After much anticipation, Charli XCX is officially back Music, fashion and moviesher seventh album overall and first since her influence brat Take over the world in 2024.
Although she hasn’t technically released a solo album since, pop music’s most celebrated auteur has undoubtedly been on a break.
“Second people get tired of you, and then you have to try harder,” Kylie Jenner, who plays a fictionalized version of herself, tells Charlie in one of the most memorable parts of her mockumentary. The momentwhich came out back in January. Whether this is meant to be presented sincerely or sarcastically, it certainly holds some level of influence in how Charlie has operated ever since. brat Summer has begun.
She was released brat’The deluxe edition three days after the original album dropped, then Naughty and very different but still naughty too Remix album in October. She embarked on two major arena tours – the Race Tour with Troye Sivan, and her namesake Pratt Tour. She had roles in seven different feature films: moment, Where she also starred and produced it 100 nights of hero, Wake up, Erupja, I want your sex, gallerist and Faces of death. She also created the soundtrack for Wuthering Heights He co-wrote the soundtrack starring Anne Hathaway Mother Maryam With Jack Antonoff.
This extensive resume alone certainly puts Charlie in strong contention as one of the hardest working stars in Hollywood Music, fashion and movies It’s officially here, and this isn’t stopping anytime soon. Charli is gearing up for another extensive tour, with headline festival dates at Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Reading and Leeds over the next month, then more arena dates beginning in the fall.
“I was really, really ready to peace out and take a break and not make music,” she said. Rolling Stone In the magazine’s June cover story. “I felt creatively drained and uninspired to write anything new. Then suddenly inspiration came.”
Charlie started Music, fashion and movies Era seeks to distance itself from dance halls where brat She held court, declaring that “the dance floor is dead” on the most polarizing lead single, “Rock’s Rock.” She followed that up with the peppy ballad “SS26,” the equally fun summer hit “Wink Wink,” and most recent single “Camera,” which included a music video starring Vincent Cassel.
with Music, fashion and movies Firmly in focus, the next few months provide an interesting chapter into how Charli will enter her most anticipated era yet. brat She transformed Charli XCX from a niche iconoclast into a mainstream icon. It would be tempting to milk that dry, it’s hard to imagine any An artist replicates the moment created by Charlie brat Anytime soon – but she’s never been one to dwell on the past in her work for long.
As she said Rolling Stone In June: “I knew when I was making it that I would never make that record again. It’s not creatively rewarding for me to make the same thing twice.”
