Music, Fashion, Film

Upcoming 2026 studio album by Charli XCX

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Music, Fashion, Film is the upcoming seventh studio album by the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX, scheduled to be released on 24 July 2026 and distributed through music company Atlantic Records.

Background and development

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Charli XCX performing during her solo Brat Tour in November 2024

After receiving universal critical acclaim for her sixth studio album Brat (2024),[1] the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX saw her project spawning a viral Internet trend for its lime-green cover art and aesthetic dubbed as Brat summer.[2] Continuing this cultural phenomenon, Charli co-headlined the Sweat tour with Australian singer Troye Sivan and released her first remixed album on 11 October 2024 which featured various artists.[3]

Charli soon struggled with exhaustion and a lack of creative inspiration that made her feel like she “wouldn’t be able to make music anymore”.[4] She was then asked by director Emerald Fennell, in December 2024, to record a song for her 2026 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (1847). Charli “immediately felt inspired” after reading the screenplay and worked on several tracks throughout 2025,[5] with frequent collaborator Finn Keane.[6] Described as a “world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, [and] British,”[7] Charli noted this “collection of songs is an album” and questioned herself if it fits into her discography, but ultimately did not matter to her.[8]

Aidan Zamiri and Charli XCX at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2026

Brat and its songs were later nominated for nine Grammy Awards at its 67th annual ceremony, with Charli winning the three of them, including Best Dance/Electronic Album.[9] Charli then sent Scottish filmmaker Aidan Zamiri a message about her Brat success and headspace, which he read to Vanity Fair: “This feeling of having just almost got everything [she] could have wanted, and what that felt like on kind of a human level.”[10] It served as the basis for the film titled The Moment, with Charli being the lead role and directed by Zamiri;[11] it premiered at multiple festivals.{{cite web |last=Garner |first=Glenn |title=''The Moment'' review: Brat summer is a neverending nightmare for Charli XCX in meta |url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/the-moment-review-charli-xcx-sundance-1236690970/mockumentary |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=24 January 2026 |access-date=8 March 2026 }}</ref> and [[76th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dalton |first=Ben |title=Berlin film festival reveals 2026 Special, Panorama, Generation titles including George Jaques' ''Sunny Dancer'', ''The Moment'' with Charli XCX |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/berlin-reveals-2026-special-panorama-generation-titles/5212673.article |website=[[Screen Daily]] |date=14 January 2026 |access-date=15 January 2026 }}</ref>”}},”i”:0}}]}’>[a] When releasing her second soundtrack album on 13 February 2026, she revealed to American influencer Quenlin Blackwell about potentially quitting music and embrace into acting, hinting at another project.[14]

Two months later, American singer Sky Ferreira accused Charli of the usage of her old songs in the soundtrack and without credit.[15] Charli’s management responded to her claims on 6 April, stating, “All relevant parties were consulted [while] songwriting credits and splits were determined and agreed collectively in writing, with reference to documented timelines and contributions.”[16] In the same press release, they added that Charli was filming in Kyoto, Japan, at the time for an untitled Takashi Miike film,[17] and she was wrapping up her upcoming studio album.[18] She then uploaded a black and white image of herself wearing headphones to Instagram on April 15, with the caption stating, “I love making things.” Confirmed to be music related by Charli herself, she spent ten days at Rue Boyer Studios,[19] in 2025 in Paris, France, with record producers A. G. Cook and Finn Keane.[20]

Themes and composition

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Beginning with “Rock Music” as the lead single, it incorporates prominent distorted guitar instrumentation and Auto-Tune sounds,[21] while maintaining the pop-oriented style characteristic of Charli’s work.[22] Its lyrics continue her conversational and provocative approach, including references to nightlife, friendship, and self-aware humour.[23] The next track, “SS26” was mainly inspired by the rock music genre, opening with light guitar lines and subdued electronic drum sounds before shifting into a more distorted sound, [24] with a subtle dance element.[25] It also references online backlash and cancel culture through lines such as “I was hacked, it got taken out of context, obviously”.[26]

Promotion and release

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I’d never met either of them until the shoot. Very definition of “experience.” It was a type of surreal cultural compendium assembled to document yet another form of art. I wanted to be a fly on the wall watching this unfold, but I had to be in it. The album cover allows me the birds-eye view of that moment in time. Improvisation was key. The critical ingredient to fostering comfort and connection in the company of greatness!

— John Cale on being featured in the album cover art with Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese[27]

Charli uploaded a teaser video on 7 May 2026, showcasing an electric guitar being crushed by a stiletto heel.[28] This was confirmed to be her lead single titled “Rock Music”,[29] and was released the next day alongside a music video directed by Zamiri.[30] A black seven-inch vinyl was then produced on 9 May, that exclusively included a B-side track called “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night” with its respective video only being shared through Instagram,[31] on her alternative account.[32] Charli soon began teasing lyrics on a Substack post, which led to her second single release of “SS26” on 21 May.[33] Its music video was shown the same day, directed by Torso, depicting a fashion runway show in Paris with Charli presenting a series of designer looks.[34] Two days later, she dropped another B-side song titled “Playboy Bunny”, with a limited vinyl and video release.[35] She explained her reasoning about the subsequent B-side releases, stating, “They’re paired together, these two songs, are because, in ways, they’re totally opposite from each other, and that is find of the main point of them.”[36] The singer also added “[the songs] are never gonna go on streaming”, but may potentially change in the near future.[37]

Charli then announced her seventh album titled Music, Fashion, Film on 1 June 2026, with an expected date to be released on 24 July. The record plans to have eleven tracks with a total runtime of 30 minutes and 5 seconds. Its greyscale artwork was also shown, photographed by Zamiri,[38] featuring Welsh singer John Cale, American fashion designer Marc Jacobs and filmmaker Martin Scorsese, whom Rolling Stone UK describe as “three cultural greats representing each aspect” of music, fashion, and film.[39] All three men were present for the photoshoot that took place in a “random kitchen” at Charli’s request.[27]

The Music, Fashion, Film Tour was announced on 8 June 2026. Starting with four festival performances (Lollapalooza on 31 July; Outside Lands on 7 August; and Reading and Leeds Festivals on 28 August and 29 August, respectively), the tour is planned to consist of an additional fourteen concerts across the United States and Canada from 11 September to 23 October, all with Underscores as the supporting act.[40] Further dates in the United Kingdom are planned.[41]

Track listing

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Release history

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Footnotes

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References

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