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BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Charli XCX: Meet the Apple Girls from star's Belsonic gig
Thousands of fans who attended Charli XCX's Belsonic gig on Wednesday night will have been waking up to watch clips of her performance back on their two fans have been replaying their own performances again and Lawther and Maisie Smith were picked to be Belfast's 'Apple Girls' at the gig, picked from the crowd to perform a viral dance, projected on the big screens, during Charli's song Apple. Speaking to BBC News NI, Anna joked she and Maisie watched their performance back "too many times". "It's so crazy. I can't believe that out of all those people it was us," she said."Everyone's been really nice in the comments saying we did a good job so we're proud to represent Belfast well."Maisie said she and Anna, who are both 20, were in disbelief when they were chosen."We obviously didn't think it was going to happen to us and then it did." Anna, who is from Belfast, and Maisie, who is from Hertfordshire, met at Loughborough University. The friends queued from about 15:30 BST on Wednesday and ran to the barriers in front of the stage when they got in, securing a prime spot. 'Do you know the Apple Dance?' Maisie was originally going to make a sign that said "Hello from Bishop's Stortford" - her hometown, which is also where Charli went to the end, they did not get round to that and she said they were just "genuinely enjoying [themselves]" and not even trying to attract attention when they were spotted by a crew came over and typed on his phone: "Do you know the Apple Dance?""We just looked at each other and went: 'Oh my word, no way'," Anna said. "And we were like: 'Yes, yes, yes'."A few songs later, the girls were on the big screen."It's all a bit of a blur," Anna said, adding that they were so focused on the camera they didn't actually look at the screen."We were just trying to lock in, get the dance right." Belsonic, which takes place at Ormeau Park in south Belfast, will run until the end of June and more than 100,000 people are expected to attend. What is the Apple Dance? Several songs from Charli's sixth album, Brat, have gone viral on social media with fans recording dance trend of selecting an 'Apple Girl' began during Charli's Sweat tour last summer and has continued as part of the current Brat Charli performs Apple, a camera cuts to a fan doing the Apple Dance in the actor and content creator Kelley Heyer created the viral dance moves - and she was invited by Charli to appear on the big screen at the New York leg of her Sweat tour in has said the dance was inspired by what she felt was a lack of appreciation initially for Apple. Other famous Apple Girls include Chappell Roan, Lorde, Clairo, Jenna Ortega, and Romy celebrities like Dave Grohl, Brooke Shields, Joe Jonas, Jessica Alba, Cara Delevingne and even Charli herself have participated in the trend online. What is Brat? Brat - and the 'brat summer' the album spawned - was one of the pop culture sensations of album, released in June 2024, was a critical success minimalistic album art - with the word Brat stylised in a low-resolution Arial font on a lime-green background - became the fodder of memes, with individuals and businesses jumping on the brat summer idea of "brat" was adopted by some fans as a rejection of the "clean girl" aesthetic, popularised on on social media, Charli described brat as a girl who "is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things some times"."Who feels like herself but maybe also has a breakdown. But kind of like parties through it, is very honest, very blunt. A little bit volatile. Like, does dumb things. But it's brat. You're brat. That's brat," she said. The phrase even reached the heights of American politics after Charli used the phrase to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Harris campaign then scattered references to the album across its social media accounts, renaming her profile Kamala was also chosen as Collins Dictionary word of the have defined it as someone with a "confident, independent and hedonistic attitude". Who is playing Belsonic 2025? Snow Patrol, Alanis Morissette, Charli XCX, Justin Timberlake and Irish DJ BLK are among a host of big names taking to the stage this featuring are Stereophonics, Madness, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Lush! dance music fans, the Boiler Room will see Dutch DJ and producer Chris Stussy team up with KETTAMA, a DJ and producer from Galway.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Charli XCX Releasing ‘Party 4 U' Video to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of ‘How I'm Feeling Now'
