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Netflix has three underrated movies you should stream with Blake Lively, Christian Bale, Harrison Ford, and more. Charli XCX seemingly responded to the narrative in an Instagram post on July 25 featuring several of the headlines. Many of those videos also incorporate the "coconut tree" meme inspired by a quote from one of Harris’ past speeches. Charli XCX herself posted several TikTok videos of herself performing Heyer’s "Apple" dance. The Republican nominee for vice president JD Vance addresses a rally of Donald Trump supporters.

It has been deemed by some pop critics as a rejection of the "clean girl" aesthetic popularised on TikTok, which spurned a groomed ideal of femininity, and instead embraces more hedonistic and rebellious attitudes. Her rebrand comes as Charli showed her support by tweeting "kamala IS brat" shortly after President Joe Biden announced he was stepping out of the race for the White House and endorsed his vice-president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has scattered references to the album across her campaign's account, renaming her profile Kamala HQ.

Having already seen her twice in 2024, I decided not to buy a ticket. When Lorde and Addison Rae appeared on stage with her and Troye at Madison Square Garden, I was filled with so much envy and regret that I rallied three friends for a trip to Miami to catch the show there. Charli had encouraged us via the album to "go Spring Breakers"—I took that literally. Forget any politician—Charli xcx ran the most effective campaign of 2024. Promotion for Brat was not a traditional album campaign, but one about recognition, prestige, and respect. Two years ago, she might have been remembered primarily as the "Boom Clap" girl; she ended this year hosting Saturday Night Live, shutting down Times Square with a pop-up concert, and a Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year.

Lorde’s 2021 album Solar Power came and went with relatively little fanfare, but it now felt as though she was really returning. That Charli was now the player with the power to invite Lorde to the party was another corner turned, for her and for Brat. The remix established Brat as a living document, written and rewritten so that even one of the more reflective songs on the track list is ever-current.

Music is essentially free to consumers online and streaming royalties are a pittance. Artists make their money from touring and merchandizing, leaving them more vulnerable to fans’ whims than in years past, when a well-placed A&R rep could lobby all-powerful record labels for a big marketing push and prominent radio placements. Fans often see supporting their faves as a game of winners and losers, turning fandom into something akin to fantasy football. And the biggest winners—the Taylor Swifts and Beyoncés of the world—command coalitions that rival any president’s. Like politicians, they depend on public approval to maintain power.

It managed a mention in nearly every St. Elmo’s Fire-related story that year; I saw the phrase inserted in dozens of headlines, profiles and reviews. I heard he was at the party for Madonna the other night, Sunday or Monday," Estevez said. Estevez wandered around the club, and Nelson went to the dance floor, where the tune of the moment was "ABC," by the Jackson Five. Nelson walked up to one of the loudspeakers and started dancing directly in front of it. But no one was dancing with him, and it was too dark for anyone to notice that there was a movie star dancing with a loudspeaker. So after a few minutes, the anonymity appeared to be too much for him; he sat down with a dejected look and started complaining about what a horrible club it was.