Charli XCX Performs “So I” | Billboard Women In Music 2024

Charli XCX performs “So I” at Billboard’s Women In Music 2024.
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[@skaie4906]

The fact that she chose to premiere this song at Billboard Women in Music instead of her own single is very telling. We will never forget you SOPHIE.

[@atmike]

This is her own single though?

[@Blitzbrie]

@@atmike I think they mean the single she just put out that she could've easily performed here to promo it. This isn't going to be a single and is probably not coming out till later this year.

[@Peterrdee]

It makes the song more powerful, I’ve lost best friends so it’s like very relatable

[@thisismee.]

Why you call her "SHOPIE" ?

[@celestialg1rl0101]

@@thisismee. this song is about the musical artist and producer Sophie

[@lgbthc231]

The “you say ‘stay for dinner’, I say ‘no thanks I’m fine’ now I really wish I stayed” line broke me. I can’t even imagine what sort of feelings she must’ve felt while writing that.

[@vldk1OOOOOO]

you can never get that feeling of remorse and regret away.

[@Westinpayne]

SOPHIE changed electronic and pop music forever…and this is such a perfect tribute to her. truly special.

[@thisismee.]

Who shopie?

[@celestialg1rl0101]

@@thisismee. look it up, her full name is Sophie Xeon

[@JustRoytjuhh]

Google is free @@thisismee.

[@Pinkyc0rn332]

​@@thisismee. SOPHIE was a music producer who was known for her contributions to PC music and hyper pop in general. She was the one who produced Charli xcx vroom vroom EP

[@martylovellmusic.]

U mean bjork changed electronic music.

[@hellsbbgurl]

the interpolations with "its okay to cry", the raw lyrics and delivery... fucking gorgeous. we love you charli! SOPHIE forever ♥

[@edwardchen9619]

im glad im not the only one who noticed the similar structure, and even including it as a lyric.

[@Maxiinedotcom]

I’m so proud of charli te amo

[@Aujovlogsbratz30]

Everything is resembling that song, most vulnerable and personal project of hers 🫂🫶🏻

[@Ericairline]

It also interpolates Lightning (not the one on Crash) an unreleased song she made with Sophie.

[@harajukukevin6657]

she even said "I know you always said 'its okay to cry'" 😭😭

[@kodirawr]

I love the way Charli uses auto-tune. It's used in a way that compliments the imperfections and emotional tension in her voice. It's really cool how it's become such a signature part of her sound. Also impressive that she's able to make it sound so good live. Contrary to what people may think, you really need to have a lot of pitch control to be able to utilize auto-tune this way.

[@samnelius]

i agree! she's very intentional about the ways she uses it, and it always pays off. i love her raw vocals too, but the added textures from autotune suit her voice soooo well.

[@VergiI_Sparda]

It's so dually symbolic, too, because SOPHIE's signature vocal style included heavy uses of autotune. It feels so intentional, especially with the incorporation of It's Okay to Cry. And it is! Because I am!

[@grant_carey]

Well said and so true - a lot of pitch control and ~breath~ control. Charli's flow is legendary

[@neonlost]

exactly she uses it how t-pain or cher did, or even a rapper like young thug (most rappers don't have the range/control to use it well though). it's used as a vocal fx not as a crutch. you have to have perfect control to hit the notes off and trigger it just right then do vocal glides up/down, like someone sliding up keys on a piano in key hitting all the right notes. people don't realize auto tune can be as an instrument.

[@yolandasultanasgameplays]

omg DOSS (?)

[@davidw0271]

Honestly props to her singing this without crying cause everytime I hear it I can feel the pain she felt losing Sophie this song is so powerful

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

I love how she describes the complex feelings brought with loss. That it isn’t all black and white, and that she even regrets the way she treated Sophie? Very vulnerable stuff! ❤️‍🩹

[@Aujovlogsbratz30]

Yes, very human like, not faking, everyone has been very critique about how she’s graving her

[@emomu]

wait what happened between her and Sophie?

