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Two reasons to get out of bed in the morning

And those reasons are Nadia and Cherise. They make our job worth­while. Never have two women appeared to enjoy what they do for a living more than Booty Luv, as…
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HA HA HA HA HA

The text on the sticker slapped across this Hard-Fi record sleeve in the Camden branch of Music & Video Exchange reads 'They're flat­ter­ing them­selves into thinking anybody might give a toss'. …
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Who's new on the Popjustice almighty? 9

We have updated The Popjustice Almighty. Perhaps you noticed. Here is a more detailed analysis of this monu­mental event. 1. Booty Luv There is a good reason Booty Luv are at…
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When music marketing goes 'wrong' (ie right)

So, in honour of his next single 'Merrymaking At My Place', Calvin Harris is having this day where, up and down the country, his fans are encour­aged to host their…
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This is very serious.

We are going to say this once and once only. If you have down­loaded the trial (illegal) version of Robyn and Kleerup's 'With Every Heartbeat' at any time in the…
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Is this woman the new Robyn?

This is Isabel Guzman, another one of our new favourite popstars. Here are clips of two of her songs. [audio:isabel1.mp3][audio:isabel2.mp3] Those songs are 'Lovesong', which sounds like a pounding Kylie vs…
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Things are looking quite good in the midweeks

Here is a generally positive selection of dings and dongs reflect­ing the state of this week's Midweek Chart. Remember, one man's ding is another man's dong but if you are…
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This is quite good

Isn't it.
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Will MIA ever have a proper hit single?

Quite possibly… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_Dk_F98cU
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"Was I right? Of course I was — I'm a fucking genius."

In case you are an idiot and haven't seen any of either series, you should be aware that Star Stories is Officially Very Good Indeed. The Guardian did a thing…

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Burning Bridges by Sigrid is the biggest song right now
The best popstar is currently Charli XCX and that's that
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    Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • 2
    The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    Fine, let's do a Substack then.
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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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