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.
F*** Your Fantasies, It’s Victoria Monét’s Moment
A day that gets everyone scrolling through aeons of tiny font and gnashing their teeth at the absence of their favourite, The 2024 Grammy...
FIFTY FIFTY Boycott: The K-Pop fans fighting in defence of their idols
TW: Disordered Eating, Mental Health
Whether you consider yourself a K-Pop fan or not, you’ll likely have heard of FIFTY FIFTY. Shooting to fame earlier...
45s of The Week – The Last Dinner Party, Megan Thee Stallion, Scene Queen...
The Last Dinner Party - 'On Your Side'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rviP4LEjaZo
In attempting to match up to the buzz of their live reputation, a lot of pressure has...
Remixed, revisited, revamped; why are artists so intent on re-doing their past work?
With lipstick-stained teeth and smeared make-up, there is something in the artwork of Paramore ‘Re: This Is Why’ that instantly feels like the perfect...
45s of the week: English Teacher, Holly Humberstone, Jennie and more!
English Teacher – 'Nearly Daffodils'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6xKTRZm3vI
Moving with the energy of one of Britain’s most exciting new bands, Leeds-based English Teacher are doing an excellent job...
The most punk thing any artist can do is protect minorities
TW: Transphobia, Misgendering, Sexual Abuse, Misogyny
Social media, as many of us can attest, is one of the very best and worst things that has...
Doja Cat – ‘Scarlet’ review: a devilish record of impressive dexterity
“Bitch I/ Said What I Said”. So goes the opening hook of Doja Cat’s fourth album, setting the tone for what might be her...
A Mercury Prize win for Ezra Collective is a win for youth futures
When Ezra Collective were promoting their second album, ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, they described it as “a venture in discovered maturity and raised...
45s of The Week – Griff, Red Velvet, Mannequin Pussy and more!
Griff – 'Vertigo'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBzgENcBI8
As many women can attest, a chronic ailment of the female condition is often the belief that you can change a man...
Inexplicably, Fyre Festival is having a redo but is “banking content” enough of a...
When somebody utters the word festival, there are a few classic images that spring to mind. Crowdsurfers and mates on shoulders? Most likely. Portaloos...