Charli XCX has announced her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, releasing July 24, with two previously teased singles—‘Rock Music’ and ‘SS26’—slated for the record. The cover features John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese in a black-and-white image shot by
For months, Charli XCX has been dropping hints that felt like they were building toward something more than just another release cycle. Then, with the kind of timing that makes the internet sit up straight, she officially announced the album those teasers were pointing to.
Music, Fashion, Film will arrive on July 24. Along the way, she has already shared two singles from the project—‘Rock Music’ and ‘SS26’—and both will be included on the just-announced record.
The album’s cover doesn’t ease you into the mood. It’s a black-and-white photo of John Cale. Marc Jacobs. and Martin Scorsese. shot by Charli XCX’s frequent collaborator. Aidan Zamiri. The choice of faces alone reads like a statement: music. fashion. and cinema folded into one frame. with a director like Scorsese sitting alongside an artist like Cale and a designer like Jacobs.
Charli’s Instagram post adds another layer—numbers you can hold onto. Music. Fashion. Film is described as “11 songs. 30 minutes. 5 seconds.” It’s a tight runtime. the kind that suggests concentration rather than sprawl. and a record that may move fast enough to keep the aesthetic from turning into mere atmosphere.
This new album also lands in a specific spot in Charli’s year. Earlier this year, she released a companion album for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Music, Fashion, Film will serve as her proper follow-up to BRAT.
By the time July 24 comes around, Charli will have moved from the film world back to her main arc—while still carrying the same cross-discipline energy that her cover so loudly signals.
Charli XCX Music Fashion Film BRAT Emerald Fennell Wuthering Heights Rock Music SS26 Aidan Zamiri John Cale Marc Jacobs Martin Scorsese
July 24?? That’s literally next week in music years lol. Can’t wait I guess.
So is John Cale gonna be on the album or is he just on the cover? Because the headline makes it sound like he’s involved, but then it’s all fashion/cinema stuff. Still kinda cool though.
The cover has Marc Jacobs and Scorsese… like what does Martin Scorsese even do here? Also “11 songs 30 minutes 5 seconds” sounds made up like whoever wrote that did math wrong. I swear Charli just throws famous people on stuff and people clap.
Wait I thought this was her movie soundtrack for that Wuthering Heights thing with Emerald Fennell? Like the article says companion album and then “proper follow-up,” but I’m confused. Also Rock Music and SS26—does SS26 mean like season 2? Or is it some security thing? I’m just gonna stream it anyway.