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Charli XCX has opened up about her next album, admitting that she’s prepared for it ‘to be a flop.’
The singer, whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, reached a major career milestone with the release of her sixth album last year.
It became her highest-charting record, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and even earning her a Grammy Award.
However, in a new interview, Charli, 32, revealed that commercial success isn’t her main focus going forward.
She explained that maintaining creative freedom is far more important to her than chasing chart positions.
Speaking to Culted at the Cannes International Film Festival, she said: ‘I don’t really feel the pressure to create another record like ‘Brat’ because when I was making it, even though I really believed in it and totally knew what I wanted to do with it, I had no idea how it would be received.
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Charli XCX has opened up about her next album, admitting that she’s prepared for it ‘to be a flop’ (pictured at the Kering Women in Motion Awards on May 18 in Cannes)
The singer, whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, reached a major career milestone with the release of her sixth album last year
‘I was really doing it for myself and marketing it in the way I wanted to for myself but I had no clue that people would kind of connect to it in the way that they did,’ she said.
Charli also hinted that her next album will take a completely different direction.
‘You can never really do the same thing twice and my next record will probably be a flop which I’m down for to be honest,’ she added.
It comes after Charli turned heads as she made a stunning entrance at a Magnum party in Cannes last week.
The British star, who is currently in the city for the 78th Film Festival, looked incredible as she put on a busty display in a black-and-white striped corset.
Flashing a hint of her taut midriff, the beauty teamed her top with a skimpy navy mini skirt featuring a distressed hem, all while enjoying a Magnum ice cream.
The 365 hitmaker toted her essentials in a mini black shoulder bag as she mingled with guests at the star-studded event.
Finishing off her look, the singer styled her long, dark tresses in loose curls and added a trendy pair of black sunglasses.
It comes after Charli turned heads as she made a stunning entrance at a Magnum party in Cannes last week
Charli could be seen enjoying one of the brand’s classic chocolate ice creams as she made her way through crowds of adoring fans
Earlier in the day, Charli dropped her new music video for, party 4 u where she stunned in a spotted dress and a Coach handbag
This year’s Cannes Film Festival is taking place in the wake of Trump´s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d’Or, to give out at the end.
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
But Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies ‘produced in Foreign Lands’ will face 100 per cent tariffs.
The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for US-based productions, rather than tariffs.
This year, some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known.
Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water), Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin) have all unveiled their feature directorial debuts in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar section.
Many Cannes veterans have returned, including Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning), Robert De Niro – who received an honorary Palme d´Or 49 years after Taxi Driver premiered in Cannes – and Quentin Tarantino, who paid tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman.
