. For now, the singer’s comments have added a pop-culture dimension to an ongoing national argument over deportation policy, with an artist who was born abroad objecting to how images of immigration are presented by the U.S. government.
Larsson’s video reaction was posted to Reddit, where it drew attention before being picked up by Breitbart. The singer’s representatives did not offer additional comment in the source material.
The episode is likely to continue generating discussion on both sides — among fans who see Larsson as using her platform to speak up for vulnerable people, and among critics who question why a foreign artist is weighing in on U.S. immigration enforcement at all.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/09/17/zara-larsson-erupts-at-fking-losers-in-white-house-using-her-song-to-promote-deportations-were-not-that-different-from-the-people-in-the-video/