Charli XCX

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Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners
The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses

Guardian music

02, Mar, 2024 @8:19 PM

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Charli XCX prankster is latest in a long line of authors to fool the public
A writer hoodwinked the internet into thinking the singer nabbed his book title but he’s not the first author to pull a controversial publicity stunt

Ella Creamer

01, Mar, 2024 @6:33 PM

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Britney Spears denies reports of a new album: ‘I will never return to the music industry’
Following rumours that Charli XCX and Julia Michaels had been approached to present songs for a new album, the pop star said that she only writes for fun or for other artists

Laura Snapes

04, Jan, 2024 @10:25 AM

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Song of the summer 2023: writers pick their tracks of the season
From Kylie Minogue to Jorja Smith, Guardian writers have picked the song they will be playing on repeat for the summer

Adrian Horton, Owen Myers, Jim Farber, Kate Hutchinson, Benjamin Lee, Alaina Demopoulos, Michael Cragg, Bryan Armen Graham, Laura Snapes, Rob LeDonne and Ben Beaumont-Thomas

13, Jul, 2023 @3:30 PM

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The joy of the slow burn record: ‘Not only did I warm to his drawls, I became obsessed’
Sometimes, 20 years after dismissing an album, it’s suddenly exactly what you need. Our writers pick out the music that crept up on them

Dave Simpson, Laura Snapes, Tayyab Amin, Safi Bugel, Tara Joshi, Alexis Petridis, Christine Ochefu and Shaad D'Souza

08, Jun, 2023 @9:38 AM

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Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards
Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners

Safi Bugel

18, May, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Let’s go round again: the ridiculous rise of fifth-anniversary vinyl reissues
With young fans craving vinyl copies of relatively recent releases, the industry is shortening the nostalgia cycle to almost nothing. But how long can this boom really last?

Shaad D'Souza

20, Apr, 2023 @6:28 AM

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Sydney WorldPride opening concert: Kylie and Dannii Minogue gloriously launch season of golden hot pants
Live and Proud was a drag spectacular, with Casey Donovan and Charli XCX among the many highlights

Steve Dow

24, Feb, 2023 @9:31 PM

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Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness
Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men

Laura Snapes

16, Jan, 2023 @3:14 PM

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The 50 best albums of 2022: No 4 – Charli XCX: Crash
For the final album on her major-label contract, the contrary pop auteur decided to dance with the devil to make a nakedly commercial record – though her self-awareness still shone through

Laura Snapes

20, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

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‘Partying with purpose’: WorldPride is heading to Sydney next year – here’s what to expect
From Charli XCX and Kylie Minogue gigs to celebrations of First Nations cultures, organisers are hoping to show the world a new side to Australia

Kelly Burke

08, Nov, 2022 @11:01 PM

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I was a teenage Napster obsessive – and illegal downloading changed my music taste for good
The P2P giant was shut down 20 years ago this week. But the omnivorous mindset it encouraged in a generation resonates in the very best of today’s genre-smashing pop

Emma Garland

30, Aug, 2022 @1:44 PM

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