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 time is now for a big Katy Perry comeback
When you think of significant pop icons of the new millennium, it’s difficult not to think of Katy Perry. Main pop girl without a...
45s of the week: Cathy Jain, Stella Donnelly, The 1975 and more!
LOLA - 'Back'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC5rDzwpNXg
If Flo haven’t quite yet convinced you that UK R&B is about to enter an exciting new age, look no further than...
Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ is a thrilling celebration of Black queer culture
How lucky are we to live in a time where Beyoncé exists? One of the few artists for whom releasing an album can genuinely...
The 2022 Mercury Prize is coming; who deserves the nod?
The Mercury Prize nominees have now been revealed. Check out the list in full.
When you’re a sad indie like me, the Mercury Prize is...
Breaking barricades: can we pull queuing culture at gigs back to safer ground?
There are few feelings in life more potent than pre-gig anticipation. You’ve done war with your internet provider to secure the tickets, have convinced...
Beabadoobee – ‘Beatopia review’: lo-fi star paints from a more refined 90s palette
Bea Kristi – AKA Beabadoobee – began her career in her bedroom and via hallucinogens and close introspection, she’s ready to take it back...
10 years of Channel Orange; how Frank unleashed an ocean of quietly tenacious artists
When Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ arrived on July 10, 2012, popular culture was in a serious place of flux. We had just waved goodbye...
45s of the week: Biig Piig, Sampa The Great, Alice Longyu Gao and more!
Claire Rosinkranz – 'i’m too pretty for this'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rnaTYvTCE
With a song title that perfectly embodies our ‘back-to-work-after-Glastonbury’ attitude, Claire Rosinkranz hasn’t got time for any...
How do you solve a problem like racial diversity at Glastonbury?
Before I went to Glastonbury, I insisted that I wasn’t going to become a Glastobore.
I didn’t want to be that person who constantly ranted...
Release the stress! Drake and Beyoncé have declared a house renaissance
As a music journalist with a nerdy penchant for lists, I sometimes like to play a game where I think back on all the...