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Charli XCX says she feared being dropped from her label over hit Brat album

The record peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in 14 other countries.

Evening Standard

Charli XCX says her tracks for Wuthering Heights sound very different to Brat

The Brat singer is providing music for the soundtrack of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel.

Evening Standard

Why Charli XCX might be gen Z’s answer to the Romantic poets

Popstar Charli XCX is turning her hand to acting in the new film Erupcja. In it, she recites Lord Byron’s poem Darkness. Charli and Byron may be 200 years apart, but the legacies of Romantic poetry are alive in Brat, the singer’s sixth studio album.

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Charli xcx’s Converse collab is out today - but only for three days

Charli XCX's latest Converse collaboration celebrates her Brat era with a unique twist on classic Chucks

Evening Standard

Denise Welch auctioning off Glastonbury Brat flag

Denise Welch is auctioning off the Glastonbury Brat flag with her name on it to raise money for the Children North East charity.

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From awol to A-lister: how pop stars from Charli xcx to Addison Rae found the fun in fame again

Despite their predecessors stressing the horrors of pop success, a new cohort are hungry for it, reflecting the ambitions of spotlight-hungry gen Z and the shamelessness of Trump 2.0 life

The Guardian - UK

What Does It Mean To Be ‘Cool’? Researchers Have Figured It Out, Based On These 6 Traits

‘Brat’, Labubus and nepo babies were just a few things on the cool/uncool scale.

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Charli xcx Fires Back At Criticism Over Her Glastonbury Headline Set: ‘Most Boring Take’

In a perfectly bratty response, Charli xcx slammed the insinuation that her performance-style makes her a "fraud".

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If Charli XCX is over Brat summer, she doesn’t let it show during her full-throttle Glastonbury set

4/5 The glaring lack of cameos aside, tonight’s set is a gyrating, floor-spitting party

The Independent UK

Brat’s back: Charli XCX to make Glastonbury return after prize-winning year

The 32-year-old played her Partygirl set at Glastonbury Festival in 2024, but this time the singer is taking to a much bigger stage.

Evening Standard

Charli xcx named songwriter of the year at Ivor Novello awards

Pop star recognised for sharp yet candid songcraft on Brat, but loses best album category to Berwyn at awards honouring songwriting excellence

The Guardian - UK

Charlie XCX is in talks to star in Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia movie - and that is so Brat

We are so here for it

Total Film

Brewers' Sausage Mascot Takes First Viral Spill of 2025 MLB Season

Hey, it's spring training for everyone.

Sports Illustrated

Charli XCX Brings Club-Classic Brat Fashion to the 2025 Grammys Red Carpet

It's alright to just admit that she's the fantasy.

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The Guardian - US

Grammys 2025: the winners, the losers, the performances – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Dior reinvents Lewis Carroll’s Alice for the Brat era at Paris fashion week

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri borrows from Dorothea Tanning’s surrealist paintings for her runway show

The Independent UK

Keira Knightley’s Atonement dress that wasn’t actually a dress but everyone wanted it anyway

Keira Knightley’s emerald green dress in Atonement was quickly voted the greatest film costume ever in a Sky Movies/InStyle poll and it’s a shade of green that had it's own moment, long before Brat was a thing.

The Conversation

The ten best albums of 2024 – according to music experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. And what a soundtrack this year’s newsletters have had. From Charli XCX’s global domination with Brat to Kendrick Lamar’s rap game-changing GNX,…

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“There’s nothing that annoys me more than when people don’t think their emojis through”: Charli XCX on upping your WhatsApp game, why dancing at parties is compulsory, her teenage diary and more

The superstar shares her guide for living so you too can get your Brat on

Evening Standard

Charli XCX Brat 2024 Tour at the O2: What time is she on and what's the setlist?

Don’t just Guess – here’s a 360 view of all your questions about the London leg of the Brat Tour answered

The Guardian - UK

‘George Clooney – who cares?’ Did celebrity endorsements actually harm Kamala Harris?

Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, George Clooney and Beyoncé all voiced their approval for the Democratic candidate. But do these endorsements do more for the stars than for the politician?

The Independent UK

Charli XCX-coined phrase named Word of the Year 2024

Brat has been redefined this year as being ‘characterised by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude’.

The Guardian - UK

Charli xcx: Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat review – her lime-green imperial phase is unstoppable

(Atlantic)Big-name guests abound on a thrilling remix album that takes a glimpse into celebrity’s heart of darkness but makes it transcendently fun and cool

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Is Charli XCX teasing a Brat remix album featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst?

Brat-style billboards featuring Durst’s name, plus Chappell Roan and The 1975’s, are igniting internet speculation, though some believe the reported sightings to be fake

The Independent UK

2024 wasn’t just Brat summer - it was Ben Affleck summer

There’s no denying that ‘Brat summer’ was the ultimate trend of 2024. But Brittany Miller writes about another defining moment of the summer.

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