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Here is 'Safe'. Does it ring any bells? That's right — it sounds like EVERY INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. How? Well, it's like on Derren Brown when he spppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp…

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There is nothing new under the (Ja)son

We love Jason Derulo's 'The Sky's The Limit' for its obvious, Flashdance-fuelled ridiculousness but it's a bit of a weak single choice following the mighty run of 'Whatcha Say', 'In…

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What's the new Pet Shop Boys single like, then?

'Together' is the new Pet Shop Boys single. We first heard it at the start of last week and it sounded a bit tremendous but we didn't want to rush…

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One lovesong later, here they are

You can be excused for having missed Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow performing 'Shame' on last night's Strictly Come Dancing, but you will never be forgiven if you watch this…

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Nadine Coyle's 'Insatiable' video: there's a lot of Nadine Coyle in it

We wouldn't say the wheels are falling off the Nadine Coyle solo campaign — the album sampler is fairly solid — but the new 'Insatiable' video, which debuted on TV…

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A new JLS video we're putting on the site without even watching first

And that, viewers, is what all music journalism will be like by 2013. Here's the 'Love You More' clip. [youtube]QfoAEwTJBYU[/youtube] Probably amazing. EDIT: Fairly amazing, highly emotional.

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It's natural, it's chemical, it's logical, it's a remix

We are not sure exactly where this Freemasons mix of George Michael's 'I Want Your Sex' fits in with the whole 25th anniversary 'Faith' re-release campaign — a campaign which…

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'Oui Mais… Non', but mainly 'oui' — it's Mylene Farmer vs RedOne

You will, of course, be familiar with perennially amazing French pop superstar Mylène Farmer. If you don't know the name here is a very brief snatch of the sort of…

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Here is Katy Perry recording the video for 'Firework'.

[youtube]gV9-SqDRuqM[/youtube] If you have not already come to terms with the fact that 'Firework' is the third — possibly second — best song on the new Katy Perry album, you…

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It's a 'ja' from us

Yesterday, Hurts performed 'Wonderful Life' on Germany's X Factor (or, as they call it in Gemany, 'X Factor'). The performance contains some camerawork best classified as 'odd', and if you…

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