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.
Baby Rose: “I turn my pain into power”
If, as Nina Simone once said, it is an artist’s duty to reflect the times we live in, then Baby Rose has chosen a...
Flo Milli: “What makes you a bad bitch is you being completely you”
Flo Milli
On site at Flo-Chella, Rhian Daly meets Flo Milli to talk about female empowerment and being one of the baddest rappers in the...
The Coachella 2023 review: everything you missed from weekend one
Friday
Lava La Rue
The Californian sun is already beating down hard on the Coachella site, so ducking into the Sonora tent to begin the weekend...
boygenius’ debut Coachella appearance is an invitation into the best support group around
On the drive towards Indio, through the Coachella Valley, boygenius stare down at you from the side of the road. “Not strong enough?” the...
BLACKPINK reach their most empowering, badass form at Coachella 2023
Since they debuted in 2016, BLACKPINK have mastered the girl crush concept – K-pop’s term for when female artists deliver empowering, strong songs and messages....
Lava La Rue backstage at Coachella 2023: “I’m embracing the moment!”
It’s a balmy Friday afternoon in the Californian desert and Lava La Rue has just come off stage after playing their first Coachella. With...
45s of the week: ENNY, The Linda Lindas, Laurel and more!
ENNY – ‘Charge It’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxCMqH4BZSw
“I could never be a friend of a foe / But I fold at the sight of an ‘Are you up?’...
Arxx – ‘Ride Or Die’ review: a brilliant evolution from one of the UK’s...
The artwork for ARXX’s long-awaited debut album ‘Ride Or Die’ features a coming together of two worlds. On the front, singer and guitarist Hanni...
Lana Del Rey’s ‘…Ocean Blvd’ and the battle of the biological clock
“Don’t you know a singer can still be a side-piece at 33?” Lana Del Rey purrs on ‘A&W’, her half-eye-rolled question making me smirk...
A who’s who guide to Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A...
Lana Del Rey has always been a collaborative artist, frequently inviting other musicians to appear on her own songs (like The Weeknd-featuring ‘Lust For...