UK Chart Roundup: PJ & Duncan, AKA Ant & Dec, Hit #1 With 19-Year-Old Single

Nah.The UK Top 10:1. "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" - PJ & Duncan *1 week*2. "Just Give Me A Reason" - Pink feat. Nate Ruess3. "What About Us" - The Saturdays feat. Sean Paul 4. "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake5. "Pompeii" - Bastille6. "When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars7. "On My Way" - Charlie Brown *new*8. "Ready Or Not" - Bridgit Mendler9. "Hey Porsche" - Nelly10. "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. W...

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New York, New Chapter

So one of the main reasons I've been so sporadic with posting here the past week or so — not to mention these past two months — is that I've been coordinating a move to New York City. And as you can see of the pic of Miss Pussy and Cracker watching "cat television" above, we finally got here, this weekend. (I'm actually in a temporary apartment until all my furniture/life's possessions arrive on a moving truck next weekend.)I was initially hesitant...

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US Chart Roundup: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Return To #1, Justin Timberlake's Huge Debut

After being interrupted by the five-week reign of Baauer's senses-dulling "Harlem Shake" on the Hot 100, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis return to #1 with "Thrift Shop." Both songs manage to keep Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" at bay, as that song moves up one position to #3. Elsewhere on the Hot 100, JT's "Mirrors" jumps from #25 to #13.The real chart news, though, is over on the Billboard 200, where Timberlake's third album The 20/20 Experience...

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UK Chart Roundup: The Saturdays Land Their First #1 Single With "What About Us"

Yeah, I tried watching that Chasing The Saturdays trash on E! like one-and-a-half times back in January or February. Frankie was crying because she was tired. The blonde one with the underbite, Mollie, kept reminding us all that she's the only one who is single. One of the other broads tried having Skype sex with one of the gays from JLS. I couldn't deal.  And their tie-in single that got promoted throughout the series, "What About Us," failed...

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Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' Out In May

Daft Punk's first studio album since 2005's horrifyingly bad Human After All will be released on May 21, and it's called Random Access Memories. The French electro-house studs previewed a new Nile Rodgers-y track a few weeks back, and if the rest of the album is as sexy as that shit, this album will be the Jam.The album is available for pre-order on iTunes, though the song titles have yet to be announced.UPDATE: A brand new ad aired during Saturday...

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My Writeup On *NSYNC's Debut Album, Which Is Now 15

Alright, I've been accused by Anonymous commentators this week of being on Justin Timberlake's payroll for writing so much about "Mirrors" and The 20/20 Experience. (Imagine that: me typing out words about the biggest pop release of the year so far?) To that I say... if only that cash was coming in, sluts!Anyway, here's another one for you: *NSYNC's debut album turns 15 on March 24, and I interviewed Kristian Lundin, who co-wrote "Tearin' Up My Heart"...

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Girls Aloud Finally Call It Quits

From Twitter:Dear Alouders, we just want to say from the bottom of our hearts Thank you!! This tour has been an amazing experience and the perfect chance to say thank you for being on this journey with us through a decade. It has far exceeded any of our dreams and we hope we are forever your inspiration and reminder that dreams really do glitter!! Your love and support will stay with us forever but we have now come to the end of our incredible...

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US Chart Roundup: Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" Isn't #1 Yet, But It's Getting There

On the Billboard Hot 100, "Harlem Shake" is #1 for a stupefying fifth week, "Suit & Tie" is back up to #4, the position it debuted at two months ago, and "Just Give Me A Reason" (#8) is now Pink's 14th Top 10 hit. Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera has somehow used Pitbull like a Trojan horse to wriggle her way back to the upper tier of the chart.Still, the more interesting trash is happening a bit lower. Justin Timberlake's second single off the...

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Little Boots Teases 'Nocturnes' With New Single "Broken Record"

Little Boots' new Nocturnes single "Broken Record" has bells in it, which is more than enough to get me to listen. Upon first listen, it's not as immediate as "Every Night I Say A Prayer" or previous offering "Motorway." But it does have those bells, along with a throbbing bassline and a clubby quality that slowly builds until synths surge, glitter balls shatter and, much like a broken record, this damn track is stuck in your noggin.Nocturnes is...

