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Charli xcx, Reading festival review – Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche would have loved it

There’s not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcore

The Guardian - AU

Heavy rain subsides as Charli XCX takes to stage at Reading Festival

Charli delivered the first full UK set of her Music, Fashion, Film era.

Evening Standard

Charli XCX says star studded Music, Fashion, Film cover was ‘nightmare’ to make

The 34-year-old revealed the picture was taken just a day before vinyl records for her album, which was released on July 24, went to print.

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Charli xcx's top five songs

Charli xcx - who has just released her eighth studio album Music, Fashion, Film - has shared her top five songs from her own archive.

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Charli XCX has entered a new era. Here’s why pop’s biggest transformations are no longer just about the music

Pop has always thrived on reinvention, with artists moving through distinct phases that reconfigure both their sound and sense of self.

The Conversation

Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film review – slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat

How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity

The Guardian - UK

Which summer girl cliché are you?

From the Provence minimalist to the Bodrum maximalist, here’s what your holiday wardrobe says about you

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Charli XCX declares ‘the dancefloor is dead’ as she announces rock album

‘Brat’ star is set to release her eighth album

The Independent UK

Charli xcx’s Brat movie marks the moment the mockumentary died

Spoof documentaries once skewered subjects by dialling comic ingenuity up to 11, but the genre has stagnated – replaced by showbiz puff pieces and right-wing provocations. Has their time passed?

The Guardian - UK

Harry Styles review, Co-op Live Manchester: Controlled disco-pop of Kiss All the Time takes on new dimensions

4/5 The pop star’s filmed show ‘Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester’ takes the screaming audience – and soon Netflix viewers – inside the club to celebrate his sultry new album

The Independent UK

How Did 'Psychotic Details Demon' Emerald Fennell Land Charli XCX For Wuthering Heights, Anyway?

Bumpin' that soundtrack.

Cinemablend

The Moment: Charli XCX is the ultimate chronicler of contemporary pop stardom

“Want to go again?” a choreographer asks Charli XCX at the start of the mockumentary The Moment. It’s the latest entry in the pop star’s rapidly expanding cinematic empire, propelled by the stratospheric cultural impact of her 2024 album, Brat.

The Conversation

Charli XCX’s The Moment described as ‘glum Spice World’ as it is released in UK

The film has received mixed reviews from critics.

Evening Standard

Charli xcx on the mind-bender of playing herself in The Moment

The singer was in London for the premiere of her brat summer mockumentary

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Charli XCX says Brat success changed her audience

Guess hitmaker Charli XCX has reflected on how Brat changed her from a "niche artist" to someone with a "huge new audience".

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Why Timothée Chalamet Wasn't At Kylie Jenner's Big, Splashy The Moment Premiere

Where was he?

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Charli xcx is done touring Brat

Charli xcx doesn't want to do anything more for her Brat era if it requries her leaving home.

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New Charli XCX film 'could be' the end of Brat, singer says in interview

The singer shared she wanted to pass the Brat cultural movement onto her fans

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Margot Robbie wears Elizabeth Taylor’s necklace to Wuthering Heights premiere

Robbie wore the piece with a striking Schiaparelli gown.

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Charli XCX appears in new music video alongside major reality TV star

The singer appeared in the music video for Brat collaborator and co-producer AG Cook’s new song Residue from her film The Moment.

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Charli xcx is ready for her Brat era to 'stop'

Charli xcx has lived and breathed Brat and is challenging herself with a new creative path.

The Independent UK

What critics are saying about Charli XCX’s film The Moment

Pop star has received praise for her performance but critics are branding the film ‘unconvincing’ and ‘a hit and miss affair’

The Guardian - US

The Moment review – Charli xcx struggles through defanged Brat summer satire

There’s a smart idea at play here, with the star playing a hellish version of herself fighting against corporate forces, but there’s not a lot else

Evening Standard

Charli XCX’s mockumentary The Moment receives mixed reviews

The film is a fictionalised account of the cultural phenomenon that followed the release of her Brat album in 2024.

Evening Standard

Charli XCX film The Moment gets UK and Ireland release date

The musician stars alongside the likes of Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgard and Rosanna Arquette.

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