Charli xcx announces her new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film'

[Anderson123 42,070]

This looks very interesting and Charli never disappoints. 

[mamo 20,353]

10 minutes ago, Luv u Sum said:

shes not going to be performative for the sake of making some people feel better.... and its weird to expect her to

I never said I expected Charli to be performative. My point was more about self-awareness.

I'm a POC myself, and while I absolutely love Gaga (who's white), I can still acknowledge that there are countless other artists creating meaningful, influential, and impactful work. Recognising that doesn't take anything away from her. 

Please read my comments from a couple of posts before, as I think they explain my perspective more clearly.

7 minutes ago, Luv u Sum said:

get offline and go outside

No need for that attitude. Be kind. 

Edited Monday at 08:53 PM by mamo

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,310]

11 minutes ago, Luv u Sum said:

get offline and go outside

Get enrolled and go learn something. This got wrapped up 2 hours ago btw I'm literally at the pool reading about queer history to celebrate the day atm and you're here like 

 

Edited Monday at 08:56 PM by Roughhouse Dandy

[mamo 20,353]

7 hours ago, mamo said:

I like the aesthetic and vision of the cover but why did she have to choose three white men? 

I'm addressing this for the last time: 

Yes, I made an off-the-cuff comment and honestly didn't expect it to generate this much uproar/backlash. It wasn't meant to be a definitive statement or an attack on Charli, nor was I trying to start some culture war.

It was simply a passing observation that came to mind when I saw the cover. As someone who is a POC, questions of representation and whose voices are elevated naturally stand out to me from time to time, even in conversations about art, music, film and fashion. That doesn't mean I think every creative decision has to meet some diversity quota, but it does mean that certain patterns catch my attention and make me curious.

As for Charli, I wasn't trying to criticise or police her creative choices. I just found the selection interesting and worth discussing. If those artists genuinely influenced her work and artistic vision, then that makes complete sense and I have no issue with that. My point wasn't that she was wrong for choosing them, only that the choice struck me as slightly disconnected given the breadth of influential artists who exist beyond that demographic. That's simply my perspective, not an accusation.

At the end of the day, I still think the cover looks great. I like the aesthetic, I understand the concept, and I think it's an interesting piece of artwork. My comment was intended as an observation, not a condemnation. I hope this clears things up. I don't want to cause any upset, issues or division. 

@Ziggy  @nkta @Roughhouse Dandy @Chesescake @Jill @onTheBrink @Murakami27 @Luv u Sum

Edited Monday at 09:15 PM by mamo

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,310]

13 minutes ago, mamo said:

I'm addressing this for the last time: 

Yes, I made an off-the-cuff comment and honestly didn't expect it to generate this much uproar/backlash. It wasn't meant to be a definitive statement or an attack on Charli, nor was I trying to start some culture war.

It was simply a passing observation that came to mind when I saw the cover. As someone who is a POC, questions of representation and whose voices are elevated naturally stand out to me from time to time, even in conversations about art, music, film and fashion. That doesn't mean I think every creative decision has to meet some diversity quota, but it does mean that certain patterns catch my attention and make me curious.

As for Charli, I wasn't trying to criticise or police her creative choices. I just found the selection interesting and worth discussing. If those artists genuinely influenced her work and artistic vision, then that makes complete sense and I have no issue with that. My point wasn't that she was wrong for choosing them, only that the choice struck me as slightly disconnected given the breadth of influential artists who exist beyond that demographic. That's simply my perspective, not an accusation.

At the end of the day, I still think the cover looks great. I like the aesthetic, I understand the concept, and I think it's an interesting piece of artwork. My comment was intended as an observation, not a condemnation. I hope this clears things up. I don't want to cause any upset, issues or division. 

