# Midnight Sun: Girls Trip
**Midnight Sun: Girls Trip** is a remix album and deluxe edition of *Midnight Sun*, the 2025 album by Swedish pop singer [Zara Larsson](https://www.edgepedia.org/zara-larsson), released on May 1, 2026 through [Epic Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/epic-records) and Sommer House. Every track from the original album is reworked with a guest appearance by a different woman artist, including Shakira, Robyn, Tyla, PinkPantheress, Kehlani, JT, Madison Beer, Emilia, Helena Gao, Margo XS, BAMBII, Malibu, and Eli.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) Apple Music describes it as Larsson's first remix album, following an album that debuted atop the Swedish charts.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release date | May 1, 2026[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) |
| Format | Deluxe edition of *Midnight Sun* (2025) doubling as a remix album; 20 songs, 1 hour 6 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) |
| Label | Sommer House, under exclusive license to Epic Records (Sony Music)[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) |
| Guest lineup | All-women: Shakira, Robyn, Tyla, PinkPantheress, Kehlani, JT, Madison Beer, Emilia, Helena Gao, Margo XS, BAMBII, Malibu, Eli[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) |
| Production team | Margo XS and MNEK, with Helena Gao and Zhone carried over from the original album[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) |
| Chart position | Number 27 on Australia's ARIA chart (June 2026)[3](https://cdn.aria.com.au/echarts/chart_leading_edge.pdf) |
| Critical scores | Pitchfork 7.4/10; NME 4.5 stars[4](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) • [5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip-review-3944210) |
## Background
The project grew out of the commercial revival that followed *Midnight Sun*, Larsson's fifth album, released in September 2025. The album debuted at number one on the Swedish charts, and its momentum carried into 2026: Larsson received her first GRAMMY nomination, for "Midnight Sun" in the Best Dance Pop Recording category, and in February 2026 held four singles on the Billboard Hot 100.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) Among those singles, her [PinkPantheress](https://www.edgepedia.org/pinkpantheress) collaboration "Stateside" reached number one on the [Billboard Global 200](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-global-200) and Spotify's Global Top 50 after the American figure skater [Alysa Liu](https://www.edgepedia.org/alysa-liu) performed a routine to it at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) Her 2015 single "Lush Life" also went viral a decade after release, with its video approaching one billion views.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) • [1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album)
Where the original album centered on the concept of an endless Swedish summer, *Girls Trip* extends that idea into a group outing, with Larsson framing the guest list as a trip among friends.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251)
## Release and promotion
Larsson announced the deluxe edition in April 2026, with Tyla and PinkPantheress confirmed first. She then revealed the full guest list through a teaser video in which she enters a gas station and flips through keychains bearing each artist's name, one week before the release.[6](https://pitchfork.com/news/pinkpantheress-robyn-more-to-guest-on-zara-larssons-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) • [7](https://los40.com/2026/04/22/zara-larsson-confirma-todas-las-colaboraciones-de-midnight-sun-girls-trip-esta-es-la-lista-de-artistas/) The complete tracklist was revealed days later through an animated video built around a phone call to [Paris Hilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-hilton), in which Larsson tells Hilton who will accompany her on the trip.[8](https://los40.com/2026/04/29/zara-larsson-llama-a-paris-hilton-para-desvelar-el-tracklist-de-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) Official visualizers were released for every song.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album)
The release coincided with a run of accolades and touring: Larsson won a Breakthrough Award and performed at Billboard Women in Music, and a summer festival schedule including Osheaga was announced alongside a special show at the Los Angeles Greek Theater on September 29.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album)
## Music and collaborators
Each remixed track pairs Larsson with a different guest, and the reworkings shift the songs across styles, tempos, textures, and languages.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) The album opens with "Midnight Sun (Girls Trip)" featuring PinkPantheress, whose [UK garage](https://www.edgepedia.org/uk-garage)-inflected production replaces the original's romantic dance-pop atmosphere; Pitchfork named the track a Best New Track.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251) • [9](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/zara-larsson-pinkpanthress-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) Kehlani joins for an R&B take on "Blue Moon," JT raps on the [Margo XS](https://www.edgepedia.org/margo-xs)-remixed "Pretty Ugly," Shakira appears on "Eurosummer," Tyla on "Hot & Sexy," and Robyn on the closing "Puss Puss."[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) • [8](https://los40.com/2026/04/29/zara-larsson-llama-a-paris-hilton-para-desvelar-el-tracklist-de-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) Larsson added new vocals throughout.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album)
