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.
45’s of The Week; Bethany Cosentino, Le Serrafim, Gretel Hänlyn and more
Bethany Cosentino - 'It’s Fine'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgOGz8Hkevg&t=51s
After 14 years as one-half of beach-rock heroes Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino has finally backed herself to go it alone,...
Fake Drakes and Ariana edits: How will AI technology change music and fandom?
When it comes to technology, it’s been an interesting few weeks for our favourite musicians. First there was Twitter’s blue-tick exodus, reducing Beyoncé down...
On their UK tour, Paramore are making peace with the past
In a week where Frank Ocean was making news for being a reluctant festival headliner, a different artist across the pond was quietly proving...
Can we please stop assuming that all Black artists make hip-hop?
When somebody has new music out, it’s normal for there to be some debate about their sound, the kind of influences or ideas that...
45’s Of The Week: Maisie Peters, Yaeji, Poppy and more
Maisie Peters - 'Lost The Breakup'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwoovvtYf08
Having built a fandom through radical lyrical transparency, breakout popstar Maisie Peters knows a thing or two about warts...
Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ success brings K-Pop’s western crossover full circle
11 years ago, a thumping beat and novelty horse-riding dance changed everything. The artist was Psy, and the song was 'Gangnam Style', a satirical...
Scene Queen is here to remind us that music’s MeToo movement is far from...
When Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano re-sparked the phrase ‘MeToo’ as a global movement in 2017, it sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry, opening up...
Fangirl fashion: the Swifties making stadiums their catwalk
In the first week of her Eras tour, Taylor Swift has already showcased some of her greatest fashion looks yet. Sporting custom designs from...
Kacey Musgraves wants to give country music a better name
As an artist, activist and woman with a deeply-enviable eye for interior design, Kacey Musgraves is the kind of contemporary country popstar that fans...
How Daisy Jones & The Six turned music fiction into a chart-topping reality
(Contains spoilers)
If you have been a BookTok girlie in the last four years, chances are that Daisy Jones & The Six has lurked high...