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SWEDISH POP ICON AGNES RETURNS WITH THE ALBUM 'BEAUTIFUL MADNESS' - WHERE RAW EMOTIONS MEETS THE DANCE FLOOR
Pop icon Agnes sheds her skin and dives headfirst into chaos with "BEAUTIFUL MADNESS" – her highly anticipated album releasing January 23rd, 2026. Following her Swedish Grammy-winning triumph "Magic Still Exists", Agnes takes a bold artistic step closer to her inner self, already teasing the world with club anthems "BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES", "MILK", and her latest single "EGO".
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When Agnes steps into "BEAUTIFUL MADNESS", she brings with her a rich musical journey: from teenage pop phenomenon to award-winning songwriter and style icon. Yet her most transformative journey has occurred within.
“BEAUTIFUL MADNESS” is more than an album title – it encapsulates Agnes's life experiences in recent years. What began as a song idea quickly evolved to embody the entire soul of the album. "BEAUTIFUL MADNESS" embraces contradictions, showing both strength and vulnerability while releasing the pursuit of perfection.
– I've realized that it's precisely in the contradictions, in the madness and the unfinished, that life actually feels alive. You can be selfish and loving at the same time. Ugly and beautiful. Have hubris and be humble. Everything fits within the same person – it lives and operates there simultaneously. That's what Beautiful Madness is, Agnes says, adding: Life is a beautiful madness, and it's when we stop chasing perfection that the truly interesting things happen.
This time around, Agnes let the lyrics lead the way. Rather than starting with melodies, she allowed words – sometimes playful rhymes, sometimes sudden insights – to shape the music. The result is an album where each track carries raw emotion, a distinct personality, and a quest for authenticity.
– Letting the lyrics take the lead opened up new worlds and allowed new types of songs to emerge. I've really enjoyed digging into the words, and it has enabled me to experiment more with my voice than ever before.
To shape "BEAUTIFUL MADNESS", Agnes assembled some of Sweden's most inspiring songwriters and producers: Vincent Pontare & Salem al Fakir (Madonna, Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Katy Perry), Magnus Lidehäll (Britney Spears, Sky Ferreira, Kylie Minogue), Kerstin Ljungström, Alex Aris, British songwriter Hanna Wilson (Tove Lo, The Chainsmokers, Lost Frequencies, Galantis), and house producer Frans Bryngel (The Weeknd, Salvatore Ganacci, Sebastian Ingrosso). Together, they fostered a creative environment aimed at preserving each song's original essence – maintaining the raw energy from its earliest form.
– After my last album, I found some gems – people I really wanted to continue working with. I kept the group small to maintain that intimate feeling this time too. This allowed me to push both myself and others even further. We challenged boundaries and dared to experiment.
The first single, BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES, explores the tension between external glamour and inner fragility – all set to a hypnotic beat and house piano.
– It all started with an image in my mind: a person amid chaos of luxury, parties, mess, and gazes. Someone appearing confident and glittery on the surface, but experiencing something else inside – behind those 'Balenciaga covered eyes'. The song also came from wanting to write something I myself would want to hear when going out on weekends.
She release her second single “MILK” during the summer and in her latest single, the disco-synth-tinged poptrack “EGO”, Agnes is singing about putting the ego aside and letting something new take its place, both in relationships and within oneself.
– “EGO” was the first song I wrote for my new album. With this album, I wanted to reveal more sides of myself and highlight the opposites that can live within us and even work together. It's not about being good or bad – because we're all way more complicated and complex than the labels we give ourselves and each other. I wanted to capture the feeling that it is only when we dare to let go of control that life can surprise us.
With her previous album "Magic Still Exists", Agnes received four Swedish Grammy nominations in 2022 and won Composer of the Year. The album earned praise from The Guardian, Billboard, Pitchfork, and NME, and endorsements from global pop stars and icons including Sam Smith, Elton John, and RuPaul. Agnes boasts nearly half a billion streams, a voice celebrated by both industry professionals and audiences, and two decades of continuously evolving musical expression.
Based in Stockholm, Agnes began her successful career at 16 when her incredible talent catapulted her to fame. The following years brought world tours, highly successful albums, and a major global dancefloor hit "Release Me," which soared into the top 10 across Europe and reached #1 on both US Billboard Hot Dance and UK Official Dance Charts.
Agnes new album “BEAUTIFUL MADNESS” will be out on January 23rd 2026.
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