Watch Charli XCX bring ‘Brat’ to the middle of Times Square
Pop star hit the stage for a performance of Brat tracks, two days after starring on Saturday Night Live
By Tomás Mier
Is H&M Brat? That may be so, as the clothing brand got Charli XCX to perform some songs in the middle of Times Square. After teasing a New York City surprise following her Saturday Night Live appearance over the weekend, Charli XCX took the stage in Times Square Monday evening to play several songs for fans in attendance.
Charli performed ‘360,’ ‘365,’ and ‘Apple,’ a fitting track to play in the middle of the Big Apple, among other songs. One video of Charli singing “365” saw the star — dressed in all-black — dancing to the song while surrounded by her flashing “Party Girl” visual. During “360,” the Times Square screen surrounding the stage transformed into the now-iconic chartreuse Brat album cover.
Charli XCX also played “Von Dutch” as clips from her airplane-destroying music video played on massive screens.
H&M announced the performance a mere 30 minutes before Charli hit the stage, with the clothing company playing a red-colored advertisement on the giant screens, and sharing the news on the brand’s social media. “I’m performing live today in Times Square at 6:30 p.m. so don’t miss out if you’re in New York,” the singer said in an Instagram video before the performance.
“@charli_xcx about to make history in Times Square wearing the H&M Holiday collection,” read a post from H&M ahead of the performance.
The new live performance comes just days after Charli hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. She sang her track “Sympathy Is a Knife” and Brat single “360.” She also participated in a Domingo skit as she and Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Sarah Sherman parodied Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go.”
Brat, which Charli released this summer, received seven Grammy nominations, with “360” up for both Record of the Year and Best Music Video.