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Charli XCX Closes Out 2025 Grammys With a Bang During NSFW Performance
Charli XCX is gonna keep bumpin’ regardless of what you think.
After taking the stage for her headlining performance at the Glastonbury music festival June 28, the “365” singer addressed critics who took issue with her use of autotune.
“really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my glastonbury performance,” Charli, 32, wrote on X June 29. “it’s super fascinating to me.”
Defending her decision not to perform with a full band, Charli added, “like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever. yawn sorry just fell asleep xx.”
But please, keep the comments coming.
“to be honest… i enjoy the discourse,” she added. “imo the best art is divisive and confrontational and often evolves into truly interesting culture rather than being like kind of ok, easily understood and sort of forgettable.”
During her Glastonbury set—which featured a burning Brat sign— Charli wowed crowds with favorites like “365,” “Von dutch,” “party 4 u” and “I Love It.”
“I know I’m meant to have a heart of stone,” she said while on stage, “but this is very f--king emotional right now…Thank you so much, you’re f--king cool as fuck. But not as cool as me, b---h!”
Plus, she brought out pal Gracie Abrams to be her “Apple” girl. As she raved, “I love you so much Gracie.”
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And afterwards, Charli celebrated with a photo dump on Instagram featuring moments from the festival, including pictures with friends Cara Delevingne, Anya Taylor-Joy and Gabbriette.
“Glastonbury I had the best time performing and partying,” she wrote. “TYSM for the most fun weekend I love you and I love doing my thing. I feel happy XXX.”
To see how the Brit has done her thing over the years, keep reading…
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2009
Charli XCX began her music career in 2008, posting songs on Myspace before being discovered by a promoter.
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2011
After signing a recording contract with Asylum Records in 2010, the singer-songwriter (real name Charlotte Emma Aitchison) spent her early years discovering what kind of musician she wanted to be.
“I didn’t know who I was,” she told The Guardian in 2013. “I didn’t know what I liked. Even though I was signed, I was still figuring it out.”
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2012
The Cambridge, England, native had her first major breakthrough as a writer and collaborator on Icona Pop's "I Love It," which hit number one in the U.K. the following year.
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2013
Charli released her debut studio album, True Romance, in April 2013.
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2014
The following year brought yet another iconic collaboration with the release of "Fancy" with Iggy Azalea. And it wasn't long after that her track "Boom Clap" became a sensation after being featured in The Fault in Our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.
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2015
She joined Taylor Swift for a punk performance of “Shake It Off” during the 1989 World Tour stop in Toronto.
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2016
Charli traded in her signature edgy style for a sporty tennis skirt in this 2016 portrait session.
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2017
The British pop sensation stayed true to herself as her career took, releasing mixtape, Number 1 Angel in 2017.
“Number 1 Angel is probably my favorite music that I’ve released,” she told the San Francisco Chronicle that March. “It was me just doing my thing, saying what was on my mind, without pressure or intention.”
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2018
She once again joined Taylor on stage, playing over 50 stadiums as one of two openers—Camila Cabello was the other—for the Reputation Stadium Tour.
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2019
Five years after her last studio album, she released her third studio album, Charli.
"This is the most personal body of work I will have released," she told E! News in September 2019. "I cover ground I have covered before, but I also delve into my own mental health, which is a new thing for me. It just felt like the right time to discuss it."
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2020
To the Brit Awards, Charli opted for a “chic and girly” look—as she described to British Vogue—donning a black Fendi gown.
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2021
The "Apple" singer was dressed to impress in a lacy black dress for the 2021 MTV Music Awards.
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2022
The Grammy nominee posed with Paris Hilton for the 2022 Spotify Wrapped playground party in Los Angeles.
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2023
She's everywhere, she's so Julia—including at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar party, where she stunned in a gothic two-piece gown.
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2024
The pop star attended the 2024 Met Gala, rocking a punk-inspired Marni gown that was mended together from vintage T-shirts.
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2024
Brat summer has officially begun with Charli XCX touring with Troye Sivan for their 2024 Sweat Tour.
The release of Charli's sixth album, Brat, kicked a viral cultural phenomenon into gear, with even Vice President Kamala Harris playing into the trend as part of her presidential campaign. After all, Charli proudly deemed the politician to be “so brat.”
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