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Home » Charli XCX

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Posted inMusic

Fraxiom jigsaws pop into a new frame

by Leor Galil October 15, 2020August 18, 2021

In the high-speed world of hyperpop, Fraxiom became a star in months—and their joyfully messy style could propel them beyond that tiny scene.

Posted inMusic

Charli XCX captures her present life on the made-in-quarantine How I’m Feeling Now

by Megan Kirby May 22, 2020August 18, 2021

Charli XCX has no chill. The pop star has spent much of her time during the pandemic making a new album, How I’m Feeling Now, which came out May 15. […]

Posted inMusic

Charli XCX wants to be the future of pop

by Megan Kirby October 3, 2019August 18, 2021

When Charli XCX dropped the single “Blame It on Your Love” on May 15, she posted an Instagram story of herself posing with guest vocalist Lizzo and a sign reading […]

Posted inMusic

Charli XCX claimed her pop crown at Pitchfork

by Ed Blair July 22, 2019August 18, 2021

She’s long been an expert collaborator, but she’s finally ready for stardom on her own terms.

Posted inMusic

At Pitchfork, all the world’s onstage

by Anna White July 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Ibeyi, and Chai are among the acts from abroad at the festival this year.

Posted inMusic

Pitchfork finally makes its own pop moment

by Justin Curto July 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Robyn, Sky Ferreira, Haim, and Charli XCX aim a little to the left of the Top 40—and give the Pitchfork crowd something to dance about.

Posted inMusic

The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival

by Chicago Reader July 11, 2019August 18, 2021

Every set listed in order, from the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble on Friday afternoon to Robyn on Sunday night

Posted inMusic

The 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival announces its lineup

by Leor Galil March 6, 2019August 18, 2021

Headliners Robyn, Haim, and the Isley Brothers are joined on the bill by the likes of Pusha T, Stereolab, and Mavis Staples.

Posted inMusic

Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil August 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show, raunchy rapper Cupcakke hits an all-building party at Metro and Smart Bar, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Raunchy Chicago rapper Cupcakke goes all-in for body positivity on ‘Biggie Smalls’

by Leor Galil April 5, 2017August 18, 2021

Cupcakke’s first album of the year, the new Queen Elizabitch, demonstrates that her power extends beyond rapping about sex.

Posted inBlogs

Lollapalooza day two marked by angst, apathy—and one artist’s arrest

by Reader staff August 2, 2015August 18, 2021

Metallica was masterful, Travi$ Scott was allegedly criminal, and much of the Saturday audience was indifferent.

Posted inBlogs

Iggy Azalea flips the script and goes pop

by Miles Raymer April 22, 2014August 18, 2021

A controversial rapper finds an audience in the club.

Mixtapes aren't just a rap thing anymore—they're beginning to reflect the diversity of pop music. Clockwise from top left, several artists who've had successful mixtapes recently: A$AP Rocky, Ryan Lewis & Macklemore, Jeremih, and Charli XCX.
Posted inMusic

Why mixtapes don’t hit the charts

by Miles Raymer May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Billboard and the RIAA are ignoring mixtapes, which just happen to be outside music-industry control.

Posted inBlogs

Why you won’t see rap mixtapes on the charts

by Miles Raymer May 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Billboard, the RIAA, and the big mixtape snub

Posted inBlogs

My Best of 2012 Spotify playlist—five hours of the year’s most pleasure-inducing music

by Miles Raymer December 28, 2012August 19, 2021

Where else can you hear ZZ Top’s “I Gotsta Get Paid” and E-40’s “I’m Laced” in the same place?

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