Charli XCX: Last News

Charli XCX has declared her love for the 1967 album ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’, calling it “the apex of fine art”.She namechecked the debut album by the influential New York City underground rock band in her acceptance speech at Variety’s Hitmakers Awards on Saturday (December 7), where she picked up the Hitmaker of the Year prize.As well as naming some of her other musical inspirations – Lana Del Rey, Caroline Polachek, Jack Antonoff – she singled out the seminal LP and its famous Andy Warhol-designed sleeve as a big contributor to her aesthetic.“In March 1967, The Velvet Underground released their album ‘The Velvet Underground And Nico’,” she said. “It debuted on the Billboard 200 at Number 199. And a few weeks later, it rose to its peak position of 195.

Azealia Banks has issued a cease & desist letter to The 1975’s Matty Healy and is demanding $1million (£790,000) in damages.The legal move follows on from an online altercation between the two musicians last week (December 4), in which Healy rounded on Banks after she criticised his friend and collaborator Charli XCX.Re-sharing a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’, Banks wrote: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh.”Healy came to the ‘365’ singer’s defence, writing: “Azealia you seem to have a blind spot when it comes to your ‘reads’.

Charli XCX and Gillian Anderson have been sharing mutual love for each other, declaring themselves “chic and cunty”.The interaction stemmed from a tribute written by The X Files star for the Financial Times’ ‘25 Most Influential Women of 2024’, in which she described the ‘Brat’ star as an “inspiration”.“This year, Charli has reclaimed the word ‘brat’ for women everywhere, released an album that reached the top 10 in 12 countries, captivated Brooklyn with changing messages on a painted wall, and even influenced the US election,” Anderson wrote.“Charli has a clarity of vision and an unashamed audacity to act upon it. Throughout her genre-defying music career, she has shunned labels and customs in favour of staying true to herself.

Charli XCX has revealed that she’s “often in a lot of pain” when performing onstage due to “nerve damage” in her neck.The ‘Brat’ superstar spoke to Variety in a video interview published Wednesday (December 4), after wrapping up a UK arena tour in support of her wildly-successful sixth studio album.“I find touring really hard emotionally,” Charli admitted. “I find the stage — especially these days — to be a very angry place for me.”“I’ve done a lot of physical damage to my body from performing, and I’m often in a lot of pain when I perform.

Matty Healy has spoken out about his public row with Azealia Banks, telling fans: “I really let myself down”.The 1975 frontman entered into an X spat with Banks yesterday (December 4), after she criticised his friend and collaborator Charli XCX.Re-sharing a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’, Banks wrote: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh.”Healy quickly came to the ‘365’ singer’s defence, writing: “Azealia you seem to have a blind spot when it comes to your ‘reads’. All the women you attack seem to be culturally relevant, attractive, divisive and NICE people.” He then added that Banks is “jealous”, saying: “You’re so talented but everything else about you is a failure.

Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Khruangbin, Beth Gibbons and more are among those listed in the first names for Flow Festival 2025.The festival is set to return to Helsinki next year and run for three days between August 8 and 10. It will be held at the historic Suvilahti power plant area in the Finnish capital.Today (December 5), the first wave of artists have been announced, including pop sensation Charli XCX.

Azealia Banks has threatened to sue Matty Healy after the pair engaged in an online feud, stemming from the rapper’s comments about Charli XCX.On Tuesday (December 3), Banks shared a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’. “Charli used to be soooo pretty.

Øya line-up for 2025, including Charli XCX, Queens Of The Stone Age and Fontaines D.C..Next year’s instalment of the festival will be held at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway and run between August 5 and 9. It’ll also mark the 26th edition of the live music event.The first wave of artists joining the line-up was confirmed last month, with Chappell Roan, Khruangbin, Wet Leg and MJ Lenderman all being announced as joining the bill.Now, a second announcement has been made, confirming some more huge names for the line-up, including the addition of Charli XCX.

Chappell Roan has shared her Spotify Wrapped results, with Heart‘s 1977 hit ‘Barracuda’ her most listened track of the year.In an Instagram post shared yesterday (December 4), a younger Roan is seen posing next to a car decked out in camo decal and a mount of bull’s horns. “This pic kind of insane,” she wrote in its caption.The former NME Cover star also revealed her top five artists of the year, as tabulated by Spotify Wrapped.

