9 d. ago Charli xcx announces party girl festival special guests as she headlines major event

Five-time BRIT award and three-time GRAMMY winner Charli xcx has announced the special guests performing at her one-day-only festival, party girl at the brand new LIDO Festival in June

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3 w. ago 'Secret' UK island you've probably never heard of where Charlie XCX makes music

Osea Island, just 10 miles from Chelmsford in Essex, is a world away from the hustle and bustle of the capital and has been a favourite spot for the rich and famous to visit for years

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3 w. ago Charli xcx, Jade and Ezra Collective’s Brit awards cap a vintage year for adventurous pop | Alexis Petridis

Playing music that is as smart as it is successful, Brit winners made articulate calls for artist development – while host Jack Whitehall was brilliantly riskyThe Brits has long been in the business of underlining success; upsets and shock wins aren’t really the point. If they seemed moderately more exciting in 2025 than in years past, that’s partly because Jack Whitehall is a better, riskier, funnier host than anyone else offered the job in recent years – he mocked Stormzy for his promotion of McDonald’s, made a joke about amyl nitrate and called Coldplay “the musical missionary position” – and because 2024 was a vintage year for mainstream pop, dominated by music that was characterful and hugely successful.If Charli xcx – and producer AG Cook – hadn’t been lavishly rewarded for her agenda-setting album Brat, you would have wondered what had gone wrong: likewise Chappell Roan, whose ardent emotion both in and out of the recording studio makes her one of pop’s most cheering recent d...

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3 w. ago The Brit Awards are no longer a closed shop of unchallenging big

If any state-of-the-industry insight emerges tonight, it’s one of struggle, of hollowing out, of ladders raised

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3 w. ago How Charli XCX and ‘Brat’ became the darling of the music world

She released Brat, her sixth studio album, last year.

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3 w. ago Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and more: Full list of winners from 2025 Brit Awards

This year’s ceremony saw Roan win two categories, with British singer Charli XCX winning five awards.

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3 w. ago Brits go Brat as Charli XCX rules over uneven 2025 awards ceremony

Pop artist took home four out of five of the awards she was nominated for, paying tribute to her collaborators and the fellow pioneers who inspire her

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3 w. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX wins Artist and Album of the Year

Ceremony hosted by Jack Whitehall also saw performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims and Jorja Smith, with a special tribute to late pop star Liam Payne

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3 w. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and JADE win top prizes

Ceremony hosted by Jack Whitehall also saw performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims and Jorja Smith

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3 w. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Sam Fender and JADE win early prizes

Ceremony hosted by Jack Whitehall also saw performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims and Jorja Smith

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3 w. ago Charli XCX scores early win with song of the year at 2025 Brit Awards

Ahead of the ceremony she was announced as having won the songwriter of the year award.

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3 w. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Central Cee lead nominations

Charli XCX, JADE, Dua Lipa and The Last Dinner Part are among the most-nominated artists at this year’s ceremony

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3 w. ago Brit Awards 2025 full list of winners as Liam Payne tribute brings fans to tears and Danny Dyer sits next to a 'horse'

The biggest night in British music saw Charli XCX scoop four awards, Sabrina Carpenter's raunchy routine raise some eyebrows and a heartfelt tribute to the late Liam Payne

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3 w. ago Charli XCX hoping to continue her Brat domination with big night at the Brits

The singer is up for five prizes while The Beatles are nominated for their first Brit Award since 1977.

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4 w. ago Brit Awards 2025: When is it, who is performing and who will win?

Charli XCX is the most nominated artist of the night, while Sabrina Carpenter and Jade are set to perform at the awards’ 45th ceremony

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