Charlotte Gunn
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.
Joni Mitchell surprises fans with first live show in 20 years
Joni Mitchell delighted fans at Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island this weekend by making a surprise appearance with friend, Brandi Carlile. Mitchell, now...
Listen to two new surprise Billie Eilish tracks
Billie Eilish stans rejoice, the singer has just officially released two new pared-back tracks.
Guitar songs 'TV' and 'the 30th' were surprise-released on Thursday 21...
Maya Hawke’s NSFW music video makes a bold statement about women’s bodies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jKIiVyrUPY
Maya Hawke's new music video is a world away from Stranger Things. The video for Maya's single, 'Thérése', sees the singer engage in an...
Billie Eilish just dropped her skincare routine
Did you have a skincare routine when you were twenty? How about when you were twelve? That's apparently when Billie Eilish began to really...
Five acts you have to see at this year’s Standon Calling festival
This year's Standon Calling festival is shaping up to be one of the events of the summer. With a fab, gender-balanced lineup boasting some...
Petition to rename Glastonbury’s John Peel stage gains momentum
A petition to encourage Glastonbury to rename the John Peel stage is gaining momentum.
The stage, named after the long-serving Radio 1 DJ, has sparked...
Haim backstage at Glastonbury: “Can you tell us where the fucking Rabbit Hole is?”
It's Saturday afternoon and Glasto vets, Haim, have returned to The Pyramid Stage to play a relentlessly joyful afternoon set. Complete with skits involving...
Backstage at Glastonbury 2022 in photos
The backstage area at Glastonbury is always a who's who of music. We sent our photographer, the charming and tenacious Jenn Five and her...
Phoebe Bridgers live at Forest Hills Stadium in photos
Phoebe Bridgers played Queens, New York's Forest Hills Stadium at the weekend, with a little help from her friends. The LA singer-songwriter was supported...
Polymath popstar EFÉ talks to us about the creation of her colourful new music...
EFÉ – AKA Irising Irish pop star Anita Ikharo – has just dropped an energetic self-directed video for new single, 'LIME'. We get the story behind its creation.