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Charli xcx

The Midlife Crisis Comes for Millennial Pop

Spencer Kornhaber

April 2026 Issue

Illustration with black drawing of Robyn overlaid with four white outlines of figures dancing, on a red background.

Slow Down, Charli XCX

Spencer Kornhaber

February 24, 2026

A collage of the singer Charli XCX

How Justin Bieber Finally Gave Us the Song of the Summer

Spencer Kornhaber

July 26, 2025

A photo-illustration of Justin Bieber singing

The 10 Best Albums of 2024

Spencer Kornhaber

December 17, 2024

Colorful speakers, a turntable, a disco ball, and tiny people dancing

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Allure of Smoking Rises Again

Nicholas Florko

December 5, 2024

A cigarette punctures a hole through the middle of a map of the USA

The Many Sides of Charli XCX

Esther Zuckerman

November 17, 2024

Singer Charli XCX, with long black hair, holds a paper and looks to the left

The Brash New Sound of Hedonism

Spencer Kornhaber

September 5, 2024

The Legend of Charli XCX Grows

Spencer Kornhaber

March 18, 2022

Charli XCX stares at the camera in "Beg for You"

Charli XCX Captures the Weird Intimacy of Quarantine

Spencer Kornhaber

May 19, 2020

Charli XCX Is Probably Not the Future of Pop, and That’s Okay

Spencer Kornhaber

September 14, 2019

A Charli XCX press photo.