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Rhian Daly

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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.
Glastonbury Pyramid Stage

Music events could return from May, according to Boris Johnson’s plans to lift lockdown

Music events could return from May, according to Boris Johnson’s plans to lift the coronavirus lockdown.  Festivals and gigs have largely been cancelled since the...
Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo shares her 18 favourite songs on her 18th birthday

Olivia Rodrigo has shared her 18 favourite songs to mark her 18th birthday.  The chart-topping singer turned 18 on Saturday (February 20) and said in...
Conan Gray

Listen to Conan Gray’s new song,’Overdrive’

Conan Gray has released a new song, 'Overdrive' about riding around town with your crush. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns2BlisLh3g Of the song, Conan said, via Instagram: "Overdrive is out...
Billie EIlish

Billie Eilish on her relationship with fame: “I used to just despise it”

Billie Eilish has spoken about her relationship with fame in a new interview, admitting that she “used to despise it”.  The teen pop star was...
Rico Nasty Mahalia

Mahalia and Rico Nasty share confident new song ‘Jealous’

Mahalia and Rico Nasty have teamed up on a new song called ‘Jealous’.  The track marks the first new material for both the Leicester-born star...
SZA

SZA confirms new music is “literally on the way” and talks new song ‘Shirt’

SZA has confirmed that she’s working on new music, saying that it is “literally on the way”.  The singer released her debut album ‘CTRL’ in...
Bebe Rexha

Bebe Rexha is working on a demo for BTS: “It’s really bomb”

Bebe Rexha has revealed that she is working on a demo of a song for BTS. The pop star shared the news with her fans...
Griff interview

Griff Cover Story – “There’s so much of the same conveyor belt pop at...

GRIFF Griff takes bedroom pop to a new level. The singer-songwriter-producer-tailor is part of a generation of young musicians shaking up the charts. Rhian Daly...
Pale Waves

Pale Waves tease release of tracks that didn’t make it onto ‘Who Am I?’

Pale Waves have 10 songs that didn’t make it onto the final tracklist for their second album ‘Who Am I?’ and they might release...
Rihanna Savage x Fenty

Rihanna accused of cultural appropriation and “sexualising religion”

Rihanna has been accused of cultural appropriation and “sexualising people’s religion for clout” after she posted a new photo of herself on Instagram.  The star...