The best music makes you feel lots of conflicting emotions. Charli XCX said “Boom Clap” is about something beautiful, and yet it still has a sad undercurrent. The singer also revealed what it was like ...

CRAIG JENKINS: Semifinals are without fail a bloodbath, and this one isn’t any different. Charli XCX’s single was a ball of joy and a welcome bombshell stateside landing, and 2015 is all hers to ...

The best movies made expressive use of music. For example, Charli XCX’s “Boom Clap” was perfectly used in The Fault in Our Stars, the film adaptation of John Green’s novel of the same name. This ...

Hopefully, good music finds the right singer. “Boom Clap” by Charli XCX was initially meant for a 2000s pop star. Charli XCX said the star in question turned down the track — but that wasn’t exactly ...

CRAIG JENKINS: British singer Charli XCX graduated from flanking Iggy Azalea on “Fancy” to a major label smash of her own this year with the cheerful, onomatopoetic “Boom Clap.” The drums swing low ...