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It hasn't always been easy to tell just how well an artist's music is selling. For instance, those platinum, silver and gold discs you often see on popstars' walls only represent the…

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Who's about to beyoncé an album all over iTunes?

Yesterday, Digital Music News reported that iTunes is gearing up for another surprise, everyone-get-out-of-bed-right-now, fucking-hell-what's‑happening-are-we-all-dead-and-is-this-what-the-afterlife-feels-like album release. They quote a source close to the deal who (presumably while pissed) said…

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Loreen's Eurovision-winning 'Euphoria' is Number One all over the place

Loreen's Eurovision-winning song 'Euphoria' is currently Number One on UK iTunes. It's also at Number One in the iTunes stores in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands,…

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A good thing and a bad thing in the current iTunes chart

GOOD THING The best single of the year that isn't by Carly Rae Jepsen or Sean Paul or Nicki Minaj or Niki & The Dove or (YES WE GET THE…

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Sean Parker thinks Spotify will overtake iTunes in two years

The man Justin Timberlake played in The Social Network believes that Spotify will be bigger than iTunes in a couple of years. Speaking at a SXSW conference (quoted here), the Napster…

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Lana Del Rey has a free song available to download

A song from Lana Del Rey's debut album is being given away on iTunes. 'Off To The Races' will appear on 'Born To Die' when it's released on January 30…

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The Popjustice Surgery is OPEN. Today: a feat worse than death

Popjustice reader Nick Gardner has been in touch via Twitter. "I want to know," he says, "what is the appropriate way to label a song with a feature on iTunes?"…

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On air on sale = amazing

In the autumn of 2009, with various knockoff cover versions of Shakira's 'She Wolf' scaling the charts before Shakira's own version of the tune had even been released, we did…

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From the department of 'better (but only just) late than never': Villa featuring The New Sins…

There is nothing very Christmassy or even New Yearesque about this post but it concerns a great electronic pop tune from a couple of months ago. It has something in…

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It's bad news for Yeo Valley Boyz feat Mr George.

Right then — we've had a look through what's likely to be in this Sunday's Top 200 and, after taking out all the boring normal stuff, have been left with…

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Who's about to beyoncé an album all over iTunes?

Loreen's Eurovision-winning 'Euphoria' is Number One all over the place

A good thing and a bad thing in the current iTunes chart

Sean Parker thinks Spotify will overtake iTunes in two years

Lana Del Rey has a free song available to download

The Popjustice Surgery is OPEN. Today: a feat worse than death

On air on sale = amazing

From the department of 'better (but only just) late than never': Villa featuring The New Sins…

It's bad news for Yeo Valley Boyz feat Mr George.

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

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The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

Fine, let's do a Substack then.

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