Charli XCX announces seventh studio album Music, Fashion, Film
By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter
Charli XCX has announced she will release her seventh studio album – Music, Fashion, Film – this summer.
The chart-topper, known for songs including Boom Clap, I Love It and her Brat album, which sparked a cultural phenomenon, said that the upcoming 11-track record will be released on July 24th.
Charli XCX, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, posted a black-and-white photo believed to be the cover of the new record, featuring musician John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
The image features the unexpected trio gathered in a room, with Jacobs in the background leaning against a wall while Velvet Underground founder Cale and Oscar-winner Scorsese sit at a shabby table with an ashtray on it.
Beneath the post, the 33-year-old singer told her 9.1 million fans: “My new album Music, Fashion, Film is out July 24th. 11 songs, 30 minutes, 5 seconds.
“Available to pre order now, love you xx.”
The comments were flooded with excitement from fans and fellow stars such as US designer Jacobs, who wrote: “Thank you Charli. So grateful to be included.”
The announcement follows a string of recent releases from Aitchison including her singles Rock Music and SS26, as well as their B-side tracks which are available only on record or her B.sides Instagram account.
The star also recently hosted an impromptu In Conversation fan event and DJ set on Friday, alongside her husband The 1975 drummer George Daniel, where she hinted at the release of new music.
Charli’s latest project comes after she released a Wuthering Heights companion album to Emerald Fennell’s film of the same name earlier this year, and also the Brat album, which sparked a cultural phenomenon on its release.
The “Brat summer” trend caused a frenzy on social media, which incorporated sultry fashion choices inspired by the neon green and black album cover.
Earlier this year, the singer also starred in The Moment, a semi-fictional film looking at the release of Brat and the world tour that followed, and appeared in other film projects including Pete Ohs’ Erupcja and Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero.
Charli has had two UK number one singles and three number one albums.
