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A Newsdump for July 22 2011: From Pixie Lott becoming a model to making pop being a doodle

» Pixie Lott has signed up with model agency Select, claiming she’s “always been surrounded by clothes.” (Vogue)

» Kelly Clarkson announced her new single will finally be out in August…Then realised it will be September. (Twitter)

» Beyonce has referred to her forthcoming role in a Clint Eastwood film as “the opportunity of my life.” We thought that was duetting with Matthew Marsden? (Reuters)

» It-was-good-for-a-Friday-afternoon-of-time-wasting site Turntable.fm has agreed licensing terms with two big music publishers. (Hollywood Reporter)

» Lily Allen and Ke$ha will both appear on the new album by auto-tune ‘innovator’ T-Pain. (Rolling Stone)

» Will Young knob twiddler Richard X will be playing some songs at Bestival this ‘summer’. (Portsmouth News)

» Following yesterday’s announcement that Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller’ jacket is going on tour, it looks like his family are about to announce a ‘Thriller’ tribute concert too. (LA Times)

» SOUND THE VERY SPECIFIC RESEARCH KLAXON: Katy Perry is the most listened to artist for journalists when they’re driving. (Car Loan 4 U)

» And finally, Guy Chambers has picked his top 5 most perfect pop songs. Oddly, ‘The Club Is Alive’ didn’t make the cut. (The Sun)

THAT WAS some of THE NEWS.