"But as well as contributing her verse to their remix of 360, Robyn also took centre stage, performing her peerless 2010 single Dancing on My Own. Released when at least some of Charli xcx's audience were still in nappies, it didn't sound remotely like a throwback even in the context of a gig based around one of 2024's most acclaimed and agenda-setting pop albums: the star of the show's willingness to cede the spotlight to her felt like evidence of Robyn's influence over contemporary pop."
"When she opened an album with a track called Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do, she wasn't joking: after launching as a 90s teen-pop star produced by Max Martin, she rejected the usual strictures placed on female pop walking away from not one but two major label deals due to lack of artistic control and seemed intent on following a more idiosyncratic, complex, messy path."
Charli xcx brought Robyn onstage at the O2 to perform Dancing on My Own and Robyn contributed a verse to a remix of 360. Robyn's 2010 single resonated with 2024 audiences and underscored her influence on younger pop stars. Robyn began as a 90s teen-pop artist produced by Max Martin but walked away from major-label deals over artistic control, pursuing a more idiosyncratic path. Her second album My Truth was unreleased outside Sweden after a label objected to a song about an abortion and Robyn refused to remove it. Robyn collaborated with mainstream Swedish pop producers and experimental electronic artists, blurring boundaries between pop and electronic music.
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