ICYMI: The Internet History of Charli XCX

Published: Sept. 4, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

Candice Lim is joined by Rolling Stone writer\xa0CT Jones\xa0and\xa0Switched on Pop\xa0producer\xa0Reanna Cruz\xa0to hold a retrospective on the internet history of Charli XCX, the founder of brat summer and a decades-long digital icon. They\u2019re going all the way back to 2012, when a girl from Essex named Charlotte Aitchison hit the main stage with \u201cI Love It.\u201d They\u2019ll dissect their first Charli XCX memories, the\xa02016 song\xa0that changed Charli\u2019s entire internet career, and how her pandemic\xa0album-documentary\xa0led up to this moment, asking: Was it Charli\u2019s Angels or Charli\u2019s destiny?\nThis podcast is produced by Se\u2019era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.\n\nWant more ICYMI? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you\u2019ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of the\xa0ICYMI\xa0show page. Or, visit\xa0slate.com/icymiplus\xa0to get access wherever you listen.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices