{"id":540311,"date":"2026-07-23T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/540311\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:45:08","slug":"you-have-to-tune-into-charli-xcxs-new-song-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/540311\/","title":{"rendered":"You have to tune into Charli xcx&#8217;s new song &#8220;Camera&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.instagram.com%252525252Fcharli_xcx%252525252F%252525253Fhl%252525253Den\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charli XCX<\/a> is pushing deeper into the existential weight of fame with her new single &#8220;Camera,&#8221; the fourth preview from her upcoming seventh studio album &#8216;Music, Fashion, Film&#8217;. The track continues the rock-influenced electronic direction she has been shaping across recent releases, pairing moments of self-doubt with a sharp desire for performance and visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Across the song, Charli questions the pressure of artistic scrutiny, asking, \u201cDo I want to make music \/ Am I being fucking stupid?\u201d before giving in to the rush of being seen. She frames the camera as both a release and a threat, singing, \u201cWhen the camera is on \/ I can be anything I want to be,\u201d and comparing the sensation to looking \u201cdown the barrel of a gun.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The music video, directed by longtime collaborator Aidan Zamiri, brings these ideas to life through a satirical one-take sequence filmed on a desert movie set. Shot entirely in black and white, the visual stars French actor Vincent Cassel as a performer attempting to film an intense death scene. <\/p>\n<p>Each attempt collapses under technical glitches and sparking equipment, turning the shoot into a looping cycle of frustration. Charli enters midway as the director, riding a moving camera dolly in an embroidered floral capri set. Her calm presence contrasts Cassel\u2019s unraveling, and a pointed finger gun adds a playful tension to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Camera&#8221; is available now across major streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music. Charli XCX\u2019s new album Music, Fashion, Film arrives on July 24.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charli XCX is pushing deeper into the existential weight of fame with her new single &#8220;Camera,&#8221; the fourth&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-540311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}