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I went to the Brits with the aim of covering it using numerous social media things and here's what happened

As you may have heard already, the Brit awards took pace last night. As with most award shows there were boring bits (thank you 'Ben Howard', Mumford & Sons and the…

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The Cheryl Cole Double Sexcrab: what happened next

You will surely remember — how could you forget?! — the Cheryl Cole Double Sexcrab sensation that literally (not literally) swept the nation at the beginning of the year. You will…

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The Big Reunion big recap: Episode 3

It’s week three of the Big Reunion, and time for a girl group special as double denim rule breakers B*Witched and the UK's very own Destiny's Child (hmm…) The Honeyz…

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Sometimes all you want is generic pop sung by an idiot.

We talk a lot on Popjustice about how we like pop that takes you by surprise. Pop that shocks, innovates, breaks new ground and does all that so impressively that…

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The Big Reunion big recap: Episode 2

Following last week's (slightly haunting) look into the psyches of post-success Five and Liberty X, ITV2's The Big Reunion shifted its attention this week to the careers of 'pint-sized' 'Love…

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Say hiyya to YYZ

We've just put up YYZ's extraordinary, slightly unhinged new single 'Lost In The Mix' as a Big Song. We hadn't really noticed them before 'Lost In The Mix' came along but…

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It's the Vines we'll count down

To be quite honest readers we started with the headline — which actually doesn't look quite as good written down as it sounded in our heads — and worked backwards,…

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He's bringing specstests back

His comeback single might suggest that Justin Timberlake's ears are in need of more urgent attention, but this eyetest-themed monstrosity is the artwork for his new album. It's called 'The…

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A rundown of Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake's six best award show performances

It's been sort of confirmed that quite good popstar Justin Timberlake will join Beyoncé on the list of performers at this year's Brit Awards. Now, I know what you're thinking.…

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Five's five best songs with bits of other people's songs in them

One of the 67 things that struck us while watching last night's first installment of The Big Reunion (which John Lucas has recapped very well here) was that the hits…

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