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In brief

  • Three tracks from Music, Fashion, Film were made available as a $4.99 digital deluxe edition on July 26, with black-and-white videos.

  • The songs were previously only on limited 7-inch singles and a box set, and on Charli XCX's private Instagram.

  • A limited North American arena tour begins in Philadelphia on September 11, with stops in 10 cities and festival appearances at Lollapalooza and Outside Lands.

  • I Want Your Sex, directed by Gregg Araki, is set for theatrical release.

  • She had said the B-sides would never stream, but changed her mind, calling herself a hypocrite.

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Los Angeles, Philadelphia · United States
How it came to this
  1. 24 JulMusic, Fashion, Film album and short film released
  2. 26 JulB-sides digital deluxe edition released on iTunes
  3. 11 SeptNorth American arena tour begins in Philadelphia

The release

Charli XCX made three B-side tracks from her new album Music, Fashion, Film available as a digital deluxe edition on iTunes on Sunday, July 26. The collection, titled Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition), costs $4.99 and includes the original 11 album tracks, the three new songs, and their accompanying black-and-white music videos. The B-sides had previously been shared only on her private Instagram account @b.sides and on limited-edition physical 7-inch singles for the pre-release tracks "Rock Music," "SS26," and "Camera," as well as a comprehensive box set. The parent album, her highly anticipated follow-up to Brat and second full-length release of 2026 after the Wuthering Heights soundtrack, arrived on Friday, July 24, alongside an online short film. Charli XCX still refers to the platform as iTunes, not Apple Music.

The songs and videos

The three tracks are "I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night," "Playboy Bunny," and "If You Take Away the Music Then What Has She Got?" Each comes with a black-and-white video, consistent with the album's monochrome visual theme. The songs were originally created as counterparts to the singles that preceded the album's release.

Why she changed her mind

Charli XCX had previously told fans the B-sides would never appear on streaming services. In an Instagram post on Sunday, she explained her reversal.

“i made b sides for each of the songs released ahead of Music, Fashion, Film because it felt natural to pair each songs with a fitting counterpart - something that's adjacent to the album but not entirely part of it. traditionally, b sides often become fan favorites... and i guess in the case of some of the b sides for this album, that has proven to be true. i felt adamant i wouldn't put them on streaming because it sort of felt counter intuitive to the whole ethos of those songs, but i know you all really wanted them so i've begrudgingly put them on itunes lol.”

Charli XCX, singer-songwriter

She added, "you can call me a hypocrite, i don't mind ;)" and signed off with "love you all and i hope you enjoy these special songs in ur ears xx."

What's next

Charli XCX will launch a limited North American arena tour on September 11 in Philadelphia, with stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Glendale, and Las Vegas. She is also set to appear at festivals including Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. Her film I Want Your Sex, directed by Gregg Araki, is scheduled for a theatrical release. At a pop-up event in Los Angeles, she discussed her current viewing habits, saying she was catching up on Love Island UK and warning, "If anyone says a fucking thing, dead to me." She described the show as "kind of high art."

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Sources and context

  • Vultureon 27 Jul at 01:02Charli XCX Gave Us a Little More Music (Fashion, Film)
  • Billboardon 26 Jul at 22:29Charli xcx Releases 'Music, Fashion, Film' (B-Sides Edition) on iTunes
  • Pitchforkon 26 Jul at 22:18Charli XCX Releases Music, Fashion, Film B-Sides
Charli XCX
singer-songwriter, released album Music, Fashion, Film and its B-sides
Gregg Araki
director of the film I Want Your Sex

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Music · Los Angeles and Philadelphia

Charli XCX Releases Three 'Music, Fashion, Film' B-Sides on iTunes, With Black-and-White Videos

The three tracks, previously only on limited physical releases, are now available as a $4.99 digital deluxe edition with black-and-white videos, after Charli XCX reversed her stance on streaming.

AI text based on reports by Vulture, Billboard and Pitchfork. Published on 27 Jul at 01:22.

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