Charli xcx has set July 24 as the release date for her new studio album Music, Fashion, Film. Atlantic Records will release the project, which follows her recent singles “SS26” and “Rock Music.” The announcement places Charli in a new phase after brat, with a concise album format and a visual identity shaped around three major figures from the cultural fields named in the title.
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The album artwork features a black and white photograph of John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese. Aidan Zamiri, a frequent collaborator of Charli, shot the image. The casting gives the cover a direct connection to music, fashion, and film through three figures with distinct creative histories. Cale represents one of rock’s most influential experimental lineages through his work with The Velvet Underground and his later solo career. Jacobs brings the fashion reference into focus, while Scorsese anchors the film element through one of the most recognizable directing careers in American cinema.
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Charli has worked within the orbit of all three disciplines in recent years. She collaborated with Cale on “House,” a track from her Wuthering Heights soundtrack LP, released in February 2026. She has also appeared in a Marc Jacobs campaign, extending her presence beyond music into fashion imagery.
Charli confirmed the album details on Instagram, writing that Music, Fashion, Film will include 11 songs and run for 30 minutes and 5 seconds. She has not shared the full tracklist yet. The title comes from “SS26,” where Charli places the three cultural forms inside a darker runway image, using the phrase as part of the song’s larger mood. In that context, the album title feels less like a category list and more like a warning sign from within her current creative direction.
Music, Fashion, Film marks Charli’s first solo studio album since brat, the 2024 release that pushed her into a larger mainstream position. Charli will support the album release with major festival appearances later this summer. She will headline Lollapalooza in Chicago in July, one week after Music, Fashion, Film arrives, followed by Reading & Leeds in the U.K. in August.
