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New York Post
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Charli XCX throws a ‘Brat' party at Brooklyn's Barclays Center: review
What a difference a year makes for Charli XCX. This time a year ago, the Brit 'It Girl' was a month shy of releasing her 'Brat' album that would lead to a 'Brat summer' that made her a pop-culture phenomenon. Twelve years after her debut LP, 2013's 'True Romance,' she was a breakout pop star in her early 30s — middle age in pop years — doing collabs with Billie Eilish, appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' and getting seven Grammy nominations, including a prestigious Album of the Year nod. Advertisement 8 Charli XCX performs at her BRAT concert tour at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 30, 2025. Courtesy of Sarah Sickles 8 Charli XCX performed hits like 'Club Classics' and 'So I.' Courtesy of Sarah Sickles Nearly three months after winning three of those Grammys — including Best Dance/Electronic Album for 'Brat' and Best Dance Recording for 'Von dutch' — the 32-year-old singer headlined the first of four sold-out shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Wednesday. Advertisement After a co-headlining concert with Troye Sivan at Madison Square Garden last September, this time it was all her. And she was coming in hot off two Coachella performances that had celebs such as Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner bopping to her beats. The buzz was definitely in the air on Wednesday night for one of the hottest tickets of the year, with concertgoers wearing their most 'Brat' fits, many in 'Brat' neon green. 8 Charli XCX brought out no surprise collaborators or fellow musicians during her Brooklyn show. Courtesy of Sarah Sickles And it didn't take long before Charli XCX launched into two of that album's biggest hits in '360' and 'Von dutch.' Body-rocking across the dark, smoky stage in her trademark black shads, she transformed Barclays Center into a Brooklyn warehouse. Advertisement Indeed, this felt more like a rave than a concert, a sweaty club instead of an arena. 'Night one baby! You f—king ready to party with Charli XCX?' she exclaimed. No doubt — there was an infectious party atmosphere that made the show feel intimate and the singer feel accessible. 8 Charli XCX closed out her Barclays show with 'I Love It,' her 2012 hit with Icona Pop, on April 30, 2025. Obtained by New York Post Advertisement It was just Charli XCX on the stage for the entire time — discounting the cameraman filming her — and she owned it, from the throbbing 'Club Classics' to the tender 'So I,' her tribute to her late collaborator Sophie. She may not be the best dancer, nor the best singer, but she has — as the kids say — a vibe. And there was an unchoreographed feel to it all that gave the show a loose and lively feel, as if Charli XCX was just living in the moment right along with her thousands of fans. 8 Charli xcs won three Grammys out of her seven nominations for 'Brat' in February. Getty Images 8 Charli xcx attended the 13th annual Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles in November. REUTERS But it also felt a bit bare onstage with no background dancers and such minimal production that it seemed a little, well, cheap. Plus, with no visible band, it seemed as if Charli XCX was singing to track most of the time. That might have been OK for Terminal 5 or Brooklyn Steel, but it felt underwhelming in a big arena like Barclays Center (where she will return Thursday, Saturday and Sunday). And Charli XCX could've used at least one surprise guest among her many collaborators. But there was no Troye Sivan on 'Talk Talk,' no Lorde on 'Girl, so confusing,' no Billie Eilish on 'Guess.' Advertisement 8 Charli xcx headlined the first of four sold-out shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Wednesday The Recording Academy 8 Charli xcx's 'Brat' movement continued when her arena tour hit Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Wednesday night. Michael Nagle Still, that hardly seemed to matter by the time she opened her encore with 'party 4 U' — because she had delivered just that for her fans who came to party with her. Advertisement While Charli XCX was clearly living in this moment with a set leaning heavily on 'Brat' and its deluxe edition — forgoing earlier hits such as 'Boom Clap' and her Iggy Azalea collab 'Fancy' — she closed the night with 'I Love It,' her 2012 hit with Icona Pop. And love it, they did.
Evening Standard
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Overcompensating: what we know about Amazon's new show featuring Charlie XCX and Megan Fox
The trailer for the new shop dropped on Tuesday and is soundtracked by 2012 song I Love It by Icona Pop and British singer Charli XCX, who appears as herself in the trailer. She also has a role behind the scenes.
