There’s an old saying in pop music that goes, “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus!” In other words: don’t waste our time on the verses — we’re all just waiting to jump up and down and sing along to the ...

CRAIG JENKINS: British singer Charli XCX graduated from flanking Iggy Azalea on “Fancy” to a major label smash of her own this year with the cheerful, onomatopoetic “Boom Clap.” The drums swing low ...

Charli XCX released an Amsterdam-centered music video for her synth-pop love song ‘Boom Clap’ off of the ‘Fault in Our Stars’ soundtrack. The British singer has her hands full, between helping Iggy ...

The U.K. singer-songwriter is by no means resting on her laurels: Charli dropped the Amsterdam-set music video for her solo song "Boom Clap," featured on the soundtrack to "The Fault in Our Stars,"… ...

The best music makes you feel lots of conflicting emotions. Charli XCX said “Boom Clap” is about something beautiful, and yet it still has a sad undercurrent. The singer also revealed what it was like ...

Hopefully, good music finds the right singer. “Boom Clap” by Charli XCX was initially meant for a 2000s pop star. Charli XCX said the star in question turned down the track — but that wasn’t exactly ...

The best movies made expressive use of music. For example, Charli XCX’s “Boom Clap” was perfectly used in The Fault in Our Stars, the film adaptation of John Green’s novel of the same name. This ...