{"id":537327,"date":"2026-07-07T10:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537327\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:48:07","slug":"charli-xcx-announces-music-fashion-film-album-listening-parties-in-25-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/537327\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX announces \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 album listening parties in 25 cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/charli-xcx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli XCX<\/a> has announced plans for a series of album listening parties for \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-announces-new-album-music-fashion-film-3948670\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Music, Fashion, Film<\/a>\u2018 in independent cinemas across the globe this week.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-wuthering-heights-review-3930233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli XCX \u2013 \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearning<\/a><\/p>\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<p>Details and RSVP information can be\u00a0found on her website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlixcx.com\/thelisteningevents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> 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<p>\u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 is set to land on July 24 and has previously been previewed with the tracks \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/watch-charli-xcxs-raunchy-video-for-cheeky-new-single-wink-wink-3953342\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wink Wink<\/a>\u2018, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-charli-xcxs-mosh-heavy-video-for-new-single-rock-music-3944492\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Music<\/a>\u2019, and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-releases-new-single-ss26-listen3946780-3946780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SS26<\/a>\u2019. You can pre-order it <a href=\"https:\/\/charlixcx.lnk.to\/MusicFashionFilm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s black and white cover is shot by Aidan Zamiri, and sees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/john-cale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Cale<\/a>, Marc Jacobs, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/martin-scorsese\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Scorsese<\/a> posing together.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview this year, the artist told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-on-her-new-album-the-dance-floor-is-dead-so-now-were-making-rock-music-3940780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British Vogue\u00a0some of the lyrics to \u2018Rock Music\u2019\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 prompting speculation that the album would take a heavier direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-shares-studio-footage-making-new-song-rock-music-thats-not-actually-rock-music-3943679\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli later clarified<\/a> that she \u201cnever said\u201d she was making a rock album, but previously made it clear that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-on-her-new-album-the-dance-floor-is-dead-so-now-were-making-rock-music-3940780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">distancing herself from the sound of \u2018Brat\u2019<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-announces-2026-north-america-music-fashion-film-tour-3949755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and purchase any remaining tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/charli-xcx-tickets\/artist\/1638380?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;clickid=zBB3oRyqlxyZRdJ1t4U3Rz4sUkuVWazFkSokQU0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;impradid=2862475&amp;REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat2862475&amp;wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_2862475&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;impradname=NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;ircid=4272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/despite-the-dancefloor-is-dead-comments-charli-xcx-and-madonna-hang-out-and-party-together-in-paris-3952808\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli and Madonna were recently spotted partying together in Paris despite the Queen of Pop\u2019s \u201cdancefloor is dead\u201d comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She later opened up about hanging out with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-on-her-mini-break-in-paris-with-madonna-i-found-it-very-inspiring-to-hang-out-with-her-3953563\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Queen of Pop saying she \u201cfound it very inspiring\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Charli also recently opened up about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-speaks-out-on-mental-health-struggle-im-in-the-worst-place-mentally-that-ive-been-in-my-life-3951852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> her mental health struggles, saying she has difficulty coming to terms with online discourse about her<\/a>.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-discusses-her-indian-heritage-its-difficult-to-place-yourself-and-to-understand-your-identity-3954745\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also opened up about her Indian heritage<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/reading-leeds-2026-line-up-headliners-announced-poster-tickets-3914124\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her headline debut at Reading &amp; Leeds<\/a> in August, topping the festival bill alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/fontaines-d-c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fontaines D.C.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/raye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raye<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-and-the-machine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florence + The Machine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chase-status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase &amp; Status<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Freading-and-leeds-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Visit here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the designer behind the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/charli-xcx-brat-review-lyrics-tracklist-3762875\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brat<\/a>\u2019 album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-charli-xcx-brat-artwork-designer-talk-through-design-process-and-evolution-3955184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently opened up about his design process and the cover\u2019s evolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charli XCX has announced plans for a series of album listening parties for \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 in independent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,15533,278,641],"class_list":["post-537327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-live-music-news","tag-music","tag-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}