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Kyann-Sian Williams

London, United Kingdom

Junior Staff Writer at New Musical Express (NME)

all views and ideas are mine; writing @ NME; Twitter is scary so don’t expect much :)

Articles

  • 1 week ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    “This is sounding flat,” Kwn says, barely 30 seconds after pressing play on the first track of her highly anticipated second EP, ‘With All Due Respect’. We’ve joined her in her Shoreditch studio – a polished sanctuary she’s never let outsiders into before, where sunlight floods through glass doors onto pale wood floors.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    The charts that show Labour would be in trouble if an election were held nowIt is no secret that, less than a year into Government, Labour has struggled to maintain its dominance in the polls. Forecasts this far out from the …

  • 2 weeks ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    In a tiny Auckland bedroom, 9lives is building soundscapes that feel like a punch to the chest: frenzied, distorted and delightfully unhinged. The 20-year-old producer – real name Maxwell Warren Jardine – has quietly become one of the most exciting underground names in the online rap renaissance with his signature blend of blown-out 808s, eerie melodies and skittish atmospherics.

  • 2 weeks ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    Tyler, The Creator hasn’t performed in London for six long years. Back then, the genre-warping ‘Igor’ had just dropped, later landing him a Grammy and cementing his status as rap’s most poignant auteur. Now, a restless sea of teens surge forward, desperate to catch a rare glimpse of the star in action. The lights drop. A sickly green glow seeps through the pleated curtain like a dystopian warning: our favourite creator is moments away.

  • 2 weeks ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    Rico Nasty has always loved to experiment. Whether in the metal delivery over trap sonics that made her famous, or her more recent exploration of alt-rock, rap and electronic, she’s as daring as it comes. But after nearly a decade of carnage and charisma, the Maryland shapeshifter is done playing by the rules of the industry and ready to raise some hell.

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3 Dec 24

RT @KnowbodysTweets: This aged like Angela Bassett

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3 Dec 24

I wish Drakeo could see the day

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No Jumper @nojumper

An old video of Drakeo The Ruler has resurfaced where he appears to predict Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' before his death. "It's gonna be some special tape that's gonna come out, with all the LA rappers… And the only person that's gonna be missing is me." https://t.co/XlscT8hcRC

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30 Nov 24

One thing that’s never lost on me is how much WizKid and Burna fans ride out for my reviews online. Forever grateful to be a guest in the culture and a fan of the music🥰🫶🏾

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Kyann Sian is one of the few journos doing amazing proper reviews.