BreakingNews.ie
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Charli XCX teases ‘different kind of summer' at Coachella
Pop star Charli XCX has teased a 'different kind of summer', prompting speculation about new work from the artist. The singer shared a post on Instagram on Sunday about her performance at the music festival Coachella with the caption 'coming soon…' Advertisement In the carousel post the British star, 32, included a photograph of her on stage with the words 'Maybe it's time for a different kind of summer?' on the screen, hinting at last year's 'Brat summer' cultural trend sparked by her album Brat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx) The singer-songwriter shared a collection of images from the festival which included photographs of pop star Addison Rae and American singer The Dare, after performing two weekends at Coachella where she brought out singers including Troye Sivan and Lorde. The final video sees Charli standing on stage with the words 'Does this mean that brat summer is finally over????? IDK? maybe? maybe it's time for a different kind of brat summer? maybe it's time for me to let go? maybe it's time to make way for….' This comes after Green Day's singer Billie Joe Armstrong closed the rock band's headline set wearing a bright green Brat cap. Advertisement Charli XCX won five categories at the 2025 Brit Awards including the coveted album of the year for her culture-shaping record Brat. She also secured artist of the year, dance act, song of the year for her track Guess featuring US superstar Billie Eilish, and was awarded the songwriter of the year trophy. Charli XCX (Lucy North/PA) Released in June 2024, Brat soared in the charts and inspired the 'Brat summer' trend which became a cultural movement promoting self-love, positive body image and sultry style choices. The trend became so big that Brat was named the 2024 Collins Word Of The Year, redefined as 'characterised by a confident, independent and hedonistic attitude'. Advertisement The singer topped the UK singles charts with the Icona Pop song I Love It and has had two number one albums including Brat and Crash.
Los Angeles Times
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Post-'Brat' summer, Charli XCX reminds Coachella who she really is
To many, the world of Charli XCX consists of lime green, high-profile collaborations and hard drugs. But the British pop star's Coachella performance reminds us, she's much more. Before she took the stage, murmurs took over the green-clad crowd. Could Billie Eilish make an appearance? What about Troye Sivan? No, it has to be Addison Rae. In her all black attire, the singer appears on the Coachella main stage, causing the crowd to roar. Behind her blacked-out glasses, she sets the tone, exclaiming, 'What the f—?' Luckily, the whispers were correct—XCX peppered her performance with predictable experiences. Sweat tour co-headliner and 'Rush' singer Troye Sivan kicked off the star-studded lineup to perform their 'Talk Talk' remix, then came alternative empress Lorde for 'Girl, So Confusing' and Billie Eilish completed the holy trinity by performing 'Guess.' But beyond her A-list associations, XCX delivered a mostly 'brat' setlist. She patrolled the stage with an undeniable sense of confidence—making her way down to the barricade and strutting up and down the lengthy catwalk, red solo cup in hand. Next to me, people sniff small piles of cocaine from their acrylic nails. Others flail around and scream every lyric. Charli XCX has been a member of the pop scene for over a decade. As the vocalist on Icona Pop's 'I Love it' and Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy,' the singer spent her early career edging a mainstream breakthrough and building a fiercely loyal fanbase. It wasn't until 'brat,' her fifth studio album, that her poignant lyricism and experimental sonics began to click with the general population. The June release became more than a charting record, but rather a cultural movement — creating what has been coined as 'brat summer.' Encouraging people to embrace a party lifestyle and let loose, XCX has spent the past year at the helm of a party girl revival. Her last offering was the 2012 Icona Pop collaboration, 'I Love it.' The memorable, throwback synths filled the Coachella air. It was a full circle moment – as an old video of XCX comes to mind. It's one where she was performing the same track, in 2014 at a German music festival. The young XCX gets frustrated with the silent crowd and yells, 'Do you know the f—ing words?' Now, they do. In the middle of the dense crowd, you can barely hear XCX's vocals over the crowd's thunderous vocals, singing 'I don't care / I love it' over and over again. The usually stone-faced singer lets a smile shine through. Oh, how things have changed. She's gone in a flash but leaves the audience with a message. Written on the large screens, she acknowledges the end of brat summer and questions, 'Idk who I am when it's over.' It only takes a few seconds for her to leave us with the reminder—'I'm Charli.' But she shouldn't sweat it —we won't be forgetting that anytime soon.
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Charlie XCX: What are her most-played biggest songs on UK TV and radio?
It may have started as a Brat the love for Charli XCX's music continues all year round. In March, Charli XCX collected five Brit awards including the biggest ones of all – Best Artist, Best Album, and even Song of the now another of her songs has something to shout about. Research has shown that her songs are played 54 times a day on UK radio and TV and her most-played song? It's the single I Love It. Hit single 'I Love It' was co-written by and features Charli XCX, but was released in in 2012 by Swedish pop-duo Icona Pop. According to stats from the licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited - which makes sure artists are paid for their work - the song accounts for 22% of the artist's airtime. Second in the list is her solo single Boom Clap from 2014. The data also reveals that some of her most-played hits so far are collabs, including I Love It, but also Fancy with Iggy Azalea and Beg For You, featuring pop star Rina Sawayama. Charli XCX has been making music since she was a teenager where she posted it the release of her chart-topping sixth studio album, Brat, shot her to fame last then the album has been nominated for the Mercury Prize last year, and Charli XCX has won three Grammys and several Brit term "Brat" became widely used, and was named Collins Dictionary Word of the Year what's next for the singer is unknown, with stats like these it's likely she still has more big hits to come!
