Charli and Jack Do America: Charli XCX & Bleachers

22 year-old singer and songwriter Charli XCX's rise to international pop stardom has been nothing short of meteoric. Charli has toured the globe with the likes of Katy Perry and Coldplay while writing and featuring on some of the biggest songs of recent years—selling over 17 million singles combined worldwide. Her songwriting chops have garnished hits for an extensive list of her peers, including the double platinum 'I Love It' with Swedish duo Icona Pop and most notably the 4M-selling hit collaboration 'Fancy' with Iggy Azalea that earned the pair two Grammy nominations. Her latest album "SUCKER" (via Neon Gold/Atlantic Records) features solo smashes such as the Top 10 hit 'Boom Clap,' 'Break The Rules,' 'Doing It' (bringing the girl-power with a newly remixed version featuring Rita Ora) and new single 'Famous' which premiered during the 2015 YouTube Music Awards. Rolling Stone declared "SUCKER" to be their '#6 Best Album of 2014,' while Billboard called her "one of pop's biggest new stars" and awarded Charlotte Aitchison with the first ever Women in Music 'Hitmaker Award.'


Hailing from New Jersey, 30 year old Jack Antonoff has been in the music scene for over a decade. In 2002, with Jack as the lead singer, the success of New Jersey born indie rock band Steel Train was well underway. Steel Train's cult following lead them to make their national television debut on Late Night With
Conan O'Brien and later appeared on Late Show With David Letterman. In 2008, Jack joined Nate Ruess and Andrew Dost to form the Grammy award winning fun. In addition to being a multi-talented musician, Jack is a critically acclaimed songwriter and producer. His achievements include fun. being honored with the
Vanguard Award at the 2014 ASCAP Pop Music Awards and co-writing fun.'s Grammy award winning song "We Are Young" and Grammy nominated album Some Nights. Jack co-wrote and produced Taylor Swift?s chart topping hit "Out of the Woods" along with two other tracks from her #1 album 1989. He also
received a Golden Globe nomination for his collaboration with Taylor Swift on her song "Sweeter Than Fiction." Jack has also worked with Sara Bareilles, cowriting her Grammy nominated hit "Brave", and Canadian Indie icons Tegan and Sara.