At sixteen, Robyn was already a pop star. Three decades later, she’s still redefining what that means. Few artists have navigated the machinery of the music industry with such uncompromising independence, while creating a body of work as singular as it is influential. When she established her own label, Konichiwa Records, in 2005, it wasn’t a rejection of pop music but rather a declaration of faith in its possibilities. The self-titled album that followed helped pave the way for a new generation of independent pop artists, while “Body Talk” (2010) turned heartbreak into collective euphoria with songs like “Dancing on My Own”. A new emotional vocabulary for the dancefloor was born. Rather than repeat herself, Robyn took another turn with “Honey” (2018), trading immediate catharsis for something more sensual, fluid and introspective.

Now, on “Sexistential” (2026), she returns to the immediacy of pop with an entirely new perspective. Exploring desire, sexuality, IVF and her decision to become a single mother, the album is deeply personal and refreshingly candid, insisting that the complexities of adult life deserve a place in pop music. Ecstatic, playful and defiantly alive, it’s another reminder that Robyn has never been interested in following anyone else’s script. Robyn’s triumphant homecoming show at Stockholm’s 3Arena in October demonstrated the enduring power of her remarkable catalogue, turning an arena into a communal celebration of heartbreak, longing and liberation. This summer, she brings that same emotional force to Way Out West.