Zara Larsson On ‘Ruin My Life’ & Calling the Shots With Her New Album: ‘At the End of the Day, It’s Still Up to Me’

Zara Larsson has just burst into an a capella rendition of Post Malone’s “Better Now,” scrunching up her nose as she emphasizes the last word of each line with a slight feline snarl: You probably think that you are better nuh-eow, better nuh-eow/ You only say that ‘cause I’m not a-reow-nd, not a-reow-nd. “It’s pop melodies,” she says flatly, like this is something that doesn’t need to be explained. Then she starts to laugh. “But it’s fun!” No, this was not yet another cover for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, where in recent years the Swedish singer has put gutsy spins on hits by Beyoncé, Drake, B...