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Bits About Pop: From Lily Allen celebrating another year to Calvin Harris signing up to bring festival cheer

  • May 2, 2014
  • Brad O'Mance

BAP-2014F R I D A Y! Here are the BAPs.

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY ALLEN! (Twitter)
  • Little Mix’s video for ‘Salute’ is now ‘pon de internet’. (Popjustice)
  • ‘Bleeding Love’ co-writer Jesse McCartney’s got a new single and a bit of it is now online. (Billboard)
  • Cruelly ignored singer of song Pharrell’s getting a ‘gong’ at the Silver Clef Awards in July. (Daily Star)
  • Ronika’s made a mixtape thing so listen to that if that’s ‘your bag’. (Clash)
  • Rihanna and Miley Cyrus won some iHeart Radio awards last night by the way. (Variety)
  • Here are the per­form­ances from the award show, including Pitbull and GRL, Pharrell, Ariana Grande and Usher dancing to Michael Jackson. (Idolator)
  • The very good Kyla La Grange has a new album coming out and that album now has a cover featuring an ACTUAL DOG! (Twitter)
  • Justin Bieber has ‘teased’ an Ariana Grande duet. (Instagram)
  • Rihanna and Drake have ‘topped’ some list thing devised by Spotify. (Digital Spy)
  • Here’s a video of Chvrches per­form­ing ‘Recover’ on a TV show in America. (The 405)
  • Michael Jackson’s new single ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ also comes as a duet with Justin Timberlake and that’s now online. (Popjustice)
  • Also, you’ll be able to hear bits of the new album via Sony Music Unlimited between May 5 — 9. (Music Week)
  • Rixton have sung a song on Ellen’s TV show in America. (YouTube)
  • Roisin Murphy’s got a new song on the internet. (Soundcloud) It’s in Italian.
  • Mariah Carey went for a walk around Times Square last night to help promote ‘Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse’. (That Grape Juice)
  • Speaking of that title — ie one of the greatest things any popstar has ever done — you can now buy a com­mem­or­ative t‑shirt. (Popjustice Shop) Elusive Chanteuses only please.
  • Here's some video #content involving Florrie hiding her music in some seashells on Brighton beach. (YouTube)
  • Robyn’s made some sort of ‘film’ thing with Volvo and that’s on TV tonight in Sweden. (Twitter)
  • Calvin Harris has been added to the lineup for Radio 1’s poorly promoted Big Weekend thing. (Scottish Daily Record)

And for old time's sake…

What a song.

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    Fine, let's do a Substack then.
  • 2
    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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    Sarah Harding
  • 5
    "You asked me not to leave, well here I am again"
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    The 2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist announced
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