RARE PHOTOS: 31 - The Real Truth

Charli XCX: The British star who created a Brat cultural phenomenon

The singer has added five Brit Award nods to her list of accolades.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

The best 2025 festivals outside of the UK for sun, sightseeing and thumping bass

From a riverside festival in Mexico to an Icelandic party weekend under the Northern Lights, here are some of the best festivals you can book outside of the UK for 2025

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Triple J’s Hottest 100: pop reigns, but how will Australian music fare?

Chappell Roan, Charli xcx and Billie Eilish are predicted to dominate Australia’s biggest music poll come Saturday’s countdown, with only two local acts tipped for top-10 spots – and just one original Australian song

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2025

Charli XCX tells fashion brands to send gifts to fire victims

Pop star Charli XCX has urged fashion brands to stop sending her gifts and told them to send their products to charity drives helping victims of the California wildfires instead.

BANG Premier · Jan 13, 2025

Q&A: Franz Ferdinand discuss their new album, the resurgence of 2000s indie and Charli XCX

The Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world two decades ago

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Taylor Swift leads record year for UK music sales

Consumer spending on recorded music reached £2.4bn in 2024, overtaking the previous record in 2001

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

From F1 to Mickey 17: the 2025 films Guardian writers are most excited about

New films from Paul Thomas Anderson and Kelly Reichardt with stars including George Clooney, Michaela Coel and Cate Blanchett will premiere this year

The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2025

Rawdogging, brat and looksmaxxing: Guardian’s breakthrough words of 2024

If boysober, femininomenon and vibecession also leave you confused, you’re probably not a member of gen Z

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025

Europe’s best music festivals in 2025 that are all within a four-hour flight from London

Fancy a sunnier alternative to Glastonbury? Check out these options from Norway to Malta, via Spain and France

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

'It's given people my age permission to be reckless': how Charli XCX's Brat phenomenon will only grow in 2025

Brat definied 2024, but musicians believe its ethos of confidence, hedonism and messiness will continue to inspire in the coming years

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024