# Charli XCX shares brooding B-side ‘If You Take Away The Music Then What Has She Got?’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/charli-xcx-shares-brooding-b-side-if-you-take-away-the-music-then-what-has-she-got/
- Published: 2026-07-23T07:02:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T08:04:15+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/charli-xcx-shares-brooding-b-side-if-you-take-away-the-music-then-what-has-she-got-3958539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charli-xcx-shares-brooding-b-side-if-you-take-away-the-music-then-what-has-she-got
- Topics: Business, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Markets, Music

## Key points

- Charli XCX drops new B-side ahead of album release
- Album "Music, Fashion, Film" out 24 July 2026
- She headlines Reading & Leeds and tours North America soon

## Summary

Charli XCX has released "If You Take Away The Music Then What Has She Got?", a brooding B-side to her recent single "Camera", just a day before her new album "Music, Fashion, Film" arrives on 24 July 2026. The release continues a steady drip of material accompanying the album rollout, giving fans one final piece of new music before the full record lands, and marks a further step in her post-"Brat" musical evolution.

The video for the track was filmed at Charli's Scala show in London on 14 July and shows her grappling with the idea of a life without art. She explained on Instagram that the song, along with other B-sides, was not included on the album but shaped its final form. It follows earlier singles "Rock Music", "SS26" and "Wink Wink", and B-sides "I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day And Night" and "Playboy Bunny". Charli is also set to headline Reading & Leeds this August alongside Fontaines D.C., Raye, Florence + The Machine, Dave and Chase & Status, and will tour North America from September.

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