Charli XCX

The Hertfordshire-born pop alchemist is having a terrific year: her Troye Sivan collab ‘1999’ cracked the Top 15, her first album in five years is due to drop in September, and she’s announced her biggest ever London headline show: for Brixton Academy at the end of October. Support from rising star Rina Sawayama makes this show feel like a real event for the pop cognoscenti.