Rhian Daly
Rhian Daly is a freelance music journalist with over ten years experience interviewing some of the world's most famous pop stars. As well as writing for The Forty-Five since launch, she's contributed work to NME, DIY, Time Out and Rolling Stone UK. Between 2013 and 2016, she was also the assistant reviews editor at NME. She likes K-pop and indie discos in equal measure and is proudly ARMY.
Remi Wolf: “I want to let my freak flag fly as much as I...
Remi Wolf
With a voice to rival the greats and a genre-hopping style, hell-bent on making you move your feet, Remi Wolf is one of...
45s of the week: Clairo, Dua Saleh, hanbee and more!
Clairo – ‘Echo’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvbXSTn3lwM&pp=ygULY2xhaXJvIGVjaG8%3D
One of the standout tracks on Clairo’s just-released third album, ‘Charm’, ‘Echo’ dips into a sultry new sound. It’s one that brings to...
Inside Terminal 1, Glastonbury’s newest immersive experience
In a small portacabin, a man dressed in an airport security uniform hovers over a clipboard. Six people stand in front of him as...
Dua Lipa live at Glastonbury: pop star dances the night away in momentous headline...
“I’ve dreamt about this my whole life, and I can’t believe I’m with you,” Dua Lipa tells a packed Pyramid Stage field as the...
TREMORS// Juliet Ivy makes the struggles of girlhood sound like a dream
Viral moments in modern music might be hard to predict at the best of times, but you’d need an incredibly powerful crystal ball to...
45s of the week: Hinds, Nayeon, Lava La Rue and more!
Hinds – ‘En Forma’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsdQ-286r4Q
Being a woman in modern society can often feel overwhelming. There’s constant discourse about our bodies and behaviour, while we have...
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour live in Liverpool: the greatest showwoman
Taylor Swift doesn’t want to perform. It’s night two at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium, and two of her dancers are propping her body back onto...
Charli XCX – ‘Brat’ review: her most introspective work yet
In the months leading up to Charli XCX’s sixth album, ‘Brat’, things seemed like business as usual for the British pop star. She previewed...
Maya Hawke: “If you have chaotic relationships, you’re going to get gossiped about”
Maya Hawke
When she's not battling demogorgons, Maya Hawke pens melancholic, soul-searching indie-folk. Three albums in, she's unpicking and reframing her past relationships – and...
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft review: assured, adventurous and irresistible
There’s a section of Billie Eilish’s third album, ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, that feels like we’ve followed the pop star on a night...