Caitlin Chatterton

I am a Gold Standard NCTJ-qualified journalist with experience across digital, print and broadcast. I have previously worked on CNN's international digital programming team, and have bylines in CNN, Clash Magazine and DIY Magazine. I also volunteer as an in-house writer for Vocal Girls.

 

DIY Magazine •

Isabel LaRosa: “I try to operate like I may never have another song again”

The 20-year-old from Annapolis, Maryland may have mastered the non-smiling, effortless cool girl look online, but behind the spiked boots and sparkly eyeshadow there’s a palpable anxiety about making the most of her ascent. “It sounds grim, but I try to operate like I may never have another song again,” she explains. “I’m always trying to just keep people interested and entertained, while also maintaining what I want to do.”Away from the internet, she’s currently seeing a far more tangible versi...
Clash Magazine •

Next Wave #1197: CATTY

“Did I just really wish that my ex couldn’t go to see her favourite artist because I was the support act? Yes. Yes I did.”


In the aftermath of an EP-inspiring breakup, rather than go to the gym (“I wish it was, but it could never be me”), London-via-Caernarfon singer CATTY focused on the only obvious alternative: becoming so successful her ex could never enjoy music again. “The plan is that next year none of my exes can go to festivals,” she deadpans. “I’m joking, I’m actually on great terms...
The Line of Best Fit •

Emily Burns confronts matters of the heart on Die Happy

Yet, it wouldn’t have been released without the insistence of her producer Cameron McVey and girlfriend Grace. Invoking the likes of Lauren Aquilina and Wrabel, the 12-track anthology divides its time pretty evenly between piano and guitar to tell stories about finding, cherishing, and grieving love.
The opening title track falls immediately into the ‘cherishing’ camp. “If you’re the only thing that I achieve I’d die happy,” Burns sings, realising that her childhood, Pussycat Dolls-esque bucket...
Clash Magazine •

Halsey - The Great Impersonator

Throughout their career, Halsey has been lots of different things to different people. She was the blue-haired 19-year-old singing about her Brooklyn boyfriend and lilac skies (‘Badlands’); the 23-year-old offering an elaborately stylised ‘Romeo and Juliet’ concept album (‘Hopeless Fountain Kingdom’); the 25-year-old navigating the blurring lines between Halsey, the art, and Ashley, the artist (‘Manic’); then the 27-year-old delving into a Westwood-clad, Nine Inch Nails-produced world of rock an...
VOCAL GIRLS •

JASMINE.4.T: WORKING WITH BOYGENIUS WAS “WILD”

The Manchester-based artist sat down with VOCAL GIRLS to discuss live shows, chosen family, and the recording of her debut album, You Are The Morning. Jasmine Cruickshank, styled as jasmine.4.t, is the UK’s first signee to Saddest Factory Records, the boutique label founded by indie darling Phoebe Bridgers in 2020. Getting the stamp of approval from one of her proclaimed heroes, however, has clearly not gone to Jasmine’s head; “I don’t really consider myself a performer,” she shrugs. “I’m a guit...
Clash Magazine •

Live Report: Sŵn Festival 2024

Each year, as the leaves turn to amber and rust, and your whimsical light-weather jacket puts in its final shifts before Big Coat season, Cardiff is transformed into a metropolis of music’s up, coming, and already mighty acts from far and wide. Across three days and nine stages, artists from all genres, genders and backgrounds perform for festival-goers distinct for their genuine interest in the art they’re discovering. If you’re looking for a shining beacon of grassroots music at its peak, Sŵn...
Clash Magazine •

Charli xcx – brat and it’s completely different but also still brat

Charli xcx’s sixth studio album hit 2024 like a runaway train. It was supposed to remain a cult classic: 2022’s ‘Crash’ was Charli’s extravagant bid for the mainstream; ‘brat’ was a return to the club. The now-iconic chartreuse cover was even a budget-conscious decision, made on the assumption that few people would care about her new record anyway. It was never intended to galvanise the US Vice President’s election campaign; inspire think pieces in national newspapers; spawn endless viral memes,...
CNN •

Remember when Lady Gaga ‘bled’ onstage at the 2009 VMAs?

Editor’s Note: Delving into the archives of pop culture history, “Remember When?” is a CNN Style series offering a nostalgic look at the celebrity outfits that defined their eras.


Singing about the perils of fame, being dragged out from beneath a fallen chandelier then bleeding to death in front of a roomful of celebrities: Lady Gaga was not shy about making her debut at the MTV Video Music Awards.



The year was 2009 — many will remember it as the year rapp...
CNN •

Remember when Taylor Swift wore drag in ‘The Man’ music video

Editor’s Note: Delving into the archives of pop culture history, “Remember When?” is a CNN Style series offering a nostalgic look at the celebrity outfits that defined their eras.



A man dances on the top-deck of his private yacht, swigging champagne from the bottle, surrounded by bikini-clad women. He’s heavily fake-tanned, his dark hair is coiffed. But this isn’t a man — it’s Taylor Swift.



Back in February 2020, Swift...
CNN •

Why Willem Dafoe chose a pair of bright orange Speedos for his latest character in ‘Kinds of Kindness’

Yorgos Lanthimos — the movie director behind award season darlings “The Favourite” and “Poor Things” — is hailed as a genius by fans of his often strange and unsettling oeuvre. He’s made his name by courting the absurd and keeping audiences on their toes, embellishing his fables of love, power and free will with discordant musical motifs and disarming cuts to a wide lens.



His latest project, “Kinds of Kindness,” traces recognizable power dynamics — those with your boss, wi...