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Daft Punk new
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 14:57

There’s a Japan-only bonus track on Daft Punk’s new album and that’s now online

The Japan-only bonus track that appears on Daft Punk’s cruelly ignored ‘Random Access Memories’ album has now arrived on the [...]

Kelly Rowland
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 14:57

The songs on Kelly Rowland’s new album now have titles

The songs on X Factor exchange program participant Kelly Rowland’s new album, ‘Talk A Good Game’, now have titles to [...]

the-x-factor1
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 14:56

The X Factor judging lineup has finally been confirmed and there are some ‘format’ changes too

After what’s felt like months and months of ‘fevered’ speculation, the lineup for this year’s X Factor judging panel has [...]

Jessie J new
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 12:00

Jessie J won’t be swearing on her new album thank you very much

Jessica J won’t be swearing on her new album in case you were wondering. The ‘My Shadow’ chanteuse revealed this [...]

one-direction-book
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 11:56

One Direction have a new book coming out

Semi-successful boyband One Direction have a new book coming out. You’ll find the cover for it above, coincidentally. The ‘memoir’ [...]

Lawson
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 11:56

Lawson’s ‘Brokenhearted’ now has some ‘art’ to accompany it

Take a few minutes to locate the artwork in this post. Look at Lawson pretending not to be a boyband. [...]

Believe when we say we like it this way

Posted by Popjustice on May 22 2013 at about 10:29

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As we mentioned yesterday, live music is almost always shit. Post-Tumblrpop covers are also, let’s be honest, usually a waste of everybody’s time.

And yet.

AND YET.

This exists. This piece of video shot during last night’s Charli XCX instore performance at Chicago’s Borderline Music. This pure and genuine and straightforward tribute to an all-time pop classic.

One wonders what it says about the current state of pop that a coming-at-pop-sideways artist like Charli XCX feels confident in and proud of her love for ‘I Want It That Way’, while a boyband like The Wanted are so self-conscious about the reality of their existence that they feel they have to take the piss out of it in order to be taken seriously.

Like the Charli cover? Here it is from another angle.

And another one.

You know, people don’t half quack on about fans filming things at gigs, but if people didn’t capture moments like this, where would we be? Consider how much better your day is thanks to these three video clips. Consider how much richer popular culture now is. That’s a big old fuck you to the “boo hoo someone’s capturing a joyful moment in their lives” brigade isn’t it.

The Wanted
SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 10:05

The Saturdays (and The Wanted) are playing a new festival in Brighton

The Wanted and The Saturdays have been announced as the first acts performing at a brand new festival in Brighton. [...]

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SOME NEWS Posted on May 22 2013 at about 09:08

An old Spice Girls demo has appeared online

A previously unreleased Spice Girls demo has made its way onto the internet. Apparently ‘Strong Enough’ is taken from an [...]