[@ssssafia]

@@emomu just listen to the lyrics. it's not any drama, just human feelings and second thoughts after someone close has passed

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

​@emomu Nothing "happened", Charli is just singing about/discussing very human emotions that everyone feels, especially when they lose a loved one. For example when Charli sings, "You'd (Sophie) say, 'Stay for dinner', I'd say, 'No I'm fine' - Now I really wish I'd stayed", she's talking about a time when any of us have the opportunity to spend time with a loved one-- be it family member, friend, etc, and we'd pass on that moment we could share, not out of hate or spite, but often because we're "busy" and just figure "Oh we can just hang out next time" often without realizing we're not always guaranteed a "next time" because life or accidents happen so quickly that, that person we were just speaking to could be gone in an instant. Or when Charli sings "When I'm on stage, sometimes I lie, say that I like singing these songs you left behind", she's not saying it out of anger or annoyance, but out of a complicated feeling of genuinely enjoying the songs she wrote and worked on with Sophie, but at the same time feeling that bittersweet pain of thinking of the memories of those times and acknowledging that it does hurt sometimes to sing them because of how much they remind her of Sophie because she's still grieving that loss (Sophie literally passed only three years ago, and contrary to what some may think or say, three years is really not very long ago, so it's likely that Charli is still grieving that loss because grief has no time frame).

[@jungkukk]

this froot looks familiar

[@Perlesni]

I really feel like a small part of Sophie’s legacy lives on with Charli’s music and she is always very vocal about her. She will keep her in the conversation.

[@avaph0bic]

sophie started a small revolution in the music world when hyperpop blew up online! hopefully her effects on the art community will be felt forever.

[@grhindia95]

I’ve never seen Charli so nervous before a performance but I hope she knows Sophie would be so proud of her 🙏 Thank you for honouring this pioneer of pop!

[@Tinewashere]

Now that the album is out, this perfomance encapsulates it so well. Being a powerful woman onstage yet at times fragile and emotional behind the facade. I love that she's chosen to be so raw this era.

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

This isn’t a song, it’s a love letter 🥺💜

[@Aujovlogsbratz30]

It’s a love-goodbye letter 😢 it’s Charlie’s graving/hymn to her 🥲 🫶🏻

[@markparker8157]

@@Aujovlogsbratz30 😢

[@benoitmenard2094]

666 likes

[@vivshields4704]

charli singing a song dedicated to a trans woman at an event honoring women is so important, especially considering how often trans women are left out of celebrations like these. love you charli and long live SOPHIE

[@PhotoshoppingTigers]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@celestialg1rl0101]

my exact thoughts

[@lisam.7392]

Uhh, That troon Dylan was heavily celebrated and there's mostly troons on shows and films?

[@SkyyVega]

You can truly tell how close of friends they were and how much Charli is still feeling that pain of losing SOPHIE

[@emgual]

was SOPHIE being trans the most important aspect of her artistry? feels like your comment, even good intended, does quite the opposite in my opinion

[@CuteDoor]

so(ph)i(e) ❤

[@realdeepclassic]

😭❤‍🩹

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

Phe 💔

[@JoyfulRelaxation22]

WAIT

[@issssue]

WAIIIIIIT (2)

[@amirleo2051]

Pain Has Ended ​@@MarinaAndTheDevil

[@kimberlyPerth]

I remember during Covid breaking the rules the day Sophie died, me and this guy just connected recently over music, so we put the roof down, drove to this beach across the county lines and blasting all of the bangers, and there it was, this giant moon looking over the beach and I will NEVER forget that. literally was able to make a friend through Sophie like many of us have, and it’s wonderful how music is still going to continue to connect us. Don’t let go! And it’s okay to cry ❤️

[@hi-nh7jp]

I love how music can connect people especially SOPHIES unique and innovative music

[@jiggly6878]

This is the legacy Sophie wanted I think Loved reading your story ♥

[@skarsgard1342]

i love when people on youtube just make up shit to be able to comment lmao

[@kimberlyPerth]

@@skarsgard1342 oh my god thank you, I finally realised I’m living a life better than someone that it makes them think it’s fake! The funny thing is mate, I know it’s true because it’s my experience, literally just going to a beach listening to music and smoking away watching the stars, it’s nothing special for people Where I live because we are surrounded by beaches and oceans I’m sorry you haven’t been able to do things like that and I hope you do! Go and make memories!

