To make it as a pop star, you’ve got to have some great ideas, the right work ethic and a lot of contacts. Charli XCX has been beavering away both behind the scenes and onstage for over seven years and has shown herself to be astonishingly adaptable to any challenge.
These include: writing hit singles for other artists - Icona Pop’s I Love It - supporting rock bands on tour, as she did in 2012 with Coldplay, performing at warehouse raves, making a guest appearance on another artist’s hit song - Iggy Azalea’s Fancy, Ty Dolla $ign’s Drop That Kitty - bringing in pop stars to guest on her own records - Rita Ora on Doing It - or simply putting out her own hit singles, such as Boom Clap and Break The Rules.
An insanely busy list to which we can now add ‘playing Glastonbury’. And if you’ve not seen her superfast indie rock take on Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off from the Radio 1 Live Lounge, sort it out.
To make it as a pop star, you’ve got to have some great ideas, the right work ethic and a lot of contacts. Charli XCX has been beavering away both behind the scenes and onstage for over seven years and has shown herself to be astonishingly adaptable to any challenge.
These include: writing hit singles for other artists - Icona Pop’s I Love It - supporting rock bands on tour, as she did in 2012 with Coldplay, performing at warehouse raves, making a guest appearance on another artist’s hit song - Iggy Azalea’s Fancy, Ty Dolla $ign’s Drop That Kitty - bringing in pop stars to guest on her own records - Rita Ora on Doing It - or simply putting out her own hit singles, such as Boom Clap and Break The Rules.
An insanely busy list to which we can now add ‘playing Glastonbury’. And if you’ve not seen her superfast indie rock take on Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off from the Radio 1 Live Lounge, sort it out.
