Who: Grammy-winning Catalan singer-songwriter known for albums like El mal querer and 2023’s reggaeton-influenced Motomami; attended Charli’s 32nd-birthday party in L.A. in August and gifted her a bouquet made of cigarettes.
Date of Potential Summer Dominance: She’s reportedly working on a new album, possibly entitled R4, but that’s about all we know.
Lorde
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Who: New Zealand singer, songwriter and generation-definer; along with Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish, joined Charli onstage at Coachella during Weekend 1. Featured on Charli’s “Girl, So Confusing Featuring Lorde.”
Date of Potential Summer Dominance: TBD—she hasn’t released an album since 2021’s Solar Power, but last week she announced a new single, “What Was That,” whose release date is also TBD.
Sean Price Williams
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Who: Acclaimed independent-film cinematographer (the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time, Her Smell, Listen Up, Philip, Funny Pages) who made his feature debut in 2023 with the satirical road movie The Sweet East, directing an ensemble cast that included Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, and Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers.
Date of Potential Summer Dominance: Unclear, although Williams is listed as the DP on Charli and Aidan Zamiri’s The Moment project; his recent credits include music videos like Clairo’s “Terrapin,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please,” and Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi,” which he also directed.