[@kimberlyPerth]

@@skarsgard1342 also, I just checked your last comment replies on these videos, dude, just let people live their lives and I hope you get happier and healthier, this comment section is mainly for fans to get together to remember Sophie and hear Charli’s song so just take your negativity to your next therapy appointment than taking it out on random people on the internet, I don’t need this negativity haha

[@tamitaketani9257]

Sophie changed pop music forever 🖤🔓

[@anorisligayan]

As Charli was introducing her song you can clearly tell she's holding back her tears and emotions when she said "my heart is going really really fast" and then she cut it and proceed to sing abruptly. REST IN POWER SOPHIE.🥺

[@l.gaga5508]

It still feels like yesterday when she died. she was going to be the new face of electronic music

[@meeffrazer7666]

yeah. So tragic

[@MiaouMiaho]

She did enough to change pop music forever, but not enough for her to get credits. She left just before the fame she deserved. When you think about it, it's so Sophie.

[@stealthis]

It's going to be hard to find another person like her. The conditions aren't the same anymore. SOPHIE had a real upbringing on 90s rave culture and IDM. These sounds were both cheesy and cutting edge. I listened to some of the same stuff around the same time so I can hear the influences plain as day. But now, IDM has flowed into all kinds of places, even in subtle ways.... and rave music has become so commercialized and pop ready. It's not going to be the same, newer producers are going to have such different reference points so obviously the output will be different too.

[@norijean3279]

ARCA is a lot like her.

[@bon.8819]

Arca is arca

[@theaugustrush77]

how did she manage not to cry? damn

[@KarenDugan]

A wonderful performer knows when "the show must go on" and gets through it. They cry on the inside.

[@jacobhthomas]

brat is out now and even with the studio recording, i still find myself coming back to this video, maybe even more now than before, because it so beautifully captures charli's regret and sorrow. thank you billboard and charli

[@chidalso]

the studio version will wreck me 🥹

[@ihatesponsorships]

hi girl the album is out btw! whats your thoughts on the studio version?

[@hugobecookin]

it does wreck me

[@atlanticboulevard]

Fr it makes me cry

[@volenterjoci]

it certainly did wreck me!

[@chidalso]

@@ihatesponsorships hey queen! i remember listening to it on the release date. no words, just tears. it hurts so much that we'll never hear more from sophie (fortunately the posthumous album is on the way) but she will forever be cemented in music and i love charli for even reminding everyone about her 🤍 sophie forever

[@borbelydenes1994]

fuck i was not emotionally prepared for this. had me crying 30 seconds into the song and i cannot imagine the strength it took for her not to... i've seen plenty of her performances and have heard nearly all her songs, but not a single time did i see her so vulnerable and nervous to do it right, my love and respect for her still grows stronger every day

[@CreepingBrutus]

The way I cried during this performance thinking of people I've also lost.

[@jorb1903]

Omg same. Lost my middle aged therapy friend to fentanyl last year. It’s ok to cry

[@paulaemmerlingdeolivera1712]

Their star burns so bright 🫶

[@M_dubb428]

@@jorb1903I lost my aunt back in April to opiates. Not fet but she doctor shopped so basically the same shit. Oxys and kpins. My entire family keeps saying their going to have a service but ik their not because their embaressed to admit what happened. She had a normal life up until like the last 5 years when she got addicted. Also I’m an addict so I understood her pain… we had been close since I was a child. She knew how crazy my parents are and I could call her for anything. I feel so heartbroken over her loss and angry that my family isn’t honoring her. If I had the funds to do a celebration of life I would but I can’t. We’re going on 3 months now and still no sign of a service… makes me so fucking angry. Sorry I just had to vent, this song makes my think of my aunt 😢

[@nicholashandfield-jones1837]

This was a moving performance about someone who meant so much to so many of us. I wouldn't be happy in the way I am today without SOPHIE's music. She had a beautiful heart and Charli you did a great job performing this.

