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.
Women stay winning at the 2024 VMAS
From mediaeval garb to angelic lingerie, onstage scissoring to impromptu flamenco, 2024’s VMAs ceremony was a long and celebratory affair. But whilst men tried...
45s of the week: 5 new songs you need to hear now
Megan Thee Stallion and RM - 'Neva Play'
https://youtu.be/TpYTyAaTRts?si=TqeijmZm3iR4FRZi
After her ‘Butter’ remix caused such a storm in 2021, it was only a matter of time...
The rise and rise (and rise) of Chappell Roan
At San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival last week, executives estimated that 50,000 of the festival’s 75,000 attendees showed up to watch the same artist....
45s of the week: 5 tracks you need to hear now
Soccer Mommy - 'M'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbS2shn50MY
You can always rely on Soccer Mommy to craft songs of understated beauty, but with the first slice of her forthcoming...
Get to know your 2024 Mercury nominees
The news is out! Chosen by a team of esteemed judges (including one-time Forty-Five legend Sophie Williams), the Mercury Music Prize shortlist for 2024...
Love Tinashe’s ‘Nasty’? There’s more where that came from
Have you been a nasty girl this summer? You might not have had much chance yet, but if you have been stuck indoors and...
Charli XCX knows what your thirties feel like
Your thirties are a complicated age - especially on the internet. On one hand, we’re bombarded by images of trad wives who are swapping...
12 underrated gems on the Glastonbury 2024 lineup
Break in those walking boots, the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup is out! With just under three weeks to go before over 200,000 music lovers...
45s of the week: 5 songs to hear now
Halsey - 'The End'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSfk1VFkl9g
After a year of relative quiet, Halsey returned this week with an Instagram post, exploring her health struggles and tagging both...
That’s That Me Espresso! How Sabrina Carpenter brought nonsense back to pop
Whether you’re tuned into daytime radio, scrolling YouTube or apparently, listening to literally anything on Spotify, there’s been an early contender for song of...