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.
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...
Welcome to Olivia Rodrigo’s chaotic twenties
Olivia Rodrigo has got a thing about revisiting the scene of the crime. On ‘drivers license’, she fantasised about pulling up to the house...
Megan Thee Stallion has finally seen justice, but we must learn from how she’s...
On the night of July 12, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion was riding in a car after a party in the Hollywood Hills. An argument...
Bitter boyfriends, Industry Plants and Nepo Babies – why are we so cynical about...
Though we are obviously proud of our own cover stories, we share due props and empathy for the team at NME, whose social media...
45’s Of The Week – Fizz, Benét, Flo and more!
Fizz – 'Hell Of A Ride'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3OpOgM_Yuk
It’s harrowing times out there, and quirky-indie supergroup Fizz - Dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown...
10 hidden gems on the Glastonbury lineup
It’s the most wonderful time of year! Music’s biggest weekend is once again upon usaand amidst all the hiking-boot testing and glitter buying (biodegradable...