Popstars the rivals! How 2024 has seen a surge in pop girlies dominating the charts - with Charli XCX bringing in British indie sleaze while Barbie-like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo divide the Amer

From 'brat girl summer' to being in various 'eras' of our lives and proclaiming that 'that's that me espresso' at any mild inconvenience, it's undeniable that the pop charts have been dominating every part of our life this past year. The band's frontman's antics on stage can most certainly fall into a grungy 'sleaze' category, with the singer, 35, drinking, smoking, and kissing fans on stage Last year, he was going viral on TikTok for his salacious behaviour, with a newfound fandom asking who the grungy yet charismatic persona was But despite years of controversy and falling in and out of favour with the public, it would seem Matty's hold over the indie sleazers camp is still strong, especially with his being engaged to Charli XCX's pal Gabbriette Bechtel Last month, the model, 26, posed for a stunning new shoot with British Vogue, and opened up on her relationship and having kids with the singer. Following the release of her sixth studio album, brat, singer-songwriter Charli XCX, 31, from Essex, has made Gen Z do a 180 on the once-fashionable clean girl aesthetic - and became one of the strongest catalysts behind the indie sleaze resurgence But there's more to the star than her music, it's her brat aesthetic, characterised by her air of recklessness, eccentric behaviour, and risqué attitudes - traits that her brat friends, Julia Fox and Gabbriette Bechtel, also possess Brats are edgy, or in the words of Charli XCX during a BBC interview, they are: 'Trashy. Addison - who was only a teenager when she found fame on TikTok with dance videos - has emerged as the fun, Britney Spears-esque voice American answer to the UK's indie sleaze scene While still maintaining the energetic pop and prowess that comes with being a pop princess, Addison's camp embodies a playfulness and carefree attitude that defined the pop girlies of the 2000s Referencing Lana Del Rey's 2012 song Cola — in which she provocatively sings, 'My p***y tastes like Pepsi cola' — Addison captioned the picture, 'I love Lana.' Tate McRae, pictured, first gained attention on social media after her song Greedy went viral on TikTok Speaking to British Vogue last year, Tate opened up about how the aesthetics of the 2000s have helped her cement her image and identity She has also paid homage to the Y2K 'baddies' of decades past - including a shoutout to Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' in her music video for the song Exes.