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Is this the most mediocre pop release of the last twelve months?

This is 'Don't Wanna Be Waiting' by mediocre new pop talent Grace Valerie. It is a song that makes The Saturdays 'What About Us?' sound like 'Bad Romance', and it…
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We would like to firmly and unequivocally state that 'Broken Record' by Little Boots is a song we enjoy hearing.

We just wanted to make that clear. This is where you can pre-order 'Nocturnes' — which is an album con­tain­ing 'Broken Record' and numerous other songs.
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Some pathetic glimmers of hope on a dark day for pop

Girls Aloud. They came, they conquered, they went away and came back and conquered a bit more but it wasn't very con­vin­cing because Cheryl had already blown the ending with…
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Five notes on Justin Timberlake's 'Mirrors' video

1. It would be better if the old man were dead / a ghost or whatever. Things like this are always better if people are dead. 2. We admire the way Justin doesn't…
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Grasping at straws, PSB edition

It's not quite as extreme as that We Plants Are Happy Plants mix of Daft Punk's 15-second album teaser, but here's a fanmade full-length version (the 'EqPoint Mix' if you…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Episode 7

As ITV2’s The Big Reunion marches towards its inev­it­able and yet strangely drawn-out con­clu­sion, the various groups continue to rehearse for the upcoming tour, a new act is airlifted in…
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Justin Timberlake — 'The 20/20 Experience' album review

12/20.
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"I bet face to face your social skills surprisingly fail…"

Sometimes it is hard to know how to deal with cyberbuffoons. Do you block them? Do you attempt to reason with them? Do you kill them with kindness? Well, if you happen…
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Now this is how you do a Mother's Day Spotify playlist.

Thanks to Sue Robinson for compiling it!
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Abs/z from Five sent me a hat and now I love him even more

Last night on The Big Reunion, the six groups got back together and began rehears­als in earnest as the deadline for their London comeback show loomed ever closer. There were…

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