HOW MUCH DID CHARLI XCX EARN FROM BRAT SUMMER?

The hot-months momentum helped sell 97% of the tickets to the ‘Apple’ singer and Troye Sivan’s fall tour

BY ELIZABETH DILTS MARSHALL

WITH AUTUMN officially in progress and Charli XCX’s 21-city North American tour entering its second month, it’s time to look back and ask, how much was Brat Summer worth? Billboard crunched the numbers around a few deals and estimates that Charli took home $9.7 million, which, once merchandise sales and royalties earned through the end of the year are factored in, should put her well over $10 million. Brat, which debuted at No. 3 on the June 7-dated Billboard 200, is the dance-pop singer’s most commercially successful album by far. Its lime green cover art and Charli’s candid, sometimes vulnerable lyrics resonated with audiences, putting her at the center of the cultural conversation with everyone from Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign to a vegan sausage company interpreting and embracing brat values. “She…

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Billboard (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 5, 2024

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