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Bits About Pop: From Alexis Jordan returning from hiatus to Pharrell clarifying his genius status

  • March 3, 2014
  • Brad O'Mance

BAP-2014Your Monday wouldn't be complete without some lovely warmish BAPs.

  • After two years of near silence, Alexis Jordan is back with a ‘buzz single’ thing called ‘Gone’. (Popjustice)
  • REJOICE: Coldplay are back with a new single called ‘Magic’ and a new album, ‘Ghost Stories’, due on May 19. (USA Today)
  • Here are some fashion tips from Aluna of AlunaGeorge fame. (The Debrief)
  • The ‘star-studded’ video for Little Mix’s ‘Word Up!’ is now on the internet. (Popjustice)
  • Experimental pop oddball Sophie’s made some sort of mix thing with visuals and it’s all a bit bonkers. (The 405)
  • There’s a new Cady Groves demo online now and it’s really quite good you know. (Popjustice)
  • Lorde’s ‘Pure Heroine’ album has sold over a million copies in America now, which is nice isn’t it. (Digital Spy)
  • Apparently some people were selling fake Beyoncé tickets for her shows in Manchester and now all that is being invest­ig­ated by the Police. (WENN)
  • The wall-to-wall hits of The Knife’s ‘Shaking The Habitual’ has won the Nordic prize. (Record Of The Day)
  • Charli XCX and Janelle Monáe have both covered a Robert Palmer song. (Popjustice)
  • Bastille have been writing some songs with major label fanclub leader, Angel Haze. (Daily Star Showbiz)
  • Here’s a picture of ‘Edge of Your Atmosphere’ chanteuse Kelly Osbourne pre­tend­ing to strangle Lady Gaga while Elton John giggles in the back­ground. (Twitter)
  • Klaxons' third album, ‘Love Frequency’, will be out on June 2. (The Line Of Best Fit)
  • Noted lyricist Sam Smith’s done a thing where he talks about some of his favourite song lyrics. (iD)
  • MIA’s ‘teased’ a forth­com­ing remix of Beyoncé’s ‘Flawless’. (Instagram)
  • Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ has become the first single in 57 years to reach Number One in the UK on three separate occasions. (Billboard)
  • And here he is per­form­ing it at the Oscars last night. (That Grape Juice) He didn’t win.
  • Also, he doesn’t think he’s a genius. (HipHopDX)

And for old time's sake…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfVy102T7E

What a song.

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