'Brat' green lit the London sky as the city rang in 2025. By Ashley Iasimone London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display was, apparently, brat. The celebration took pace on the River Thames as ...

(Photo by Lucy North/PA Images via Getty Images) Charli XCX’s dominant year went out with a bang as the London Eye was lit up in Brat Green during its New Year’s Eve fireworks display last night.

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Brat definied 2024, but musicians believe its ethos of confidence, hedonism and messiness will continue to inspire in the coming years This year has been so Brat. As well as topping the charts on ...

By Jessica Lynch Charli XCX didn’t just make an album with Brat—she crafted a manifesto. The Apple hitmaker recently revealed the bold vision behind her Grammy-nominated project, detailing how ...

Charli XCX has shared her ‘Brat’ manifesto from 2023, which led to the creation of her smash-hit 2024 album. READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline ...

This year, we enjoyed a "brat summer," a phenomena even then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris embraced. It all started with the release of musician Charli XCX’s album "BRAT" on June 7 ...

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 ...

As did the rest of the world when Charli xcx dropped her wildly entertaining BRAT album. With its lime green cover art providing a visual shorthand, the album wasn't just an instant pop classic ...

Powers: No, it’s crazy. And we can—as maybe the least brat among us, I totally admire and I’m for Charli XCX, but the album didn’t capture my imagination the way it did virtually everyone ...