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It's a sin(gle package with something for everyone)

The three major points for dis­cus­sion re the new Pet Shop Boys single, 'Did You See Me Coming?': 1. The promo sleeve (above, modelled by Dumper) is great — the…
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That reasonably good Jordin Sparks single, performed reasonably well

Here (with thanks to Vasilios on the forums for the link) is Jordin Sparks banging out the greatest piece of music of all time on last night's American Idol. 
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RedOne's had a Lott going on recently

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5AZwQJSzQM The problem with RedOne pro­duc­tions is that they're just not quite ubi­quit­ous enough so it's great news that Literally Good Voiced Pop Songstrel Pixie Lott has done a song…
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Pop Law #654: Never underestimate your audience's intelligence.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyb9TlxBKZ0
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JLS scrub up quite well, don't they.

We like this pho­to­graph and the way it looks like someone has taken a micro­scope to all the artwork from the last Keane album campaign and found a miniature boyband…
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The problem with Ladyhawke's new release is that there are too few remixes.

In case you are wondering, here they are in order of how literally quite good they are. (From literally quite best to literally very the worst.) 1. Radio Edit 2. Van She…
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Some bits about Mpho

The all-con­quer­ing amaz­ing­ness of the Jordin Sparks single has ripped a hole in space and time and sent tomorrow's Popjustice Song Of The Day hurtling forward a few hours: here's…
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Meanwhile, in a Tooting charity shop…

Oh dear. :( Still, reducing the price from £3.99 to £2.99 will def­in­itely send the CD flying off the shelves. £2.99 is, famously, the 'sweet spot' for second hand copies…
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How to prove a song is good, with Kelly Rowland

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20RZqaY-QU As far as we're concerned the Kelly Rowland & David Guetta track 'When Love Takes Over' is one of the songs of the summer but appar­ently the best way…
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It's monolithic Ryan Tedder R&B extended metaphor rock power ballad o'clock

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND READ THIS. IT IS ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT POP RECORD. We recently wrote about Jordin Sparks' comeback single 'Battlefield' but now the song's leaked…

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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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