[@nicorobyn]

3:17 they way you can almost hear SOPHIE's distorted singing voice here at the outro ... kinda like a duet 😢❤ what a beautiful song

[@Mateo.185]

It’s okay to cry -SOPHIE

[@GabrielLuciano]

i'm so in love with this versatility that charli's showing

[@corvoattano44]

the "youre a hero" line got me choked up );;;

[@loganmurphy4637]

Wasn’t expecting a song like this on her new album! Some of my favorite Charli songs are her Ballads (Enemy, constant repeat, official, backseat)

[@fipah5817]

Mine too 🕊️ official is my most listened-to song of hers. So many years on repeat.

[@ronnyschummer]

Official is low-key one of the best love songs EVER

[@gotmilk9843]

Same here, Official, White Mercedes, Tears, Thoughts, some of my fave numbers from Charli. Thoughts is probably my most played song of hers

[@harrietxo2310]

Listen to the nuclear seasons album there’s lots there

[@mammamonssterr]

I've never seen Charli so vulnerable before. This touched my heart. Fast cars and parties are fun asfuck but this side of her is precious, I wish we could see it more ❤

[@TheJoshMorin]

This performance is incredible and has me so emotional. I miss Sophie so much, knowing she’ll never be forgotten brings me comfort. Charli XCX choosing to perform this at this event is beautiful and reminds us “It’s okay to cry” 🕊️🤍

[@yoshi5986]

Seeing charli so vulnerable and seeing how she made the decision to perform this instead of the new single just proves she’s always challenging herself.

[@antnycruzr]

‘So, I’ is brilliant. I don’t know that I’ve heard a better musical interpretation of crying - the sound of it. The end of this track feels like the embodiment off that feeling when your're sobbing and your body is catching up to and fighting your mind. That pulse of dissonance that comes with grief.. Life doesn't feel the same. The physical release of sadness. Rest in peace SOPHIE. You were THAT girl. We miss you...

[@avaph0bic]

im sure she was glad to have autotune on, i can still hear her voice cracking through it and it’s actually really haunting. i really love how she uses it.

[@WillowAelfin]

Still can't make it through listening to this song without crying, how Charli manages it I don't know.. RIP SOPHIE

[@kdjets]

SOPHIE lives on through so many artists she touched while she was still with us. PC Music isn't just a label. Its a philosophy and community. SOPHIE changed how I see pop music and enriched my understand of trans women. She will always permeate experimental pop and electronic music in the queer community.

[@daydream1329]

This!

[@jaquenile]

Must been so hard sing this live, literally hurts

[@jessebeeson29]

Man, this song hits so hard. Sophie was such a revolutionary artist, and I couldn't imagine music without her impact. The lyrics 'would you like this one? (Maybe just a little bit)' hit like a knife to the heart

[@41g0r07]

the musical reference to Sophies songs during the line "maybe just a little bit"

[@tears3194]

this performance made me tear a lil bit, we all miss sophie and im glad that through charli's music, her being inspired so many times by an artist we'll forever remember her. rest in power, sophie.

[@artinverted572]

I haven't cried in ages because since I started transitioning I've felt I had to be extra strong and not let anything get to me. This song put me back in my feelings, I miss Sophie all the time and this is such a powerful confession from Charli it totally swept me up

[@samwebster3972]

The way she could’ve used this opportunity to promote von Dutch but instead she used it to honour Sophie is actually beautiful and it really shows how she really is a a person and not an artist

[@donney5]

This is beautiful and powerful. Love how Charli shows how much love and admiration she has for SOPHIE, i love her

[@LizeronWardragon]

the way she presented "so i" at the start sounds like sophie!

[@didiparker3108]

we need the "I believe" meets "So I"

[@sockaponch]

Look over the edge but not too far.

