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The X Factor

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It's time. To face. The mUSAc

If you think this year's X Factor is sometimes slightly over the top, we have a feeling the US version will make these last few months look like one of…
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A proper boyband moment from The X Factor

[youtube]wtxPIXE_Nrg[/youtube] 'Proper' in the sense that it was a bit rough around the edges but just the right sort of incred­ible to flick a switch in your head. Other notes: The…
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It's the new Katy B video.

We have been rather enjoying Katy B's involve­ment with the Top 40 over the last few months and her new single, 'Lights On', is a bit of a cracker. It's…
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Worth a quick glance before we delete them off our computer

Over the weekend — during The X Factor's not-exactly-brief time on ITV1 — we screen­grabbed a handful of Trending Topics lists from Twitter. They don't really serve much purpose but they're…
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And Saturday night's best X Factor performance was…

'Killing Me Softly' out the mouth of Paige Richardson. (Edit: Yes, yes, it's Paije — although he does have a touch of the Elaines about him.) (We don't even know…
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Does the new Westlife single remind you of something?

Here is 'Safe'. Does it ring any bells? That's right — it sounds like EVERY INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. How? Well, it's like on Derren Brown when he spppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp…
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Four things things we have done in the last seven days

1. Used the 'Volume adjus­tument' setting in iTunes to increase the volume of Jason DeRulo's 'What If', a song which can never really be loud enough. 'What If' is now…
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When is a snub not really a snub?

There's an amazing article in today's Metro in which singer Zarif — who was signed to Sony a couple of years ago but dropped along with half the roster last…
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There's a little too much diversity in the quotes on this press release

That said, we do like the fact that someone called 'Paul Abdul' has been added to the list of fans. We really hope that it's not just a mistyped Paula…
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Epic sagas from 2004 that could come to an end in 2010

1. Bryian McFadden's solo career 2.The X Factor 3. McFly  4. Peter Andre's second wave of fame 5. Blue solo  Blue's 'Curtain Falls' was released at the end of 2004 6. Life without Rick James…

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