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Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2024

Americana’s classiest duo weather the storm, Kendrick Lamar has the last word, UK jazz soars – and Charli xcx unleashes the power of Brat

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Barack Obama names his favourite films, music and books of 2024

Former president’s list includes ‘Dune: Part Two’ as well as hit songs by Billie Eilish and Beyoncé

The Independent UK

The Guide #170: All of Us Strangers to Charli xcx – our completely partial best of culture 2024

In this week’s newsletter: After a year packed full of content, I’ve picked my favourite shows, films, records, podcasts and books for you to feast on

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The 50 best albums of 2024: No 1 – Charli xcx: Brat (and Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat)

Smart, funny, moving and full of big tunes, the in-your-face masterpiece was the right album at the right time, striking a cultural nerve and defining a change in mindset

The Guardian - UK

Robert Smith refuses to stream music

Robert Smith will not stream music "on principle" and listens to records on "loads and loads" of iPods instead.

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Who will step into Dorothy's silver shoes in Wicked: Part Two?

Wicked: Part One has landed in cinemas and now rumours are rife about who could play Dorothy in the next instalment.

Evening Standard

“What A Joke”: Fan Outrage Erupts As Taylor Swift Ranks 3rd On Greatest Pop Stars Of 2024 List

Taylor Swift fans were left fuming and called for a boycott over her #3 ranking on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2024. The post “What A Joke”: Fan Outrage Erupts As Taylor Swift Ranks 3rd On Greatest Pop Stars Of 2024 List first appeared on Bored…

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You and I are gonna live forever: why 2024’s pop was all about sharing the moment

Pop may be full of solo artists and individually tailored streams, but the Eras tour, Brat summer and Oasis reunion showed we still long to be part of a crowd

The Guardian - UK

Five People Who Defined 2024

From great leaps in artificial intelligence to the heroic defendant in a mass rape trial that shocked France, here are the stories of five people who made their mark on 2024: - Gisele Pelicot: anti-rape icon - Gisele Pelicot, 72, was at the centre of a mass rape trial in…

International Business Times

"hbd!!!": Charli XCX makes a surprise live appearance alongside Billie Eilish for Guess: Remix

The unexpected star clash comes as part of Eilish’s in-progress US tour

MusicRadar

Billie Eilish brings out Charli XCX for Guess remix at Kia Forum

Billie Eilish surprised fans by bringing out Charli XCX for a performance of the 'Guess' remix.

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The ten best albums of 2024 – according to music experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. And what a soundtrack this year’s newsletters have had. From Charli XCX’s global domination with Brat to Kendrick Lamar’s rap game-changing GNX,…

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“There’s nothing that annoys me more than when people don’t think their emojis through”: Charli XCX on upping your WhatsApp game, why dancing at parties is compulsory, her teenage diary and more

The superstar shares her guide for living so you too can get your Brat on

Louder

I tried going sober on London's party scene — but did people just find me boring?

What happened when It girl Allegra Handelsman cut the booze this Christmas season

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Charli XCX working on 'secret' beauty project

Charli XCX's make-up artist has teased they have been working on a "secret project" together.

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Three of the world’s biggest female acts ‘added to Glastonbury 2025 bill”

After it was reported a string of the world’s biggest male stars have been signed up for next year’s Glastonbury festival, it’s now been revealed Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX are said to be set to play the festival.

The Conversation

Obsessing over the ‘true’ meaning of lyrics misses the point of songwriting

Many of us assume that everything a musician sings emerges from some autobiographical impulse. Pop music lyrics in particular are often read literally by fans as transparent disclosures about the singer’s life.

The Independent UK

Azealia Banks demands $1 million and public apology from Matty Healy in cease-and-desist letter

The artists engaged in an online spat after Banks made a dig at Charli XCX

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‘Music is in the DNA of the brand’: AV Vattev on creating this year’s loudest accessory

Rising London designer AV Vattev – who has recently outfitted Charli XCX and Troye Sivan for their viral ‘Sweat’ tour – talks about the influence of music on his ‘bold and unapologetic’ collections

MusicRadar

“It’s high and low, it’s poetry meets drugs, it’s earnest meets arrogance”: Which classic album could Charli XCX be talking about?

She namechecks its influence at Variety’s Hitmakers awards

Evening Standard

Azealia Banks demands $1million from Matty Healy as she takes legal action after online spat

Banks, 33, has now shared a cease-and-desist letter from her lawyer to Healy on social media

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Charli XCX hails The Velvet Underground's 1967 album 'the apex of fine art'

Charli XCX spoke of how influential The Velvet Underground were during her Hitmaker of The Year acceptance speech.

TechRadar

From pop girls to the growth of podcasts, here are 5 interesting things Spotify's 2024 listening report tells us

In the wake of Spotify Wrapped 2024, the music streamer has unveiled its 2024 listening trends. These are 5 of this year's most fascinating insights.

MusicRadar

Spotify Wrapped reveals top artists' favourites (and which ones love themselves perhaps a little too much)

Sharing your Wrapped playlist is increasingly the way to show your great taste… And perhaps reveal a little too much

Evening Standard

Sabrina Carpenter’s pop hit Espresso crowned biggest song of 2024 by BBC Radio 1

The UK had 54 acts in the top 100, compared with 43 from the US.

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