[@R-H-B]

@@sockaponchI’ve always thought that lyric was a bit on the nose 😭

[@castortwonetwo3258]

Damn Charli 😭😭😭😭got me crying. This was beautiful. Rip SOPHIE🩷✨💖 we’ll still be singing the songs you left behind.

[@tannerpeterson6167]

Tearing up but feeling so hopeful. Thank you charlie. Thank you SOPHIE rest in power and paradise.

[@maejuvi7715]

RIP Sophie, I know you are seeing Charli from where you are and you are proud of your friend. This was Charli's year

[@sethswaggy]

SOPHIE is missed everyday. 💜💜 rest in paradise beautiful SOPHIE XEON

[@numbxers_]

WHAT I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO UPLOAD IT OMG 😢❤️💔

[@tevincollier8383]

Charli…… every time I hear this I wanna cry. You really put your emotions in this. I can tell Sophie meant so much to you. You two are the hyper pop queens and an duo unmatched ❤

[@who-x5o]

It is clear that for Charlie Sophie was not just a producer, but a very close friend. The lines about Christmas kill. Thank you, XCX, you are brilliant! RIP SOPHIE.

[@bunnyfrosting1744]

I had the huge privilege of seeing Charli live a few years ago, on Sophie’s birthday 😞 it was very bittersweet hearing a dedication to her. These lyrics are beautiful

[@IceCratch]

wow, gorgeous tribute. sophie lives on.

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

She is definitely 1 of the top 10 talented musicians in the 21st century. She not just sings, But also writes her songs and has wrote so many bangers for others artist. Just remarkable!

[@cybergreenlight]

When I first heard this on the album, I had to hold back tears... So moving. SOPHIE forever 💗

[@sumacmusac]

So glad we get an official video of this … so touching! Such an amazing tribute to Sophie! RIP

[@belshah]

This is really beautiful and the fact she did it at Women in Music, what a beautiful soul

[@eljaibo420]

you know a performance is close to perfection when the 'most replayed' bit is almost the whole video. beautiful performance, beautiful song, dedicated to a beautiful woman. well done Charli 🥲

[@BackrowErnie]

I had the honour of knowing Sophie and know how she loved Charli. Needless to say, this song brings me to my knees.

[@lanaboquitas8512]

After listening to this ive acquired a deeper understanding into their dynamic. Why is it that we pull away from the people that mean the most to us? Don’t search me in here. im already gone baby.

[@deylinmalachi5205]

SOPHIE would’ve loved this. sobbing

[@SkyyVega]

Literally crying watching this performance, SOPHIE is deeply loved and missed…. I love seeing Charli keeping her memory alive to this day 😭😭😭💕💕💕

[@bigmistqke]

SOPHIE's words of solace in "it's okay to cry" vibrates through the culture forever. I and so many others needed to hear them when it came out, it was support and consolation for all of us fans around the world after her passing, i can't imagine how these words must have felt for the people close to SOPHIE... And now to have those words resonate again in this deeply personal tribute, that lets us come together and cry again. It's just so beautiful and also deeply deeply sad.

[@birdbrain4445]

Such an unbelievably touching tribute to her... the tears came quick for me. It took quite a bit of courage to debut this song of all songs, that night. Great song too, ofc. It's really sweet how it references and samples It's Okay to Cry. The sentiment of the song hit in more ways than one, given that I've been mourning a friend of mine that passed a few years ago too. R.I.P. SOPHIE. One of modern music's most inventive minds.

[@rf3269]

This song reminds me of my grandpa who passed away recently. Thank you Charli for your vulnerability. ❤️

[@1gnore_me.]

SOPHIE is smiling down from heaven right now, I hope the water isn't cold

[@paulaemmerlingdeolivera1712]

Maybe just a little bit

[@MrPopncorn]

So powerful hyperballad💜 Sophie, please rest in electronic peace🙏

[@RDAGamering]

she ate this, so I cryyyyy

[@satisfactoryrelief]

immediately burst in tears. this is so beautiful. she is a master at her craft. I hope this song and performance helps her process her grief. i love you, charli.

