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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 fifteen 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's a big fan of Mitski and Phoebe Bridgers and believes boygenius are going to become the biggest band on the planet.
The best albums of 2024 collage

The best albums of 2024 as voted by The Forty-Five’s music critics

Forget Spotify Wrapped, you've arrived at the only year in review you need. And what a year it was. For us, 2024's best albums were...
Angel Olsen Poppy Crawford

Angel Olsen spotlights her favourite emerging artists in new collaborative project

A new Angel Olsen project is on the way and for this one, she's asked for a little help from her friends. December 6...
Charli XCX

Charli XCX has bagged another movie role

Charli XCX has made no secret of her ambition to make moves in the movies. Already securing a role in Gregg Araki's soon-to-be-released I...
Chappell Roan at Coachella 2024

Everything we know about Chappell Roan’s new album

In the last eighteen months, everything has changed for Chappell Roan. You will have seen the video of her performing 'Pink Pony Club' to...
BRAT remix album artwork

Here’s who’s remixing what on the new BRAT

BRAT summer over? Yeah, right. With a full reworking of Charli XCX's BRAT album on the way this Friday, we are set to be...
Fousheé

Fousheé announces first ever US headline tour

Hot on the heels of her new album, 'Pointy Heights', Jamaican-American iconoclast Fousheé announces her first-ever US headline tour spanning many major cities. Ticket presales begin Wednesday, October...
Dora Jar 2024

Dora Jar is a walking contradiction

Dora Jar is one of life's weirdos. For her first-ever UK show, she was wheeled on stage, zipped inside a suitcase full of soil,...
Clairo Shade

Wondering what Clairo Shade is? Let us explain

If you’ve spent any time on TikTok – and exist in, or adjacent to, indietok – you will have heard people talking about Clairo...
Charli XCX and Billie Eilish at her birthday party in LA

Charli XCX’s LA birthday party was BRAT AF

Last night in Los Angeles, Charli XCX – arguably, the most hyped artist in the world right now – celebrated her 32nd birthday party...
Mercury Prize nominees 2024

Charli XCX, Nia Archives and CMAT are among the 2024 Mercury Prize nominees

The Mercury Prize – one of the most prestigious awards in British and Irish music – has announced its 2024 nominees. And it looks...