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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.
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Erin Rae: “I wanted to challenge the idea that being outspoken and loud are...

It's been almost four years since the release of Erin Rae's critically acclaimed debut 'Putting On Airs'. The Nashville artist's beautifully tender, country-tinged tracks...
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Grae – 'Room In the Desert' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEYQ3WNLDM Toronto artist, Grae, has drawn inspiration from Cocteau Twins' 'Cherry-coloured Funk' on new single, 'Room In The Desert'. The...
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Coachella Festival 2022: Line-up, headliners and everything we know so far

Every spring, music lovers, pop stars and a gaggle of influencers flock to the Californian desert for one of the most famous music festivals...
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Watch The 1975’s Matty Healy duet with Phoebe Bridgers (and play two unreleased songs)

Phoebe Bridgers loves to tease her fans and last night, ahead of her show at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre, a cryptic tweet suggested something...
Wet Leg interview

Wet Leg: Do Believe The Hype

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Little Simz

Little Simz – ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ review: Britain’s best wordsmith delivers a...

Little Simz might just be Britain's most affecting wordsmith, as she proves on second album 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'. The record opens with...
End of the Road Festival 2021

End of the Road Festival review: a magical swansong to a peculiar summer

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Lorde – ‘Solar Power’ review: teen millionaire turned homebody reflects on the push and...

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Wet Leg

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