For her new album, Charli XCX chose three well-known men on the cover

Charli XCX is back. Two years after the immense fluorescent green wave caused by his “Brat summer,” the British pop superstar gave some details this Monday, June 1, about her new album, starting with the release date. It is expected on July 24, just three weeks after Madonna’s.

Son titre ? Music, Fashion, Film. Far be it from us to translate the three words, you have most certainly understood them. On the other hand, what about the three men gathered together, like old rockers in their kitchen, in the black and white photo on the cover? Each represents one part of the title.

On the left (for music), it’s John Cale. Figure of the Velvet Underground in the 1960s before going solo, the octogenarian has already collaborated with Charli XCX. It was on the movie soundtrack Stormwind. In the center is stylist Marc Jacobs (in a pair of ballet flats). The singer was notably the face of one of her collections, two summers earlier. And finally, for cinema: director Martin Scorsese on the right, in front of an ashtray.

Did the power trio work on the record? For now, it’s a mystery. Charli Rock Music et SS26.

Cinéma, steak frites et Paris

The teasing began several months ago, when in an interview for the British Vogue, Charli XCX said she wanted to move away from her usual dance and electro style to move closer to rock. “I know this will annoy some people, but it doesn’t bother me“, she whispered mischievously.

It was in Paris that this new opus was recorded, in a studio on rue Boyer, in the 20th arrondissement. “We spent ten days thereshe previously explained on a second Instagram account. Aidan (Zamiri) and Alaska (Reid) came. Alex mixed at the McQueen show. We played a few songs for friends at the studio. We went to the cinema. We ate lots of steak fries. I felt really inspired. »

Having become a symbol of freedom and I-don’t-care hedonism, Charli XCX has made a habit of transgressing the traditional codes of pop. Soon cinema, too? In addition to an absurd “mockumentary” presented this winter at the Berlinale, the pop star is taking her first steps this summer on the big screen in Eruption by Peter Ohs in June and I Want Your Sex by Gregg Araki in July. The latter comes out on the 29th of the month, five days later Music, Fashion, Film.