Popstars the rivals! How 2024 has seen a surge in pop girlies dominating the charts - with Charli XCX bringing in British indie sleaze while Barbie-like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo divide the American camps FEMAIL looks at 'indie sleazers' of the UK versus America's pop princess tribes READ MORE: Sabrina Carpenter celebrates as her hit song Espresso reaches 1 BILLION streams on Spotify By Elmira Tanatarova Published: 03:23 EDT, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 04:05 EDT, 17 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments From 'brat girl summer' to being in various 'eras' of our lives and proclaiming that 'that's that me espresso' at any mild inconvenience, it's undeniable that the pop charts have been dominating every part of our life (and vernacular) this past year. With not only countless song releases and stage tours, kicking off with Olivia Rodrigo 's GUTS tour in February and Sabrina Carpenter releasing the single of her Short n' Sweet album in the spring, it truly has been, as Vogue has declared, 'The Year of the Pop Girlie'. However, within the powerhouse performers dominating the airwaves - there appear to be varying tribes at play.
On the one hand, the world - but the UK in particular - has been obsessed with Charli XCX's modern day twist on the Matty Healy-esque indie sleaze culture marked by debaucherous parties, smudged eyeliner and ladders on your tights. It's clearly resonated with us Brits, as her song Guess, featuring fellow 'indie sleazer' Billie Eilish has become the first .