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John Legend has replaced Lionel Richie as a 'mentor' on new American talent show Duets, after Richie dropped out due to "personal scheduling conflicts". Despite only being considered fifth choice…

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A Newsdump for 9 March 2012: From Nicki’s album insight to Florence not very good at riding a bike

Nicki Minaj claims that 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded' "has no boundaries", and that "the album cannot be boxed in". (Vibe) She also notes that "there is no rap or pop…

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Kelly Clarkson has signed up to be on a TV talent show again

Kelly Clarkson and Lionel Richie have signed up to ABC's new talent show, Duets, reports Billboard. Due to air in the summer, the show will also feature R&B crooner Robin…

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Lionel Richie is playing a 'gig' at SXSW

The actual Lionel Richie will headline Billboard's showcase at this year's SXSW festival. The 'gig' will take place on the 14 March and will also feature a set from The-Dream…

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A Newsdump for 4 October 2011: From Justin Bieber's lunch date to Shakira's record label fate

» Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have been invited to lunch with the Beckhams, which is nice. (Winnipeg Free Press) » Joe Jonas has taken a huge risk by getting the criminally under-used Lil Wayne to…

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Baby Alice's 'Pina Colada Boy' is the greatest song of summer 2010

[youtube]t5Ei8XzB4t4[/youtube] We forgot what we were going to do for Song Of The Day today so we did Alexandra Burke and Lionel Richie (?!) in a bit of a panic,…

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Alexandra Burke — 'All Night Long' / Lionel Richie — 'All Night Long'

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The Newsdump, Feb 3, 2010: from PSB in someone's house to a Ronson LP starring people who are famous

Eyes down, look in: » Here's an example of one of those Mastercard sponsorship things not being completely shit: a lady opened her door to the Pet Shop Boys standing there;…

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We went to see Lionel Richie on Saturday night. This was on the merchandise stall. 'Amazing.'

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Let's look at some clips from 'EL FACTOR X'

Only one person in Popjustice Towers finds any of this remotely interesting or hilarious but EL FACTOR X is AMAZING. We have been looking at clips of it literally all…

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John Legend has replaced Lionel Richie on that Duets show

A Newsdump for 9 March 2012: From Nicki’s album insight to Florence not very good at riding a bike

Kelly Clarkson has signed up to be on a TV talent show again

Lionel Richie is playing a 'gig' at SXSW

A Newsdump for 4 October 2011: From Justin Bieber's lunch date to Shakira's record label fate

Baby Alice's 'Pina Colada Boy' is the greatest song of summer 2010

Alexandra Burke — 'All Night Long' / Lionel Richie — 'All Night Long'

The Newsdump, Feb 3, 2010: from PSB in someone's house to a Ronson LP starring people who are famous

Say you say T

Let's look at some clips from 'EL FACTOR X'

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