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.
ENNY: “It’s a ruthless industry and being nice is underrated”
Real recognises real, and in a year where nobody has time for artifice, South Londoner Enny stands out as artist whose biggest drive is...
A License For Success – How Olivia Rodrigo’s candour made her a record-breaking fan...
In 2020 Olivia Rodrigo was just another Disney star on the rise – this week, she’s an out-and-out superstar. If you’re online, there is...
If lyrics can be used as court evidence, what space is there for musical...
Where you’re a hip-hop head or a heartfelt emo kid, wordplay is an essential factor in how we immerse ourselves in scenes. Speak to...
All hail Nandi Bushell, the tiny hero of 2020
Maybe it’s the remnants of my untapped ‘Gifted & Talented’ scheme potential talking, but I’ve always had a lot of time for precociously talented...
Tayla Parx: “If we take care of our creatives and their mental health, it...
You may not have met Tayla Parx yet, but you’ll certainly know plenty of tracks that have been #taylamade. An outrageously accomplished singer, songwriter...
2020: The year where music’s fourth wall fell
When I started my year by pressing play on Bombay Bicycle Club’s ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’, I didn’t necessarily expect to be listening...
What would noughties indie have been without Topshop?
When I was 14, Topshop was everything. A glossy emblem of all things trendy, I couldn’t afford many of their wares, but it didn't...
Grammy nominations 2021 – A great year for rock, a strange one for rap,...
Ah, the yearly Grammys conversation. The vast amount of categories and time taken to wade through them normally delays the internet outrage somewhat, but...
#FreeBritney and the challenge to regain female pop autonomy
For any 90s babies, Britney Spears has long been an emblem of freedom. The sugary-sweet princess of pop with a headstrong, fourth-wall-breaking edge, her...
It’s time to legitimise women of colour’s place in rock music
Like her or loathe her, Doja Cat is an artist rarely out of the news. Having gone viral in 2018 with the captivatingly-absurdist ‘Mooo!’...