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The new JLS album: it's a career high

And by 'career high' we mean it's better than the first album, but we would like to make it abso­lutely clear that we do not consider the band's first album…
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Ed Drewett, Robots With Rayguns, Katy Perry 'et al': what's happening in The PJ Almighty?

1. Ed Drewett We had Ed in the last PJ Almighty but he wasn't at Number One even though he sort of deserved to be, so here he is 'atop'…
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"It looks like The Human League on Top Of The Pops."

Not our words, viewers, but those of Popjustice Twitter follower @fraserwashbag (not, we suspect, his real name) in response to the above pho­to­graph, tweeted by us last night from a…
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Eight important factlets about the new Keane 'EP'

1. They're calling it an EP but it's got eight tracks (EIGHT TRACKS) on it and three of them could be obvious singles so let's be honest here, it's an…
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The Best/Worst Album Sleeve Of The Moment

We keep looking at this Peter Andre album sleeve. So much about it is so badly done, and with such intensity. It's like a brand new wonder of the modern…
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So — the Alexandra Burke single

Think of 'Hallelujah', then think of the opposite.  Some important points here, in no par­tic­u­lar order: » The single is called 'Bad Boys' and it features US rap gentleman Flo Rida. »…
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A for Amazing

After a false start with Island Records Annie's fantastic second album 'Don't Stop' is now getting a release. It's out in two months, a few tracks have dis­ap­peared and a…
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What you need to know about Jesse McCartney's surprisingly amazing new album

One of the defining — and most daring — albums of the modern pop era is *NSYNC's 'Celebrity', which in its more adven­tur­ous moments somehow found a way to take…
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New Kids On The Block: what does their return mean for you?

Some people are very excited about the imminent return of New Kids On The Block. But who were New Kids On The Block — and what does their return mean…
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Zoot alors

The modern music scene makes it possible for people such as Zoot Woman to release their music without the burden of a major label record deal and allows the band…
Welcome to Popjustice, a glorified pop blog celebrating 21st Century Pop, the people who make it, and the people who make the people who make it. More
9 years, 4 months, 19 days since the last Rihanna album
Outlook for June 15: Sunny spells with a chance of Billie Eilish
Burning Bridges by Sigrid is the biggest song right now
The best popstar is currently Charli XCX and that's that
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  • Patrick Wolf interview: "Bring a cushion"
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    Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
  • 2
    The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    Fine, let's do a Substack then.
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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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