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.
CHVRCHES just brought ‘Carrie’ gore to Glastonbury
CHVRCHES’ performance on the Other Stage brought blood and sweat to Worthy Farm today (June 23), with singer Lauren Mayberry adopting an unusual twist...
BTS’ 10 most underrated songs
Over the last decade, BTS have created a wealth of record-breaking, chart-topping bangers, and songs beloved by their fandom, ARMY. But, with a back...
BLACKPINK’s 10 most underrated songs
BLACKPINK have been in your area since 2016 and, over the last seven years, they’ve built up a strong catalogue of world-beating bangers and...
45s of the week: Wallice, Baby Queen, Kaien Cruz and more!
Wallice – ‘disappear’
https://youtu.be/iV8eHVNdo8Y
Wallice’s new single ‘disappear’ begins as a whisper, the California singer-songwriter lamenting all the things she tried hard to achieve but didn’t...
Jenny Lewis: “‘Am I a psycho?’ – you ever ask yourself that?”
Back in the wilds of 2021, while everyone else was still drudging onto Zoom to do quizzes with their mates or to try and...
Ashnikko: “I feel grief and heartbreak for my country”
Ashnikko
Ashnikko's debut album, due this summer, is a dystopian alt-pop tornado of a record that explores society's ills through a fantastical lens. Rhian Daly...
Miya Folick: “Cockroaches are universally despised but so resilient… I relate to that”
“Have you watched much Oprah?” Miya Folick inquires, tilting her head towards the screen. She’s mid-flow talking about the mythology of catharsis “as a...
Taylor Swift live in Philly: in her hometown, the star’s personal stories find new...
Taylor Swift might be standing on stage in the middle of a sold-out American football stadium, but, for the briefest moment, she sounds like...
The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time
Since the ‘90s, K-pop has been experimenting, inventing and innovating. From timeless R&B to edgy electronics, the scene has produced it all – and...