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Viktorious: happy and glorious, long to reign over us

Have you listened to today's Song Of The Day? It's by Swedish singer Viktorious, who's signed to Sony in Sweden and used to be in a band called Sugarplum Fairy…
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Caution: post contains scenes of extreme hair whipping

Here (via ThatGrapeJuice.net) is vidular evidence of Willow Smith per­form­ing 'Whip my Hair' (and a bit of 'Only Girl (In The World)') on the Ellen Degeneres show earlier today. [youtube]3wx5Wt2MtcU[/youtube]…
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PRIZES AHOY: T4 Stars Of 2010 golden circle tickets, a Samsung Galaxy Europa handset and more!

Life throws up very few unadul­ter­ated pleasures but following extensive research spanning four decades we have iden­ti­fied that three such pleasures are: 1. Free stuff like for example an amazing…
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So is the new Patrick Wolf single any good then?

Yes. Yes it is very 'any good' indeed. It's called 'Time Of My Life' and it lasts for four amazing minutes and nine amazing seconds. It is dramatic and romantic…
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Let's have a look at Joe Worricker's 'Finger Waggers'

Joe Worricker is a really unusual and inter­est­ing singer whose tunes sound a bit like a cross between Amy Winehouse, Tyler James and Antony 'Laughing Boy' Hegarty.  We first heard…
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Because man cannot live by mid-tempo alone: the Steve Smart & WestFunk 'Just A Dream' mix

Our love affair with Nelly's 'Just A Dream' — currently at Number 8 in the UK charts — continues. Partly due to this ludicrous, subtlety-free remix by Steve Smart and…
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A proper boyband moment from The X Factor

[youtube]wtxPIXE_Nrg[/youtube] 'Proper' in the sense that it was a bit rough around the edges but just the right sort of incred­ible to flick a switch in your head. Other notes: The…
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Is the Nicole Scherzinger 'Poison' video as good as the song?

No. But it would need to be 'Bad Romance' mul­ti­plied by '…Baby One More Time' to the power of 'Thriller' to be as good as the song (what we are…
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Attempt to contain your excitement: it's this week's X Factor playsheet

We did not do an X Factor playsheet last week so to say 'apols' here is one a day early, so you can use your office printer.  Download: www.popjustice.com/downloads/x104.jpg Amazing.
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Tina Cousins' 'Sex On Fire' video: another exercise in awful and amazing

There are few phrases that excite us more than "not exactly subtle" and "released today in Belgium" but both appear in an email we have received from Popjustice reader Lee,…

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    Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
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    The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    The 2022 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist
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    2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Laura Mvula wins
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