Charli XCX has described her time with Madonna in Paris as 'very inspiring' and 'fab', revealing that the two pop stars 'couldn't stop hanging out with each other' after meeting up in the French capital.
Charli XCX and Madonna Party in Paris
The 33-year-old Brat singer, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, said their encounter began with a group text a few weeks ago. 'We were put together on a group text just a couple of weeks ago, which is obviously insane,' she told BBC Radio 6 on Friday.
The pair were pictured together at Paris Fashion Week, and Madonna, 67, shared social media posts of them partying in a nightclub, dancing, smoking, and drinking, as she celebrated the imminent release of her 15th studio album.
Accidentally Throwing Two Parties
Charli explained that they decided to throw a party together in Paris, but ended up with two. 'The first one, we didn’t really know what it was going to be like but it became us partying together, me on stage, dancing to all her fab music. Then we planned like another party the night after, so we had to do it again,' she said.
She praised Madonna, saying: 'She’s very like… I mean, she’s so cool. And she is so interested in really talking about the music that she makes, and how and why, and I found it very inspiring to hang out with her.'
Charli's Evolving Appreciation for Madonna
Charli admitted she was not a Madonna fan in her youth but began to enjoy her music later. 'I think when I became like a bit more interested in how music is art and artful – I think that’s when I began my Madonna time,' she said.
New Album and Film Projects
Charli also discussed her latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, saying she finds these three topics 'very inspiring' as 'they’re kind of a part of everybody’s lives.' The album cover features The Velvet Underground star John Cale, Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese, and fashion designer Marc Jacobs. 'It was a really emotional day… I was like, wow, these three people mean so much to me personally as an artist. I couldn’t believe that they were all together,' she said.
The new music follows her Wuthering Heights companion album to Emerald Fennell’s film and her film The Moment, a semi-fictional look at the release of Brat and the world tour. She has also appeared in Pete Ohs’s Erupcja and Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero.
Charli has had two UK number one singles and three number one albums, best known for tracks such as Boom Clap, Guess, and I Love It with Swedish duo Icona Pop.
