Charli XCX Taps David Cronenberg For a Collab That Explains ‘Music, Fashion, Film’
The album artwork also features similarly seminal Hollywood titan Martin Scorsese, alongside Velvet Underground frontman John Cale and designer Marc Jacobs. When revealed, the cover seemed to reflect two things: firstly, Charli's embrace of film and fashion as new modes of expression, be it through that aforementioned reinvention as an active online cinephile, or her turn towards acting as a side-hustle. But they are also all men who cast long shadows over the art forms they represent; cultural icons with god-like reps.
- ▪The album artwork also features similarly seminal Hollywood titan Martin Scorsese, alongside Velvet Underground frontman John Cale and designer Marc Jacobs.
- ▪When revealed, the cover seemed to reflect two things: firstly, Charli's embrace of film and fashion as new modes of expression, be it through that aforementioned reinvention as an active online cinephile, or her turn towards acting as a si
- ▪But they are also all men who cast long shadows over the art forms they represent; cultural icons with god-like reps.
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CultureCharli XCX Tapped David Cronenberg For a Collab That Explains Music, Fashion, FilmIn a chilling cameo on the new album's last track, “No One Lasts Forever,” the original Crash auteur wrestles with artistic legacy—and whether it even matters.By Jack KingJuly 24, 2026Vroom vroomDavid Cooper/Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyOver the last few years, Charli XCX has emerged as the music world's most high-profile Letterboxd power user. (That'll come to no surprise of anyone who has a passing interest in online movie culture, has taken a cursory scan at the genre-bending pop titan's socials.) Yet still, plenty of eyebrows shot up when David Cronenberg, the legendary body-horror auteur behind gnarly hits like Crash—the inspiration for the title of Charli's fifth…
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