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» It's the old guard vs the new guard. It's Louis vs Simon. It's Westlife vs One Direction. (The Sun) It's not really a contest is it, let's be honest.…

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The second best mermaid-related video you'll see this year

A month or two ago when we were having a minor breakdown on Twitter over the fact that nobody in 2011 had yet issued a pop video featuring mermaids —…

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A Newsdump for 19 September 2011: From some of Girls Aloud reuniting to Beyonce left smarting

» Girls Aloud (Brit Awards 2008 version) have reunited in Nicola Roberts' hallway. (Twitter) » One Direction celebrated Niall's 18th birthday by playing with cake at G‑A-Y. (The Mirror) That's CAKE. » You too can…

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An email from MNEK

On February 5 2009 we received an email from a 14-year-old singer/producer called MNEK. We'd seen him knocking around online before that, but his email was a very good one. "I’m…

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A Newsdump for 16 September 2011: From Robbie's sartorial inspiration to Adele's need for relaxation

» Robbie's new fashion range was influenced by his grandad. (The Sun) » Video footage has emerged of a pre-'The Fame' fame Lady Gaga having some roses tattooed on her…

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The Chatter Of Popjustice: "Sugababes are part of our tribe"

What's happening on the Popjustice forum? Various things you don't want to know about, plus this: » KhiaShamone is getting to grips with the whole Lana Del Rey thing, concluding that she's…

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Sex education with Futureproof

"I'm a maniac, I just don't know how to act around you — maniac, maniac, push it in and pull it back." Not our words, readers, but the lyrics of never-going-to-be-a-hit…

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A Newsdump for 15 September 2011: From Pixie Lott's divinity to Katy Perry's bid for chart history

» To be fair, this photograph of a marker pen-aided proclamation of Pixie Lott's Godliness could be incomplete. (OK!) An "-awful" could have been cropped out. Actually are we sure this isn't…

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A Newsdump for 14 September 2011: From Robbie baring all to Liam 1D setting them up for a fall

» In a nod to Sinitta's greatest moment of ridiculousness Robbie Williams appeared completely naked — save for some "tiny leaves" — when he met the X Factor contestants he'd…

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Don't panic everyone, VV Brown's on her way back

[youtube]yVzJBQv4kBI[/youtube] But what does it all mean? POSSIBLE MEANING ONE She has been busy selling ice creams and her entire new album will be themed around the idea of ice cream…

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