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.
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...
45s Of The Week: boygenius, Arlo Parks, Nieve Ella and more!
boygenius - 'Not Strong Enough'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIX_ouNJsTs
Having announced UK shows in London and Halifax, boygenius are keeping the previews for upcoming debut album, 'The Record', coming...
Beatz, Grime & Life: 20 Years of Channel U
Picture the scene: it’s 2005, secondary school has just let out, and I’m ensconced on my mate Georgie’s sofa, off-brand cheese string in one...
Aespa Synk Hyper Line Live: a showcase of new songs and diverse talents from...
When a group has you up at 8 am, light stick in hand, parked in front of your laptop ready to stream their first-ever...
Hype Girls! How K-pop rookies NewJeans caught the world’s attention
When you think of K-pop record breakers, BTS or BlackPink will probably spring to mind; two cultural behemoths that have infiltrated their world with...
Gouge away: when will the Ticketmaster trauma end?
Humble readers, I come to you as a sad Beyoncé fan. Like seemingly half of the UK’s entire population, I found myself in the...