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.
Skins at 15: How a British TV show set the decadent teenage soundtrack of...
Before Euphoria, there was Skins
Is writing your own songs really the only way to be authentic?
As one eagled-eyed Taylor Swift fan observes, each January does seem to embroil her in a new internet beef, defending herself from those who...
The Complicated Legacy of Brockhampton
When a band announces their hiatus, you expect the fanbase anguish; caps-locked quote tweets and nostalgia clips of past concerts, reposted with emoji tears....
The Wild Hearts Tour is proof that female collaboration is the future
When Julien Baker, Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten, all tweeted ‘Monday’ in unison, it didn’t take a (girl)genius to figure out that something...
45’s Of The Week: Lets Eat Grandma, Girls On Top, MICHELLE and more!
Let's Eat Grandma – ‘Happy New Year’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R9qLldd7_U
Back with a topical banger, Norwich wunderkinds Let’s Eat Grandma have kicked-started 2022 by playing Calvin Harris at...
God, It’s Brutal Out Here: Is being imperfect pop’s new currency?
When 2021 began, we were all hopeful. 2020 had been a shitshow and as we grimly cheersed each other via zoom on New Year’s...
Virgil Abloh was a fashion gamechanger – but he made his mark on music...
No death of someone in their prime is ever without its own deep sadness, but there was something about the news of Virgil Abloh’s...
Silk Sonic and the slippery case of retro-misogyny
Ever experienced love at first listen? When I first heard Silk Sonic’s ‘Leave The Door Open’ in March, I was convinced that I had...
Taylor knows her Swifties All Too Well, but they might Need To Calm Down
Taylor Swift is an artist who has always known vengeance. Sometimes it lingers playfully at the fringes; other times it bursts forth, spilling out...
Astroworld – what happened?
Nobody should ever attend a concert and not make it home. And yet on November 5 2021, that’s exactly what happened. On the Friday...