Charli xcx has announced a worldwide run of listening parties to preview her forthcoming album Music, Fashion, Film, with a handful of UK dates confirmed among 25 cities hosting early screenings.
The sessions will take place in independent cinemas this week, running from July 9 to July 11, and promise fans the chance to hear the full record ahead of its official drop on July 24 – a full two weeks early.
UK venues named for the events include The Castle in London, Savoy Cinema in Stockport and Cinema and Showtime in Dublin.
North America, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan and multiple European cities will also host sessions.
The Von Dutch hitmaker recently teased that there is one collaboration on the follow-up to Brat.
She admitted fans will struggle to guess who the only featured artist is.
Appearing on French TV show Quotidien, she teased: “There is one collaboration.
“I’m not telling you, but you won’t be able to guess.”
Charli – who put John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese on the cover to represent her heroes in the three respective industries – insisted it’s impossible to guess who it is.
She said: “I’d bet money on you not guessing. You can try!
“You could have 1000 chances and you still wouldn’t guess.”
So far, fans have heard the singles Rock Music, which divided fans, SS26 and Wink Wink.
Recently, Charli and Madonna put to bed feud rumours as they spent several hours partying together in Paris.
After the 33-year-old star declared in Rock Music that “the dance floor is dead,” Madonna, who was gearing up to drop the dance album Confessions II at the time, posted a series of disco-themed images on Instagram with a caption many fans saw as a direct clapback.
She wrote: “If your Dance Floor feels dead Maybe you’re playing the wrong music (sic).”
However, the pair silenced the speculation as they sat side by side, smoked cigarettes, and hugged at the Saint Laurent menswear spring/summer 2027 fashion show last month.
They were later seen behind the DJ booth dancing to Madonna’s hits Thief of Hearts and Hung Up at the after-party.
