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Ben Rogerson

“I know that there’s been a lot of conversation around me making a rock album, which is something that I never said”: Charli XCX reflects on the reaction to her 'dancefloor is dead' lyric, and says she's not about to release a rock record

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Charli XCX attends the UK Premiere for "The Moment" at Picturehouse Central on February 17, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Grant Buchanan/Dave Benett/WireImage).

Charli XCX has been reflecting on the frenzied reaction to her recent single, Rock Music, and to one line from the song in particular.

The pushback when Charli sang ‘I think the dance floor is dead, so now we're making rock music’ was immediate, not least from Madonna, who responded with a caption on an Instagram post that read: ‘If your Dance floor feels dead / Maybe you're playing the wrong music’.

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