{"id":2031075,"date":"2026-07-07T07:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031075"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:48:40","slug":"charli-xcx-announces-music-fashion-film-album-listening-parties-in-25-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031075","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX announces \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 album listening parties in 25 cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_charlixcx_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Charli XCX announces \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 album listening parties in 25 cities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>They will be staged in independent cinemas this week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T08:48:40+01:00\">7th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_charlixcx_getty_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Charli XCX\" title=\"Saint Laurent - Photocall - Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring\/Summer 2027\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Charli XCX attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring\/Summer 2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2026 CREDIT: Stephane Cardinale &#8211; Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images for Saint Laurent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Charli XCX has announced plans for a series of album listening parties for \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 in independent cinemas across the globe this week.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>Charli XCX \u2013 \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearning<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sessions will take place in the UK, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Japan on July 9-11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Details and RSVP information can be\u00a0found on her website\u00a0here by clicking on the listed cities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the cinemas listed in the UK are the Castle Cinema in London and the Savoy Cinema in Stockport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DadRbKWxR87\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 is set to land on July 24 and has previously been previewed with the tracks \u2018Wink Wink\u2018, \u2018Rock Music\u2019, and \u2018SS26\u2019. You can pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s black and white cover is shot by Aidan Zamiri, and sees John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese posing together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview this year, the artist told <em>British Vogue<\/em>\u00a0some of the lyrics to \u2018Rock Music\u2019\u00a0\u2013 prompting speculation that the album would take a heavier direction.<\/p>\n<p>Charli later clarified that she \u201cnever said\u201d she was making a rock album, but previously made it clear that she was distancing herself from the sound of \u2018Brat\u2019, her seminal 2024 record.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest album listening parties announcement comes after she previously confirmed a North America tour for later this year last month. You can view the tour dates here and purchase any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Charli and Madonna were recently spotted partying together in Paris despite the Queen of Pop\u2019s \u201cdancefloor is dead\u201d comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She later opened up about hanging out with the Queen of Pop saying she \u201cfound it very inspiring\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Charli also recently opened up about her mental health struggles, saying she has difficulty coming to terms with online discourse about her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am finding it tough to \u2026 I don\u2019t know,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cI\u2019m finding my emotions are very, very volatile at the minute, I\u2019ll be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Charli also opened up about her Indian heritage, saying it can be \u201cdifficult\u201d to understand her \u201cidentity\u201d as a mixed-race person, after seeming to\u00a0make reference\u00a0to it in the lyrics to \u2018SS26\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>She will return to the stage to make her headline debut at Reading &amp; Leeds in August, topping the festival bill alongside Fontaines D.C., Raye, Florence + The Machine, Dave and Chase &amp; Status. Visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the designer behind the \u2018Brat\u2019 album recently opened up about his design process and the cover\u2019s evolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Charli XCX<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-don-broco-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Don Broco to replace Alkaline Trio as 2000Trees headliners after tour cancellation<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Charli XCX has announced plans for a series of album listening parties for \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 in independent cinemas across the globe this week.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>Charli XCX \u2013 \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearning<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sessions will take place in the UK, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Japan on July 9-11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Details and RSVP information can be\u00a0found on her website\u00a0here by clicking on the listed cities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the cinemas listed in the UK are the Castle Cinema in London and the Savoy Cinema in Stockport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DadRbKWxR87\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 is set to land on July 24 and has previously been previewed with the tracks \u2018Wink Wink\u2018, \u2018Rock Music\u2019, and \u2018SS26\u2019. You can pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s black and white cover is shot by Aidan Zamiri, and sees John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese posing together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview this year, the artist told <em>British Vogue<\/em>\u00a0some of the lyrics to \u2018Rock Music\u2019\u00a0\u2013 prompting speculation that the album would take a heavier direction.<\/p>\n<p>Charli later clarified that she \u201cnever said\u201d she was making a rock album, but previously made it clear that she was distancing herself from the sound of \u2018Brat\u2019, her seminal 2024 record.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest album listening parties announcement comes after she previously confirmed a North America tour for later this year last month. You can view the tour dates here and purchase any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Charli and Madonna were recently spotted partying together in Paris despite the Queen of Pop\u2019s \u201cdancefloor is dead\u201d comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She later opened up about hanging out with the Queen of Pop saying she \u201cfound it very inspiring\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Charli also recently opened up about her mental health struggles, saying she has difficulty coming to terms with online discourse about her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am finding it tough to \u2026 I don\u2019t know,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cI\u2019m finding my emotions are very, very volatile at the minute, I\u2019ll be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Charli also opened up about her Indian heritage, saying it can be \u201cdifficult\u201d to understand her \u201cidentity\u201d as a mixed-race person, after seeming to\u00a0make reference\u00a0to it in the lyrics to \u2018SS26\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>She will return to the stage to make her headline debut at Reading &amp; Leeds in August, topping the festival bill alongside Fontaines D.C., Raye, Florence + The Machine, Dave and Chase &amp; Status. Visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the designer behind the \u2018Brat\u2019 album recently opened up about his design process and the cover\u2019s evolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-announces-music-fashion-film-album-listening-parties-in-25-cities-3955404&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_charlixcx_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Charli XCX announces \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 album listening parties in 25 cities They will be staged in independent cinemas this week By Damian Jones 7th July 2026 Charli XCX attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring\/Summer 2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2026 CREDIT: Stephane Cardinale [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2031075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2031075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2031075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2031075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2031075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}