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When Same Difference were signed by Syco after the 2007 X Factor run they were very excited about unleashing their colourful, uncomplicated interpretation of pop onto the charts. There was…

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La Roux — 'I'm Not Your Toy' (Data remix)

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Who will win the 2009 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize?

The venue is booked, the judges are sharpening their pencils (pencils are actually banned — we're keeping it Strictly Pen) and the nominees are elsewhere and/or unaware it's evening happening:…

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The Robbie single: your questions answered

Yesterday we asked Popjustice's Twitter followers if there was anything they fancied knowing about Robbie's 'Bodies' single. Here are their (/your) questions with some answers. karrade asks: robbie single.. is…

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The Sound Of Arrows — 'Into The Clouds'

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Little Boots on GMTV: her best TV performance yet?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUcu2VRCs7o (Yes.) Nice of La Roux to turn up and do backing vocals, too.

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This will require ten minutes of your time

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzP8vxkJhxY This song has been in existence since before La Roux's first reference point but it's coming out on A Proper Record Label shortly so it's alright to have a…

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Look if we don't make the shiny helmet joke someone else is going to

JLS may have put boybands back at the top of the charts in the UK but we might not yet be ready for all-German, all-gay boyband The Village Boys. Mainly…

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The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: the shortlist!

These are the twelve British pop singles shortlisted for the 2009 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize. 'Beat Again' by JLS 'Better Off As Two' by Frankmusik 'I'm Not Alone' by Calvin Harris…

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CAN WE JUST PREFACE THIS BY SAYING HOW MUCH WE LIKE VV BROWN (WHICH IS QUITE A LOT)

But let's face it — 'POP ICON'. Seriously. Come on. Great tunes, lovely girl. Deserves to be doing loads better than she's currently doing. This isn't even a dig at the…

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Is the world ready for a new Same Difference song? Because there is one and here it is

La Roux — 'I'm Not Your Toy' (Data remix)

Who will win the 2009 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize?

The Robbie single: your questions answered

The Sound Of Arrows — 'Into The Clouds'

Little Boots on GMTV: her best TV performance yet?

This will require ten minutes of your time

Look if we don't make the shiny helmet joke someone else is going to

The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: the shortlist!

CAN WE JUST PREFACE THIS BY SAYING HOW MUCH WE LIKE VV BROWN (WHICH IS QUITE A LOT)

Lady Gaga interview: "I looked to my past and my faith to find bravery in myself"

Kylie Minogue interview: "It took until now for me to be myself."

Kloe interview: "I wanted the video to feel powerful — I don’t want to be a whiny victim"

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

The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist

Fine, let's do a Substack then.

The 2022 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist

2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Laura Mvula wins

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