Jenessa Williams
Jenessa is a freelance music journalist, fandom academic and the writer of Subtweets, our weekly column that dissects the trending topics setting Music Twitter alight. She likes millennial hip-hop, noughties emo and advocating for a new era of diversity and representation in both.
45s Of The Week – Harry Styles, Angel Olsen, Flo and more!
Harry Styles – 'As It Was'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5v3kku4y6Q
King HRH HS is back, and he ain’t no April Fool. With its jaunty indie melody and lyrical introspection,...
Harry Styles ‘As It Was’: Pop’s positivity prince finds solace in the sounds of...
If anything was truly going to make indie sleaze fetch again, it was Harry Styles. For weeks if not months, the so-called revival appears...
Are we about to see BTS’ big ’Scammys’ redemption?
There is no group in music history more synonymous with stan culture than BTS. Many representations of K-Pop stans as strange automatons with no...
Twitter Stan culture invites fans in, but have we got too comfortable?
Charli XCX has always been a Stan girl. From the very beginning, she has placed her Angels front and centre, listening to their advice...
Euphoria’s biggest breakout star? Labrinth
When Dominic Fike got announced as the latest cast member of HBO’s Euphoria, it was somewhat inevitable that music would be a huge part...
45’s Of The Week: Charli XCX, Priya Ragu, Wet Leg and more drop new...
Charli XCX - 'Baby'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrYaDxyrGM
It’s Charli baby, and the word of the day is S.E.X. Over an unrelenting Chromeo beat, Queen XCX serves choreography and...
In memory of Jamal Edwards, a musical pioneer for the millennial age
When I was thirteen, Jamal Edwards WAS YouTube. Having launched SBTV in 2006, not even a full year after the platform itself was born,...
Are we overindulging Ye West?
It has never been easy to be a Kanye West fan. To bring up his name in conversation is to get a visceral reaction;...
Sam, Simz and Sykes: 2022’s BRIT Awards is one of surprising homegrown performances and...
After some time in the doldrums, it appears the BRIT Awards might be… back? Settling down in front of the telly pre-game, things seemed...
45’s Of The Week: Rayvn Lenae, Arlo Parks, Lucy Dacus and more!
Ravyn Lenae - 'Skin Tight'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7YKwjx1Rk
Having captivated the future-RnB crowd with ’Sticky’, Rayvn Lenae returns with The Internet’s Steve Lacy in tow, crafting a video...