Stereogum — Fun fact: When Everything But The Girl’s biggest hit “Missing” came out, Tracey Thorn was the same age that Charli XCX is now. Charli XCX is 32 years old, she came up on Myspace, and her fiancé is balding. That’s enough evidence to suppor... more info

Stereogum — Kesha has been teasing her new song “Delusional” with warnings on social media like, “My ex should hide on friday.” After being freed from Dr. Luke’s label earlier this year, the pop star unveiled the beloved banger “Joyride,” collab... more info

Stereogum — Today was Thanksgiving in America, and the festivities of course involved Charli XCX’s Brat (because in 2024, what doesn’t?). It was a holiday in the UK too: the date of Charli’s mega-gig in London. At the O2 Arena, the pop star put on a st... more info

Stereogum — Manchester’s hardcore-adjacent Outbreak Fest always looks like a great time. Yesterday, the festival announced next year’s awesome lineup. The show goes down 6/14-15 at Manchester’s BEC Arena, and it’s got headliners like Alex G and newly ... more info

Stereogum — A couple of great, collab-happy British artists are about to get their own London festivals, and they’re getting a chance to book all their friends. As Billboard points out, the LIDO Festival is bringing in both Jamie xx and Charli XCX to headl... more info

Stereogum — It was rumored, and now confirmed: Charli XCX will in fact launch a BRAT arena tour next spring. Beginning in late April 2025, the US tour will roll through Austin, Minneapolis, Rosemont, and Brooklyn (for two dates). That’s only a few shows, bu... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this summer, the thunderously ignorant, rap-inflected hardcore band Gridiron were selling Charli XCX parody shirts. It had the Brat green and the font, but it said “Grid.” If you saw that shirt out in the wild, would you get it? Does a... more info

Stereogum — After doing double-duty on SNL over the weekend, Charli XCX is making the most of her NYC trip. The pop star has been teasing a surprise, and it ended up being a last-minute performance in Times Square in a collaboration with H&M. more info

Stereogum — There was exclusive merch. There were many It Girls. There was lots of Brat green. Charli XCX pulled double-duty on SNL on Saturday, her third time as musical guest and her first time hosting. She performed Brat highlights “360” (introduced by... more info

Stereogum — When Charli XCX released her excellent album Brat earlier this year, she landed at a new career peak. She’s getting critical raves and filling arenas and racking up Grammy nominations, but she’s not necessarily one of the most popular pop st... more info