@Ziggy  @nkta @Roughhouse Dandy @Chesescake @Jill @onTheBrink @Murakami27 @Luv u Sum

You're good in my book, bb. The view point you raised is an interesting conversation to have whether we agree with you or not. Sorry it was met with weirdness on a site that's supposed to be empathetic and understanding 

[Ziggy 13,695]

3 hours ago, Roughhouse Dandy said:

I agree with your overall thoughts and @gagzus's/ @Mars's response to the comment asking why they're all white; the "thx" react to the racist post didn't convey your attitude toward the question about the inclusion of the 3 men accurately at all so I appreciate the explanation. 

Truth be told it was flippantly made bc I had typed a snarkier response that did do that but thought better than to be snarky for no reason so appreciate you keeping thoughtlessness in check <3

[Simon 1,533]

Wasting all that energy and six pages just because Charli put 3 white men on her album cover. I tell you, there are only few places where that could happen 

I really like the cover, SS26 is growing on me. I hope the album is good but 30 minutes? Gurl

[Hadrian 2,205]

I knew I was in for a treat when I saw this thread had 6 ****ing pages in it lmao.

Edited Tuesday at 03:35 AM by Hadrian

[nATAH 55,650]

[ALGAYDO 34,625]

Causing controversy over a nothing-burger. Of Charli, the Chaos Angel that you are 

[Bronco 22,709]

Ahh I knew it was gonna be messy in here

[juicyjuicy 2,004]

12 hours ago, mamo said:

I'm addressing this for the last time: 

Yes, I made an off-the-cuff comment and honestly didn't expect it to generate this much uproar/backlash. It wasn't meant to be a definitive statement or an attack on Charli, nor was I trying to start some culture war.

It was simply a passing observation that came to mind when I saw the cover. As someone who is a POC, questions of representation and whose voices are elevated naturally stand out to me from time to time, even in conversations about art, music, film and fashion. That doesn't mean I think every creative decision has to meet some diversity quota, but it does mean that certain patterns catch my attention and make me curious.

As for Charli, I wasn't trying to criticise or police her creative choices. I just found the selection interesting and worth discussing. If those artists genuinely influenced her work and artistic vision, then that makes complete sense and I have no issue with that. My point wasn't that she was wrong for choosing them, only that the choice struck me as slightly disconnected given the breadth of influential artists who exist beyond that demographic. That's simply my perspective, not an accusation.

At the end of the day, I still think the cover looks great. I like the aesthetic, I understand the concept, and I think it's an interesting piece of artwork. My comment was intended as an observation, not a condemnation. I hope this clears things up. I don't want to cause any upset, issues or division. 

@Ziggy  @nkta @Roughhouse Dandy @Chesescake @Jill @onTheBrink @Murakami27 @Luv u Sum

I'm with you. I had the same thought as well so I get it. I'm honestly disappointed (but tbh not shocked) at the responses you've gotten for your comment. I'm a queer POC too. 

[Sneaky Oliver 22,905]

On 6/1/2026 at 12:25 PM, gagzus said:

She does have a new picture as her profile picture that looks like it’s from the same photoshoot and I she’s always said for years she wants to have her Andy Warhol moment with an album cover that becomes iconic. 

She has now two iconic covers with Brat and Music Fashion Film 

[Sneaky Oliver 22,905]

6 hours ago, juicyjuicy said:

I'm with you. I had the same thought as well so I get it. I'm honestly disappointed (but tbh not shocked) at the responses you've gotten for your comment. I'm a queer POC too. 

I’m a queer POC as well (and also a latino) but my favorite artists are like Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey, both white American women but I don’t stan them solely because they’re white and I never stopped myself from stanning a black artist because they’re black it just happened organically, I think this is a little overthinking about the whole process of admiring your icons 

[gagzus 21,332]

9 minutes ago, Sneaky Oliver said:

She has now two iconic covers with Brat and Music Fashion Film 

I think she meant one that has the cultural impact that lasts, because obviously Warhol’s banana cover is a cultural moment. It introduced non-artsy people to PopArt and it literally inspired modern art as a concept to the point someone taped a banana to the wall at a museum in honour of it.

We won’t know if any of those have lasting cultural impact for decades yet. And it’s ok if she doesn’t have one of that level yet, barely anybody does since the 70s