Charli XCX is ready to begin her next musical chapter.
The British pop star announced on June 1 that her upcoming album, Music, fashion, movies, will be released on July 24. The project follows the massive success of Abrupt and marks another stylistic shift for the artist.
Charli revealed the album with a surprise Instagram post featuring the cover art, which includes a black-and-white image of musician John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
“My new album Music, Fashion, Film is out July 24th,” Charli wrote in the caption. “11 songs, 30 minutes, 5 seconds. Pre-order now, love you xx.”
The announcement came after weeks of speculation about the singer’s next move. Before the disclosure, prediction market Polymarket hosted a bet if Charli would announce a new album before July 31st.
Fans have already gotten a taste of the project through the release of two singles, “Rock Music” and “SS26.”
Charli has previously hinted that the album would differ significantly from her recent work. In a May cover story with British Voguethe publication described the record as a “Rock reinvention”, a departure from the club-focused sound that helped define Abrupt.
“For me, it’s fun to flip the form,” Charli said. “We know there will be people who are bothered by it, but that’s fine.”
The singer explained that visiting familiar territory did not appeal to her creatively.
“If I had done another album that felt more dance-oriented, it would have been really hard, really sad,” she said.
Instead, Charli said she and her collaborators experimented with a more analog-inspired approach while still putting their own spin on the sound.
“We did our version of analog, which is so silly and fun, but putting it through our lens and making sure nothing felt too macho was important,” she noted.
The artist added that the new direction offered a welcome contrast to her previous era.
“It made me crave something opposite. To come back to something more internal is really nice,” she said, “and really quiet.”
The timing of the release has also become a topic of interest among Polymarket users. Currently, a contract asking if the album will be released on July 31st currently has about a 97% chance of the album being released.
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