What a day it's been! Here are some BAPs to calm yourself down with.
- ‘ICYMI’ last night, Calvin Harris has plonked a bit of a new song onto the internet in order to build some ‘buzz’. (Instagram)
- Sia’s started teasing the return of Sia The Solo Artiste. (Popjustice)
- MIA’s put a bit of her ‘***Flawless’ remix online. (Instagram)
- There’s an old but previously unheard (and very good) Daft Punk/Jay Z collaboration online now. (Popjustice)
- Awful racket merchant Skrillex has ‘done a Beyoncé’ and popped a new album on the internet. (Dazed Digital) One of the songs samples Niki & The Dove's previously splendid 'DJ, Ease My Mind'.
- Pet Shop Boys have announced four more UK tour dates so start saving your pennies. (Popjustice)
- Chase and Status, MIA, Katy B and various other people are all playing this year’s Lovebox. (BBC Newsbeat)
- Someone’s made a sort of remix/mashup thing of ‘Passenger’ featuring Sia and Britney. (Popjustice)
- ‘Cool Like Me’ hitmaker Fryars has popped a new demo onto the world wide web. (Soundcloud)
- ‘Journalism’. (Popjustice)
- Lily Allen’s not the biggest fan of the songs she’s released from ‘Sheezus’ so far you know. (Heatworld)
- ‘Forget Yourself’ chanteuse Ronika’s announced some things about her debut album. (Popjustice)
- And you can get a new song from it already. (Popjustice)
- Katy Perry’s giving away some ‘gig’ tickets to community activists in the UK. (Digital Spy)
- Beyoncé's popped a 'behind the scenes' video of the making of the 'Partition' video on the internet for the whole world to see. (YouTube)
- Lorde’s got her own line range of MAC makeup coming out at some point soon. (Popjustice)
- Plus, Chvrches have covered her song, ‘Team’, in a live scenario. (Pitchfork)
- Little Mix performed ‘Move’ on Letterman last night and it was very good. (YouTube)
- Though in less positive Little Mix live news, Leigh-Anne got hit on the head by a prop while soundchecking for a recent show on the band’s US tour leading to her falling over and smacking her mouth on a microphone. (MTV)
And for old time's sake…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTburOvafSA
What a song.