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How pointless does The Voice have to be before someone takes it off air? Let's have a look at three different elements of this show's completely useless existence. Pointless Thing 1:…

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It's Siobhan Donaghy's birthday. Let's listen to 'Ghosts'

Siobhan Donaghy's 2007 album 'Ghosts' is one of the classics of the modern pop era. It got to Number 92 — well done everyone — but the songs are as…

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Some drawings of Tegan & Sara.

This morning we asked our Twitter followers to draw a picture of Tegan & Sara. The best would win a pair of tickets to see the band in London tonight.…

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Does anyone know if Lucy Spraggan has a hat with a yellow bobble on it?

Anyone? Any clues in her single artwork? Any clues on her website? Any clues AT ALL in her Instagram-effected-to-buggery video? Come on there must be something? Anything at ALL?? SOMEONE MUST KNOW?!!

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The Jungle is about to be massive

It's not every day we get excited about a new girlband — it's more like every two to three days — but new RCA four-piece Neon Jungle are just a…

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What do we already know about this year's X Factor?

Here's a picture Dermot O'Leary tweeted earlier today. It's a picture of four of this year's X Factor judges. But we all know that nothing about The X Factor is…

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PJQ&A: Lindsey and Megan do 'Starships'

What is this? It's a cover of 'Starships', the Nicki Minaj tune. No seriously what is this. ONLY THE GREATEST MISSED OPPORTUNITY OF A B*WITCHED SINGLE OF ALL TIME. These two should go on…

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The new Jessie J single: is it any good?

Don't ask us, we obviously haven't heard it, but: 1. This image is brilliant. It's a shame they're not using it for the official artwork but we suppose it might be…

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Believe when we say we like it this way

As we mentioned yesterday, live music is almost always shit. Post-Tumblrpop covers are also, let's be honest, usually a waste of everybody's time. And yet. AND YET. This exists. This…

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"Well we've got good news and bad news…"

Great news! Little Mix's US invasion continues with an appearance on the cover of Seventeen magazine, and it says they look cute! Bad news: the subhead basically says "despite being a…

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Even the singer from The Script admits The Voice is broken. That's it. It's all over.

It's Siobhan Donaghy's birthday. Let's listen to 'Ghosts'

Some drawings of Tegan & Sara.

Does anyone know if Lucy Spraggan has a hat with a yellow bobble on it?

The Jungle is about to be massive

What do we already know about this year's X Factor?

PJQ&A: Lindsey and Megan do 'Starships'

The new Jessie J single: is it any good?

Believe when we say we like it this way

"Well we've got good news and bad news…"

Patrick Wolf interview: "Bring a cushion"

Lou Pearlman interview: "Once in a while we get it wrong"

The full-length actual Mutya Keisha Siobhan interview

Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize

The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

Fine, let's do a Substack then.

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2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Laura Mvula wins

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