Charli XCX has opened up about her debut mixtape ‘14’, admitting that she “hates” it, while also saying that it has “style” and “direction”.The singer has had a huge 2024 with her sixth studio album ‘Brat’, but when she was making her first moves in music in the ‘00s, this level of stardom would have seemed a long way off.When she was 14 years old, she was learning to play guitar and keyboards, uploading tracks to MySpace and playing the occasional acoustic gig. She assembled her first full mixtape around that time, appropriately titled ‘14’, and had it pressed on CD.Those tracks are now available to listen to online, but Charli herself has mixed feelings about them.Speaking to Variety, she has said: “God, I hate that album so much.

Spotify dropped their 2024 Wrapped stats earlier today (December 4), and Charli XCX is getting in on the action. Check out her top artists and songs of the year below.Eligible users can now access their 2024 Wrapped on the Spotify mobile app via iOS and Android.

TikTok has released its annual music report revealing which artists and tracks had the biggest impact on the platform in 2024.The report emphasised just how significant the app has become in creating hits – 10 of the 11 UK Official Chart Number Ones and 13 of the 16 Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones were associated with a TikTok trend this year.The UK’s Number One artist on TikTok in 2024 was Central Cee, who had placed at Number Three in last year’s countdown. Earlier this year, his single ‘BAND4BAND’ broke the record for single-day streams by a UK rapper.Coming second is Charli XCX, who spearheaded a cultural phenomenon with her album ‘Brat’, leading to this summer being officially christened ‘Brat summer’. Coldplay come in at Number Three thanks to their innovative ‘Moon Music’ campaign, which included a spectacular performance on Grafton Street in Dublin that was captured for TikTok.1. Central Cee2. Charli xcx 3. Coldplay4. Ed Sheeran 5. LeoStayTrill 6. Dua Lipa 7. Suki Waterhouse8. Myles Smith9. Henry Moodie 10. YUNGBLUD 1. Yeri Mua 2. ENHYPEN 3. NCT 4. LE SSERAFIM 5. Stray Kids6. aespa7. TOMORROW X TOGETHER8. Kim Loaiza 9. TWICE 10. Sabrina Carpenter TikTok also revealed that four out of its top 10 biggest tracks were from British artists, representing five different genres.While most of the songs occupying the top spots were released this year, there were two major catalogue songs.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy and Azealia Banks have ended up in an online feud, with the former criticising the latter for her criticism of Charli XCX.Healy’s bandmate George Daniel is engaged to Charli and they also appeared on her recent remix album ‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’, guesting on the track ‘I might say something stupid’.In response to the video for Charli’s 2014 track ‘Break The Rules’ re-circulating on the internet after her surge in popularity with ‘Brat’ summer, Banks wrote on X/Twitter: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh. Boaaa, I swear them weho gays be having the girls questioning themselves meanwhile they all scraping k off a cookie sheet, eating cold bossanova and sharing panties.

Charli XCX has expressed her excitement over the upcoming new Sky Ferreira song in a post on social media – check it out below.The ‘Brat’ pop star, who teamed up with Ferreira on 2019’s ‘Cross You Out’, reacted to the news that the latter had recorded a track for the forthcoming A24 film Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman.Titled ‘Leash’, the single is due to arrive on streaming platforms this Thursday (December 5).Writing on X/Twitter today (December 3), Charli said: “I was already so excited for Babygirl but now we get Babygirl + a new song from Sky: omg. stan mode activated.” See the post below.i was already so excited for babygirl but now we get babygirl + a new song from sky: omg.