Charli XCX has revealed she'll finally release a video for her 2020 single 'Party 4 U' to coincide with the five-year anniversary of How I'm Feeling Now. While the singer is still in the midst of her Brat summer, she turned to Instagram Wednesday to share a handwritten note reflecting on How I'm Feeling Now, a release that 'honestly just feels like yesterday,' she wrote. More from Rolling Stone Watch Rosé Take on Charli XCX's Apple Dance at Brooklyn Show Lorde Explains How Charli XCX's 'Brat' Gave Her 'a Kick' to Finish New Album 'Virgin' Turnstile Go All Ari Aster in the Pit in Double Video for 'Seein' Stars' and 'Birds' 'So much has changed since then: me, my life, elements of my music and most definitely the world,' XCX wrote. 'I made the album in just five weeks, from conception to release, entirely publicly in collaboration with all of you. It was so special. I felt like I rediscovered myself, my sanity + my sense of connection with the world, at a time where we were all so alone.' How I'm Feeling Now was recorded during the Covid-19 quarantines, and its arrival in May 2020 was dampened in part by the continuing pandemic. However, five years later, the album's 'Party 4 U' has seen a resurgence thanks to TikTok as well as its inclusion in the Brat Tour setlist, leading her label to re-release the single earlier this month and pair it with a music video arriving Thursday, the album's fifth anniversary. 'Obviously I wanted to do something to celebrate,' Charli hinted in the handwritten letter, later sharing an image from the forthcoming 'Party 4 U' video. 'It was all of us at our most raw, our most stripped, our most vulnerable. I will never forget it, and I really can't believe that 5 years later one of the Angel favorites is having its own special moment.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Express Tribune
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Creator of Charli XCX's viral 'Apple' dance sues Roblox for unauthorised use of choreography
Kelley Heyer, an actor and TikTok creator, has filed a lawsuit against Roblox for allegedly using and selling her viral 'Apple' dance without finalising a licensing agreement. The choreography, which gained massive popularity on TikTok and was later incorporated into Charli XCX's live performances, became an emote in Roblox's Dress to Impress update in August 2024, weeks before any deal was officially signed. Heyer filed the lawsuit on 11 April in California, claiming she was in active negotiations with Roblox to license the dance, which she originally posted on TikTok on 15 June 2024. She submitted a copyright application on 30 August, two weeks after Roblox released the emote to coincide with its Brat album update on 17 August. According to the complaint, Heyer had agreed to license the dance as of 12 August, but Roblox released it prematurely and has since 'refused to finalise a license agreement' or offer compensation. 'Roblox moved forward using Kelley's IP without a signed agreement,' said attorney Miki Anzai in a statement to Polygon. 'Kelley is an independent creator who should be compensated fairly for her work and we saw no other option than to file suit to prove that. We remain willing and open to settle and hope to come to a peaceful agreement.' Heyer alleges that Roblox sold more than 60,000 copies of the 'Apple Dance' emote, earning approximately 123,000 dollars in revenue before it was removed from sale in November 2024. Her legal team argues that the emote consisted solely of her choreography, making her the sole artist behind the content. By contrast, the same dance was correctly licensed by Fortnite in December, and Netflix has also secured licensing rights for its usage. Now, Heyer is seeking a share of Roblox's profits from the emote, alongside other damages. This lawsuit joins a broader conversation around intellectual property and dance in gaming. In 2019, multiple cases against Fortnite publisher Epic Games were dismissed, including one filed by Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro. However, a more recent case by choreographer Kyle Hanagami was revived by the Ninth Circuit Court, which stated that reducing choreography to mere 'poses' was akin to reducing music to 'notes.' The case was eventually dismissed after both parties agreed to settle in 2024. Roblox, in response, issued the following statement: 'As a platform powered by a community of creators, Roblox takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and is committed to protecting intellectual property rights of independent developers and creators to brands and artists both on and off the platform. Roblox is confident in its position and the propriety of its dealings in this matter and looks forward to responding in court.'
