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.
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...
45s of the week: Beabadoobee, Remi Wolf, Raveena and more!
Beabadoobee – ‘Take A Bite’
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On her upcoming third album, ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’, Beabadoobee is reckoning with herself. Lead single ‘Take A Bite’ starts...
The most radically optimistic lyrics on Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’
When Dua Lipa announced her third album was called ‘Radical Optimism’, it made perfect sense. This is, after all, a woman who always seems...
Grimes has said some very Grimes things about AI and the future of the...
Grimes has spoken about what she thinks is the future of the universe and how artificial intelligence could contribute to that in a new...
Does Taylor Swift have yet more to share from ‘The Tortured Poets Department’?
Taylor Swift has had a hell of a run over the last few years with her ‘Taylor’s Version’ albums, ‘Midnights’ and, now, ‘The Tortured...
The rumours for Coachella 2025 are already swirling
The desert dust is still swirling in Indio, but that hasn’t stopped rumours for Coachella 2025 already beginning to spread.
Yesterday (April 22), promoters Goldenvoice...
Fans are speculating about Florida on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Taylor Swift made her eagerly awaited return with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ on Friday...