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

Stereogum — The Grammy nominations were revealed on Friday (Nov. 8), and one of the most interesting nods is André 3000’s flute album New Blue Sun for Album Of The Year, sitting amongst Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Chappell Roan’s The Rise And Fall Of A M... more info

Stereogum — This year’s Grammy nominations are in, and a whole gang of heavyweights will face off in the all-important Album Of The Year category. More than usual, this year’s slate of nominees is full of pop-star heavyweights, many of whom are also Gramm... more info

Stereogum — It’s time to get mad and maybe slightly intrigued: The nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards have arrived! Beyoncé leads all nominees with 11, making her the most nominated artist of all time, followed by seven each for Charli XCX, Billie Eili... more info