Experimental pop
Pop music that cannot be categorized within traditional musical boundaries
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| June 7 2025 | Made a surprise appearance during Air's set at Paris's We Love Green Festival, performing 'Cherry Blossom Girl' with the band. |
| May 15 2025 | Released a music video for 'Party 4 U' after the song went viral on TikTok, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the How I'm Feeling Now album. |
| 2025 | Charli XCX is set to star in the film 'Rosa' which is currently in post-production |
| 2025 | Performed at Laneway Festival |
| 2025 | Signed 'An Open Letter of solidarity to the trans community from the UK Music Industry' in response to the UK Supreme Court ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. |
| February 28 2025 | Co-produced Adéla's song 'Machine Girl' and made a cameo in its music video alongside Sofia Wylie. |
| February 24 2025 | Uploaded two demos to SoundCloud: 'The Fool' and 'I Don't Give a Fuck, I'm Insane'. |
| February 2025 | Criticized Elon Musk for bringing their eldest son to public events after he was photographed in the Oval Office. |
| February 2025 | After Musk was accused of performing a Nazi salute, Grimes denounced Nazism and the 'far alt-right', and criticized Musk for bringing their eldest son to public events. |
| January 2025 | Attended a party in Washington, D.C. with Curtis Yarvin to celebrate Donald Trump's second inauguration. |
| 2024 | Charli XCX discussed her mixed heritage in a Vogue interview, reflecting on her experiences growing up between two cultural identities. |
| 2024 | Released her sixth studio album Brat, which became her second UK number-one album and was named best album of 2024 by Billboard and Rolling Stone. Earned eight Grammy Award nominations and won three: Best Dance Pop Recording for 'Von Dutch', Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Best Recording Package. Awarded the ASCAP Global Impact Award and featured on Gold House's most impactful Asian A100 list. |
| 2024 | Won three Grammy Awards: Best Dance Pop Recording for 'Von Dutch', Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Best Recording Package. |
| 2024 | Received eight Grammy Award nominations at the 67th annual ceremony, including Album of the Year for Brat. |
| 2024 | Released a remix album for Brat featuring Billie Eilish on 'Guess', which became her first number-one hit as a lead artist on the UK Singles Chart. |
| 2024 | Awarded the ASCAP Global Impact Award in recognition of her contributions to pop music. |
| 2024 | Named on Gold House's most impactful Asian A100 list, becoming the first South Asian woman of British Indian origin to be honoured. |
| 2024 | Announced the Brat Tour and a co-headlining Sweat Tour with Troye Sivan |
| 2024 | Scheduled to appear as a guest on 'Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain' |
| December 6 2024 | Named one of the most influential women of 2024 by Financial Times. |
| November 16 2024 | Appeared as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. |
| October 2024 | Named US ambassador of Valentino Beauty. |
| October 11 2024 | Released the remix album 'Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat', featuring collaborations with artists like Ariana Grande, Kesha, and Caroline Polachek. |
| September 20 2024 | Grimes released a remix of 'Supernova', originally by K-pop group Aespa. |
| August 2024 | Clarified her previous tweet was not intended as a formal endorsement, but expressed willingness to help 'prevent democracy from failing forever' |
| July 2024 | Tweeted apparent endorsement of Kamala Harris's presidential campaign with the tweet 'kamala IS brat' |
| July 26 2024 | Scheduled to release sixth studio album 'To the Ghosts' through Imperial label, to be available in digital download, streaming, CD, and vinyl formats. |
| June 7 2024 | Released the album Brat, which received universal critical acclaim and achieved a Metacritic score of 95. |
| May 10 2024 | Released '360' as the second single from Brat, accompanied by a music video. |
| April 2024 | Grimes DJed at Coachella, experiencing technical problems that led to restarting songs and tempo issues. |
| March 2024 | Began a relationship with American DJ Anyma. |
| February 29 2024 | Released 'Von Dutch', the lead single for her sixth album Brat. |
| February 22 2024 | Played her second Boiler Room set titled PARTYGIRL in Brooklyn, which received 37,000 RSVPs and featured guest performances from A.G. Cook, George Daniel, Doss, Easyfun, Addison Rae, and Julia Fox. |
| 2023 |
David Byrne
Byrne attended the Met Gala riding a Budnitz single speed bike.
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| 2023 | Charli XCX composed the soundtrack for the feature film 'Bottoms', collaborating with Leo Birenberg |
| 2023 | Contributed the single 'Speed Drive' to the Barbie film soundtrack. |
| November 2023 | Became engaged to George Daniel. |
| October 2023 | Teamed up with Sam Smith on the single 'In the City'. |
| September 2023 | Grimes sues Elon Musk over parental rights to their children in a California court. |
| September 2023 | Grimes has another son and subsequently sues Elon Musk over parental rights to their children in a California court. |
| September 29 2023 | The band released their album Isn't It Now? via Domino Records. |
| August 2023 | Collaborated with Addison Rae on the song '2 Die 4' from Rae's extended play (EP) AR. |
| July 28 2023 | Released 'I Wanna Be Software' with Canadian producer Illangelo. |
| July 24 2023 | Animal Collective announced their album Isn't It Now?, revealing its album art and track listing. |
| July 20 2023 |
David Byrne
The stage version of 'Here Lies Love' made its Broadway debut, following initial controversy about the use of pre-recorded music and subsequent resolution to include twelve live musicians.
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| June 26 2023 | The group released the 22-minute single 'Defeat' digitally and on 12-inch vinyl as the lead single for their upcoming album. |
| June 8 2023 | Released 'Welcome to the Opera' with Anyma (Matteo Milleri). |
| April 15 2023 | Charli XCX co-headlined the Coachella Festival. |
| February 2023 | Charli XCX revealed in a British Vogue interview that she signed a new recording contract for her next two albums. |
| January 31 2023 | Announced as a featured artist on Caroline Polachek's song 'Fly to You'. |
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