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Charlotte Gunn

Charlotte Gunn
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Charlotte Gunn is the Founder and Editorial Director of The Forty-Five. Former NME Editor and journalist for the likes of Rolling Stone, DIY, The Face, Music Week, Red and Marie Claire, Charlotte founded The Forty-Five after experiencing the boys' club that is the music industry and recognising a need to champion female artists and storytellers. With over twenty years experience as a writer and editor, her mission is to unite the world's best music journalists under one roof and to help create a diverse and representative music industry. She stans boygenius, Mitski, Charli XCX, blur and The Cure in equal measure.
FKA Twigs

FKA Twigs: “The hardest part of being a female artist is dealing with men”

FKA twigs has announced a new educational grant to get more women into music tech roles, in partnership with non-profit organisation Saffron. The news...
All Things Go

Backstage at All Things Go Festival 2025

What a weekend. We've just got back from All Things Go Festival in DC and each year it gets better and better. This year’s lineup...
Lady Gaga Mayhem Ball London

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball is the greatest pop show on earth

Spare a thought for the Little Monsters. After twenty years of clawing through Lady Gaga’s every era, outfit, and outrage, their overlord has served...
Chappell Roan Reading Festival 2025

Chappell Roan brings out Heart’s Nancy Wilson in New York

Pop’s reigning showgirl, Chappell Roan, just made her dream on-stage collaboration a reality. Halfway through her Forest Hills Stadium set on Sunday (September 21),...
Charlotte Gainsbourg Saint Laurent Blurry Moon

Charlotte Gainsbourg returns after eight years with new track ‘Blurry Moon’

Charlotte Gainsbourg has released her first song in eight years – and it arrives wrapped in Saint Laurent black. With new track 'Blurry Moon', the...
Jay Som 2025

Jay Som never really left

Jay Som Six years since her last album, Melina Duterte – aka Jay Som – has been everywhere and nowhere: producing for friends, playing with...
Chappell Roan Reading Festival 2025

Chappell Roan brings her gothic fairytale to Reading Festival

The turquoise castle that towers over Reading’s main stage could have been plucked from a Disney film, but there’s nothing saccharine about the figure...
Taylor Swift new album

5 things we learned from Taylor Swift’s first podcast interview

In case you missed it, Taylor Swift made her first podcast appearance this week on boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce's football...
Lucy Dacus of boygenius at Coachella 2023

Lucy Dacus just married thirteen couples under a full moon while Sleater-Kinney watched on

Lucy Dacus is making good on her promise to marry fans during her 'Forever Is A Feeling' tour. Last month, the singer-songwriter announced she was...
The What Four

LA buzz-band The What Four release video for suburban summer anthem ‘Nowhere Blues’

We've been following buzzy Los Angeles garage-pop band, The What Four, for a little while now – their live shows are a lot of...