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The start of the first verse of the new The Wanted single, presented without comment.

When my time is over Lying in my grave Written on my tombstone I want it to say ‘This man was a legend, a legend of his time, when he was at a party the…

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The Mutya Keisha Siobhan concert was pretty good you know

And when we say 'pretty good' we mean one of our Top 10 Pop Moments Of All Time. The danger, we felt beforehand, was that it would be a slightly insular…

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About a balloon

Have you ever seen someone trying to burst a balloon that's already started to deflate? We mean the sort of balloon you find hanging around long after a birthday party's…

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The PJ Almighty: Katy Perry, Echosmith, Bonnie McKee, Sophie, Monsieur Adi… And Jahmene Douglas

Icona Pop had a decent run at the top of the PJ Almighty, but now it is time to reassess who's been doing what in the sphere of popular song.…

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You cannot go wrong with Tinie Tempah on a horse.

Look at this. It's Tinie Tempah on a horse. We have to say, this shot from Tinie's new video is surely up there as one of the greatest rappers-on-horseback images in the…

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Win tickets to an Intimate Session with AlunaGeorge

We like AlunaGeorge a lot and they are, by all accounts, a rather good live act, but as their audiences get bigger and bigger here’s a chance to see them…

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They go oh-oh-oh and they go yeah-yeah-yeah. But which is the best song ever?

One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' concerns itself with a half-remembered song. "I think it went oh-oh-oh," they sing. "I think it went yeah-yeah-yeah". There's a bit after that which doesn't…

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In praise of The Dustbin In The New Karmin Video

The first time you see The Dustbin In The New Karmin Video you don't really think it's going to be anything special. Even when there's a man behind it banging…

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Here are five reasons why Pet Shop Boys' 'Electric' is their best album since 'Very'

There's a pattern to 21st century Pet Shop Boys releases that runs like so: Album is widely praised as a 'return to form'. Album sells a little bit less well than the…

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The Mutya Keisha Siobhan concert was pretty good you know

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You cannot go wrong with Tinie Tempah on a horse.

Win tickets to an Intimate Session with AlunaGeorge

They go oh-oh-oh and they go yeah-yeah-yeah. But which is the best song ever?

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