[@EspacoDoLuke]

SOPHIE changed music forever. not only music in a generic way, but how we can express ourselves through sound, always testing and pushing the boundaries of it. her legacy stays forever ❤

[@cristalhernandez8394]

omg this is one of my favorite songs on the album..and now knowing who she wrote it for makes it more meaningful.

[@franciscovalente5789]

Rest in power SOPHIE

[@sucroseskulls7488]

Powerful. Sophie was so loved, I wish we could know her thoughts on this tribute. Sometimes we push away the people closest to us. That bring out all those deep things we don't like being pointed out. But those are the most important parts of relationships. They show us so many sides of our complicated selves. To love is to have lost.

[@sanav98]

Charli, you deserve more recognition!!! Your voice expresses feelings so well, I love supporting your work, you are very strong🤍

[@trobinson9342]

Very rarely does a piece of music get me so emotional that I shed a tear but I shed a few for Sophie after this one. She will be forever missed 😭🖤

[@TheJoshNor]

I definitely cried the ugly cry to this performance. I miss you each and every day, SOPHIE 💜

[@cleyhsonmeigo]

one day before arca's performe at primavera sao paulo 22 i met her and i was crying a lot tears of joy and she told me: it's okay to cry i will not forget this moment ever in my life

[@cleyhsonmeigo]

performance

[@ViettYsuiza]

Beautiful performance, we love you Charli ❤

[@Carmi15]

Thank you Charli for bringing me to SOPHIE's music❤ She will be inifinite in her music

[@maggiewhalen808]

I'm in absolute tears over this song, this performance, the powerful memory of SOPHIE that this evokes. Thank you, Charli!

[@jalenmills5710]

So underrated. EVERYONE STREAM BRAT and give this woman her flowers!

[@nunoclarib]

So powerful, she’s looking over you Charli

[@haleytaily8523]

Sophie will always be in our heart. 🤍

[@donseagrave]

future music charli xcx forever.

[@L8CMMR]

This gave me chills, Charli

[@olivv1857]

The song, the performance, everything... made me cry. And it's ok to cry 💚 Miss SOPHIE so much and I'm so glad Charli continues carrying her memory and sharing it with us

[@queerasinfu]

Absolutely beautiful. RIP SOPHIE and long live Charli

[@ggpascoe123]

can't stop watching this. makes me cry every time 😭

[@brendanjohnduquette]

😢 Beautiful! One of the most powerful hyper pop ballads I’ve ever heard. Sophie would love this. Xo

[@Thisismetryingatleast]

SOPHIE would be so proud of you, we love you 🫶

[@Girl.Brutal]

my god this is absolutely beautiful. truthfully when i first listened to the album i grazed past this song but im so glad i went back and really listened to it. brought me to tears. we all miss you SOPHIE and thank you Charli XCX

[@tuffwith2effs899]

Your words, brutal, loving, truthful... I was petrified. I think of all the lyrics this hits me hardest.

[@Grammarsaurus]

Masterpiece. I have had this live performance on repeat all month now

[@antonisb.2067]

the most beautiful and heart warming thing in a while. TEARS. she looking and feeling this and is so proud Charliiiiiii

[@sheilao2127]

I’m crying. This is so beautiful

[@e-liann_jc]

I'm here, I'm crying, I love you charlie

[@TiaanBReviews]

I love this girl...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤hope all her dreams come true

[@BinkyProductions]

A mashup with it’s okay to cry x so I will happen and honestly I feel like it might by the most devastating hyperpop move to ever happen. Sophie and Charlie are two women who pioneered, without even intentionally doing so, and entire genre of music. I love them so much and miss Sophie a lot ❤ it’s okay to cry, so I cry

[@tamitaketani9257]

So beautiful 🥺💔

[@alejandraguzman9842]

am i about to cry

[@natoriaannikey2]

Charli xcx I love her voice her lyrics in her music her performance is just phenomenal ❤