**Rewritten meanings.** Several remixes change what the songs are about, not just how they sound. "Girl's Girl," with the Argentinian singer Emilia, moves from love-triangle drama to a song about envy and competition between women; on the [Call Her Daddy](https://www.edgepedia.org/call-her-daddy) podcast Larsson explained that the remix addresses how the industry and fans pit women in pop against each other, inspired by comparisons to [Tate McRae](https://www.edgepedia.org/tate-mcrae).[4](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) • [10](https://atrl.net/forums/topic/530953-zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/page/78/)
**Production continuity.** Larsson kept the team behind the original album: she worked closely with Margo XS and MNEK, with Helena Gao and Zhone also part of the group that created *Midnight Sun*.[1](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album) The six-minute version of "Saturn's Return" features its co-writer Helena Gao alongside the French ambient artist Malibu, with production that NME compared to Madonna's *Ray of Light* era.[5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip-review-3944210)
## Critical reception
Reviews were broadly favorable. Pitchfork scored the album 7.4 out of 10, and NME gave it four and a half stars, with reviewer Nick Levine writing that most of the reimaginings are at least interesting and singling out Tyla's "Hot & Sexy" and Robyn's "Puss Puss," while judging the "Eurosummer" remix less inventive than the original.[4](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/) • [5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip-review-3944210) On Album of the Year, the album holds a critic score of 82 based on two reviews and a user score of 66 based on more than 1,800 ratings.[11](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1656200-zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip.php) Several outlets compared the release strategy to the guest-heavy remix albums [Charli XCX](https://www.edgepedia.org/charli-xcx) and PinkPantheress issued around their own successful records.[4](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/)
## Commercial performance
In Australia the album entered the ARIA chart at number 27 in June 2026, while the original *Midnight Sun* sat at number 32 in the same week.[3](https://cdn.aria.com.au/echarts/chart_leading_edge.pdf) The lead remix "Midnight Sun (Girls Trip)" with PinkPantheress accumulated over 3.2 million views on YouTube within weeks of its April 28, 2026 upload.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGaKI7zwmg) The Associated Press listed the song among its 2026 song-of-the-summer candidates, noting that in 2026 the phrase "Midnight Sun" belongs to Larsson.[13](https://apnews.com/article/0d2c000ccce4ea35a74baa3e6cc34090)
## References
1. [Zara Larsson Releases Midnight Sun: Girls Trip Remix Album, Sony Music Canada press release (May 1, 2026)](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/zara-larsson-releases-midnight-sun-girls-trip-remix-album)
2. [Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, Apple Music album page](https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-sun-girls-trip/1894058251)
3. [ARIA Charts, Leading Edge Music (June 2026)](https://cdn.aria.com.au/echarts/chart_leading_edge.pdf)
4. [Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun: Girls Trip Album Review, Pitchfork (May 7, 2026)](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/)
5. [Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun: Girls Trip review, NME (May 6, 2026)](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip-review-3944210)
6. [PinkPantheress, Robyn, More to Guest on Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, Pitchfork (April 22, 2026)](https://pitchfork.com/news/pinkpantheress-robyn-more-to-guest-on-zara-larssons-midnight-sun-girls-trip/)
7. [Zara Larsson confirma todas las colaboraciones de 'Midnight Sun: Girls Trip', LOS40 (April 22, 2026)](https://los40.com/2026/04/22/zara-larsson-confirma-todas-las-colaboraciones-de-midnight-sun-girls-trip-esta-es-la-lista-de-artistas/)
8. [Zara Larsson llama a Paris Hilton para desvelar el tracklist de 'Midnight Sun: Girls Trip', LOS40 (April 29, 2026)](https://los40.com/2026/04/29/zara-larsson-llama-a-paris-hilton-para-desvelar-el-tracklist-de-midnight-sun-girls-trip/)
9. [Zara Larsson / PinkPantheress: "Midnight Sun (Girls Trip)" Track Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/zara-larsson-pinkpanthress-midnight-sun-girls-trip/)
10. [Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun: Girls Trip discussion, ATRL](https://atrl.net/forums/topic/530953-zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip/page/78/)
11. [Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, Album of the Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1656200-zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip.php)
12. [Midnight Sun (Girls Trip), official YouTube audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGaKI7zwmg)
13. [What is the 2026 song of the summer? AP offers some predictions, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/0d2c000ccce4ea35a74baa3e6cc34090)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musical works and recordings › Albums and recorded releases › Remix albums, reissues, remasters, and rarities*
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