Charli XCX thought her label might drop her over her hugely successful 2024 album Abrupt.
The 32-year-old singer spoke with Gwyneth Paltrow on the actress Goop podcast about her thinking while making the record.
“I actually made this record saying, ‘OK, I’m just going to make this for me,'” she told Gwyneth.
“Maybe I’ll be dropped by my label, and that’s fine”. It was a kind of headspace I was in,” Speed Drive hitmaker added.
Released on 7 June 2024, the album went to number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in 14 other countries, earning nine Grammy nominations and winning three.
After the release of Abrupt album, Charli’s electronic pop tracks dominated the charts and even inspired a viral Apple dance trend, with fans embracing the “Brat summer” cultural movement.
In March, she won the Brit Awards, winning five categories, including songwriter of the year.
She also secured album of the year, artist of the year, dance act and song of the year for her track Guess with Billie Eilish.
Her next album, the singer said, will be “inherently” different from Brat.
“I really like working in contrast. I think whatever I do next will be inherently different from Abrupt because that’s what feels natural,” she said.
“I’m exploring a lot of stuff with strings at the moment, which I’m really enjoying, and I haven’t really worked in that space before,” Apple stated the singer.
In addition, the singer’s new career direction includes acting roles in The faces of death and The galleristwhich is already in post-production.
Charli XCX will also star and co-produce The momentan A24 film with Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette and Kylie Jenner.
