Popjustice
  • Home
    • Briefing archive
  • Features
  • Playlists
  • Get Popjustice emails
  • About Popjustice
    • About
    • Popjustice: Est 2000
    • The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • Contact
    • General contact details
    • Submit music
  • Forum
Recent Posts
  • Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
  • The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
  • Fine, let's do a Substack then.
  • The 2022 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist
Hello! In theory you should only be seeing this if you're using a mobile or tablet. How's the site looking? If anything's wonky click here and tell us so we can fix it. Thanks! x
Popjustice
  • Briefing
  • Features
  • Playlists
    • New Music Friday: The Popjustice Edit
    • Big Hit Energy
    • 21st Century Pop
    • 2018% Solid Pop Music
    • Full archive
  • About
    • About Popjustice
    • Contacting Popjustice
    • Send music
    • Popjustice: Est 2000
    • The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • Forum
  • The Briefing

A Newsdump for 6 January 2012: From Rihanna's sales being a bit berserk to Bieber's leg artwork

  • January 6, 2012
  • Popjustice

rihannatongue.jpgRihanna has broken the record for most digital downloads in US history, with sales of over 47 million. Black Eyed Peas are in second place, while Lady Gaga is fourth. (That Grape Juice)

Wiz Khalifa is being sued by rapper Max Warren for $2.3 million as he reckons the Stargate-produced 'Black And Yellow' pla­gi­ar­ised his song 'Pink And Yellow'. (Billboard) Perhaps Chris Martin launch half a lawsuit.

Demi Lovato is "eyeing" a col­lab­or­a­tion with 'Just Don’t Give A Fuck' hitmaker Eminem. (Ace Showbiz)

In 'reliving ten-year-old wounds' news, Simon Cowell can’t over the fact Will Young beat Gareth Gates in the final of Pop Idol 2002 and still doesn’t like him. (Metro) This 'rev­el­a­tion' comes out in The Talent Show Story, which begins on ITV1 tomorrow night.

The rumours that Kelly Clarkson’s Twitter-endorse­ment of Republican candidate Ron Paul led to a sales increase have been proved false, as her album sales have in fact dropped. (Hollywood Reporter)

BONJOUR! If the past two months without Frankie Cocozza on TV has been too much, fear not: the 18-year old has entered Celebrity Big Brother, alongside former Christina Milian-col­lab­or­ator Romeo 'It’s All Gravy' Dunn. (Daily Mail)

Michael Jackson’s children are going to use his shoes and gloves to create "handprint and footprint impres­sions" in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre later this month. (CNN)

Ke$ha claims to have "about 500" res­ol­u­tions for 2012. (Twitter) Hopefully 'just get on with it' is one of them.

Tinie Tempah is finding the property market a bit too much to take at the moment. (Contactmusic)

And finally, Justin Bieber has 'adorned' the back of his leg with a horrible tattoo of Jesus Christ. (E! Online) Jesus Christ.

THAT WAS some of THE NEWS.

  • Black Eyed Peas
  • Demi Lovato
  • eminem
  • frankie cocozza
  • gareth gates
  • justin bieber
  • ke$ha
  • kelly clarkson
  • Lady Gaga
  • Michael Jackson
  • Pon De Runway
  • simon cowell
  • tinie tempah
  • Will Young
  • wiz khalifa
Previous Article
  • The News

Leona Lewis thinks TV talent show contestants are more talented than some other popstars

  • January 6, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance
Have a read
Next Article
  • The Briefing

Here are some facts about Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy and Mutya Buena.

  • January 6, 2012
  • Popjustice
Have a read
Further listening
Greatest hits
  • An interview with Tove Lo
  • Halsey interview: "I don't believe people who say they're themselves all the time"
  • Britney Spears interview: "You learn from everything that happens, good or bad"
Further reading
  • 1
    Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • 2
    The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
  • 3
    The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
  • 4
    Fine, let's do a Substack then.
  • 5
    The 2022 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist
  • 6
    2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Laura Mvula wins
Est 2000. Still going.
Socials

 Spotify
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Instagram
 Soundcloud

'Quick links'

About Popjustice
Contact Popjustice
Sign up for the newsletter 
Submit music
Est 2000
Twenty Quid Music Prize 

Playlists

21st Century Pop 
New Music Friday: The Popjustice Edit 
2018% Solid Pop Music 
The Sound Of Popjustice 
Playlist archive

© 2020 Popjustice Ltd. Scrolled to the bottom now you're here
  • Privacy, Ts & Cs, cookies etc
  • Corrections

Input your search keywords and press Enter.