Tracey Thorn has shared her own review of a recent concert by Charli XCX, whom she declares as an “artist of the moment”.In a review published by The New Statesman, the Everything But The Girl singer wrote at length about attending a Charli XCX concert, namely her star-studded London show at The O2, an event she described as having a mood that was “chaotic, euphoric, a bit messy, a bit frantic and drunkenly tearful.”“A recent London show proved ‘Brat’ is the album of the year, and she is the artist of the moment,” Thorn wrote in its subhead. “Am I too old to join in?”She continued, pondering: “Am I too old to like Charli XCX? It’s a bit naff isn’t it, people my age going on about a “brat summer”, thinking it makes them down with the kids.”A post shared by Tracey Thorn (@traceythorn)She reflected on the idea of music-loving parents attending shows by artists with primarily younger fans, like Mitski and The Last Dinner Party – the latter whose cancelled Lincoln gig attracted minor controversy for the behaviour of its security staff towards a handful of adult male ticketholders.“I suppose the worry is that there’s something predatory about a person of my age liking younger artists,” Thorn wrote, adding that she has talked at length before about “wanting more music that reflects the stage of life I’m at now”.In a 2023 interview with NME, to promote Everything But The Girl’s latest album ‘Fuse’, Thorn said: “We live in the same world.

Charli XCX has crossed off London on her ongoing ‘Brat’ world tour, and she brought along friends Robyn, Caroline Polachek, and Yung Lean. Check out photos, footage and the setlist below.On the UK victory lap for her whirlwind year off the back of the cultural phenomenon of ‘Brat’ summer, inspired by her acclaimed sixth album and subsequent remix record, Charli performed at London’s O2 Arena after kicking it off at Manchester’s Co-Op Live yesterday, where she debuted the remix of ‘So I’ in tribute to SOPHIE.Last night (November 28), Charli mostly performed tracks off her wildly-successful sixth album and its remix companion, including ‘Club classics’, ‘365’ with opener Shygirl, and ‘Apple’, the latter a concert staple that features audience members performing its viral TikTok dance.

Charli XCX kicked off her 2024 UK ‘Brat’ tour in Manchester last night (Wednesday November 27) – where she also performed the ‘So I’ remix in tribute to SOPHIE for the first time. Check out photos, footage and the setlist below.On the UK victory lap for her whirlwind year off the back of the cultural phenomenon of ‘Brat’ summer, inspired by her acclaimed sixth album and subsequent remix record, Charli rolled into Manchester’s Co-Op Live.Bounding onto the stage after playing SOPHIE’s ‘Immaterial’ over the speakers, Charli later paid tribute to her late friend and collaborator with the debut performance of the remix of ‘So I’.

Charli XCX recently announced she’ll headline six North American ‘Brat Arena Tour’ concerts next spring.While on U.S. soil, the “Von Dutch” singer is slated to play a pair of gigs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1.She also has shows lined up in Austin, TX (April 22-23), Minneapolis, MN (April 26) and Rosemont, IL (April 28).Prior to the brief run, the “SNL” host and musical guest will get crowds moving on both weekends of the 2025 Coachella Music Arts and Festival.

Charli XCX has been announced as the first headliner for Parklife 2025 – check out the first wave of acts below.The two-day festival is due to take place at Heaton Park in Manchester on Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15.Today (November 26), organisers have confirmed that the ‘Brat’ pop star will top the bill next summer after Charli’s major slot was teased with green billboards displaying the phrase ‘PL25’.Also set to perform at Parklife 2025 are Confidence Man, DJ Heartstring, Salute presents True Vision, Interplanetary Criminal, Prosper, KI/KI, Girls Don’t Sync, Antony Szmierek, Bakey, Sim0ne, Chaos In The CBD and more.The full line-up is expected to arrive in January, when more than 100 artists will join the bill. You can see the first batch of names in the post below.Tickets for Parklife 2025 go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (November 29) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Charli xcx has announced details of her own music festival, due to take place in London next summer. She will bring her Party Girl event to Lido Festival, a new event being held in Victoria Park, on June 14 next year.

Charli XCX will be headlining and curating her own day at London’s LIDO festival next year. Check out all the details below.Taking place across June 2025, the new event takes place in London’s Victoria Park across two weekends, and will feature “carefully curated music line-ups alongside community-driven activities during the week, all with a strong emphasis on sustainability.”Charli joins Jamie xx, who was previously announced as one of the inaugural headliners for the new festival’s upcoming first instalment.Announced today (November 25), the ‘360’ singer will bring her Party Girl festival to LIDO on Saturday June 14.