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.
Black country, old roads? Morgan Wallen, country music and the opportunity for anti-racist redemption
Trigger warning: Racism
Unless you’re a country music fan, the name Morgan Wallen might be more familiar to you as a modern example of celebrity...
45’s of The Week; Doja Cat, Tirzah, Beckah Amani and more!
Doja Cat – 'Vegas'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKpctBHTOGU
Doja Cat’s contribution to the upcoming Elvis biopic already met the ears of fans at Coachella, but the full studio version...
Back in the business of misery: why we need to cut Hayley Williams some...
Right across the board, artists seemed to step their efforts up for Coachella Weekend Two. Wanting to go bigger and better than the weekend...
If – like me – you’ve been sleeping on Anitta, her Coachella set might...
As a music journalist, there is perhaps no greater shame than an artist getting absolutely bloody massive while you weren’t looking. When I sat...
Francis Bourgeois, Amelia Dimoldenberg and the rise of the awkward superfan
It's not unusual for artists to pull out something special for the London night of their tour. A rarely played song in the encore,...
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...