{
  "id": 13496164,
  "title": "Charli XCX Welcomes Tinashe for Surprise Performance at 2026 Austin City Limits Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/charli-xcx-welcomes-tinashe-for-surprise-performance-at-2026-austin",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/charli-xcx-tinashe-2026-austin-city-limits-festival-1236358595/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Austin City Limits Festival taking place at Zilker Park on Friday, October 9th, Charli XCX surprised her audience by inviting Tinashe to join her on stage. The two performed two tracks from Tinashe's recently released album, Popstar, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. Earlier that day, Tinashe had shared a video on her Instagram Stories showcasing a backstage dance session with Charli to their 2015 collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, \"Drop That Kitty.\" During ACL Festival's opening weekend on October 2nd, Charli also brought out her fellow Sweat Tour member Troye Sivan, who performed his songs \"Le Boy\" and \"Party.\" Tinashe's career took a significant leap with Popstar, which marked her highest-charting album and first top 10 appearance on the Billboard 200.",
  "summary": "The duo performed two tracks from Tinashe’s Popstar album during the Oct. 9 set.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}