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I WAS BUSY THINKING ‘BOUT... “BOYS” NEW SINGLE FROM CHARLI XCX

WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/mPRy1B4t5YA DOWNLOAD/STREAM: https://asylmr.ec/xcxboys

Pop entrepreneur Charli XCX unveiled a new single “Boys” this afternoon alongside an accompanying, self-directed/commissioned music video with Sarah McColgan (Kendrick Lamar) – WATCH HERE – which pushes the boundaries of her artistry, playfully challenging gender stereotypes featuring an all-star male cast – including guest appearances from Stormzy, Mark Ronson, Diplo, Joe Jonas, Brendon Urie, will.i.am, Mac DeMarco, Riz Ahmed -- see full list below!

“Boys” marks the next track from the multi award-winning talent; singer; songwriter; video director; documentary maker; radio host; record label boss’ forthcoming third studio album. The single made with Jerker Hansson (Zara Larsson, Terror Jr) and Cass Lowe (Snakehips, Rudimental) follows Charli XCX’s genre-defying “Number 1 Angel” EP which boasted hook-fueled collaborations with some of her favorite artists (including RAYE and MØ), which also follows her recent single, “After The Afterparty” ft. Lil Yachty, celebrating over 43 million global streams. Charlotte Aitchison has won 2 x SESAC Songwriter of the Year Awards, 2 x Billboard Awards, 2 x NME Awards, and 1 x YouTube Music Award alongside an array of nominations at the Grammy’s, BRIT Awards and MTV VMA’s. Not to mention the studio time she’s commanded with the likes of Blondie [Charli has writing credits on their latest LP ‘Pollinator’], Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, Selena Gomez, Britney Spears and many more. Charli XCX will be supporting Halsey on her US tour this fall. Stay tuned for further announcements.

“’Boys’ is my favorite music video I've ever made. I just wanna say a big thanks to all the boys involved, for totally embracing and understanding my vision and being excited by the concept. p.s. no boys were harmed in the making of this video.”—Charli XCX

Charli XCX “Boys” music video guest featuring: Aminé AG Cook Barns Courtney Brendon Urie Buddy Cameron Dallas Carl Barât (The Libertines) Charlie Puth Chromeo Cobra Snake Connor Franta Dan Smith (Bastille) Denzel Curry Di Casp (YouTuber) Diplo DRAM Fai Khadra Flume Frank Carter Fred Macpherson (Spector) G Eazy Jack Antonoff Jack Guinness Jay Park Jay Prince Joe Jonas Joey Bada$$ Kaytranada Khalid Laurie Vincent (Slaves) Liam Fray (The Courteeners) Mac DeMarco Mark Ronson Max Hershenow (MS MR) Mic Lowry MNEK Oli Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon) ONE OK ROCK Poet Portugal. The Man Prince & Jacob Riz Ahmed & The Swet Shop Boys Rostam Batmanglij Sage The Gemini Shamari Maurice Shaun Ross Shokichi Stormzy The Fat Jew The Vamps (Tristan & James) THEY Theo Hutchcraft (The Hurts) Tinie Tempah Tom Daley Tom Grennan Tommy Cash Ty Dolla $ign Vance Joy Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) will.i.am Wiz Khalifa Wstrn

SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES August 5: HARD Summer Music Festival – Fontana, CA August 6: Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL October 20: Phoenix Festival – Phoenix, AZ

FALL TOUR DATES SUPPORTING HALSEY September 29: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena October 3: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre October 4: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre October 6: Boston, MA - TD Garden October 7: Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center October 9: Washington, DC - Verizon Center October 10: Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena October 13: Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center October 14: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center October 17: Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center October 19: Duluth, GA - Infinite Energy Arena October 21: Sunrise, FL - BB&T Center October 22: Orlando, FL - Amway Center October 25: Houston, TX - Toyota Center October 26: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center October 27: Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center October 29: Denver, CO - Pepsi Center October 31: Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena November 3: Inglewood, CA - The Forum November 4: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena November 5: San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena November 7: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena November 10: Seattle, WA - Key Arena November 11: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena November 14: Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome November 15: Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place November 18: Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center November 19: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena November 21: Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena November 22: Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center

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