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It's Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" Video

Justin Timberlake's video for "Mirrors," the year's best pop song so far, does what few music videos do these days: it actually moves us to feel real emotions. Well, okay, maybe that's just me. The video is dedicated to Timberlake's grandparents, William (who passed away in December last year) and Sadie Bomar. In the first tear-jerking 47 minutes of the video, we see an elderly woman — presumably JT's gran — reflecting back on her relationship over...

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Danniiversary: 'Neon Nights' Turns 10

One of the best parts of my job over at Idolator is curating the Backtracking — or album anniversary — series, which I started back in December 2009. The latest entry is Mike Wass of Pop Trash Addicts' writeup is on Dannii Minogue's still entirely brilliant 2003 LP Neon Nights, which just turned 10. [Read here]To give Mike's piece a little extra oomph, I reached out to songwriter Hannah Robinson ("Come And Get It," "Hey (So What)") and songwriter-producer...

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Beyonce Drops "Bow Down" Trash Song

Beyonce apparently feels like Justin Timberlake shouldn't be getting all the glory this spring, as far as pop comebacks go. There's just one big difference: Justin Timberlake's new material might seem like a bit of a challenge to some listeners, but Bey's "Bow Down," which she premiered today, is pretty subpar.Is she even trying to make music people want to listen to anymore? I don't really know what this is, and I'm not really feeling motivated...

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UK Chart Roundup: Nicole Scherzinger Flops Again

Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" remains atop the UK chart for a third week in a row, while professional stripper Nicole Scherzinger flops into the Top 10 at #6 with "Boomerang."What I'll never understand is how this Pussycat tuna bag has a career, while Holly Valance and Dannii Minogue haven't been heard from in years. "Boomerang" is truly abominable. Over on the album chart, David Bowie's excellent LP The Next Day debuts at #1 after selling 94,000...

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'The Love This Collection, Volume 1' Added To iTunes

Here in the States, the only taste we got of the output UK producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken churned out in the 1990s, post-Stock Aitken Waterman, on their Love This label was Nicki French's cover of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," which made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in summer 1995.If memory serves correct, there were CD single releases for a few other gems from the Love This catalog that year on these shores: Newton's "Sky High," DJ Scott...

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Pet Shop Boys Announce New Album 'Electric', Release Video Trailer

Two Pet Shop Boys albums within a year of each other? And this one produced by Stuart Price? And called Electric? And featuring a cone hat at the beginning of a video tease that clearly harkens back to the Very era? With a song snippet that obliterates the low-tempo feel of last year's Elysium? I am more than A-okay with this. Especially since the song in the video sounds very Italo disco. Electric will be released in June. The duo also announced...

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US Chart Roundup: Christina Aguilera Somehow Has A Hit, And Pitbull Is To Blame

Baauer's "Harlem Shake" is #1 for a fourth week, so great job there furthering the country as a force in modern culture, America. What we really need to talk about is the fact that Christina Aguilera a.) has a Top 20 hit, and 4.) it's by featuring on Pitbull's shitty "Feel This Moment." That trash is up to #13, and every time I hear that a-ha "Take On Me" riff it interpolates on the radio, I think, great job there furthering the country as a force...

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Stream Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' Album In Full: It's Pretty Fucking Rad

Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience is officially the first great album of 2013, and you can stream it in full he...

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It's Agnetha Faltskog's "When You Really Loved Someone" Video

ABBA diva Agnetha Faltskog has a video for single "When You Really Loved Someone," the first preview of her upcoming album A (out May 13). I know, I know — this old broad? But take a listen to song, which was produced by Jorgen Elofsson (Britney Spears' "Sometimes," Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger"), and you probably won't be disappointed.The upcoming album will also feature a duet between Agnetha and Sir Gary Barlow (oh, he's not a Sir yet?) called "I...

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Morrissey & Rick Astley Grace Reissued "Last Of The Famous International Playboys" Single

This is pretty sexy. Morrissey and Rick Astley met in the late '80s backstage at BBC music staple Top Of The Pops and posed for the above photo. And with Moz reissuing his fantastic 1989 "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys" single (out April 8, along with a reissue of his 1991 Kill Uncle album), the pic is gracing the cover.Pitchfork reports that a never-before-seen photo of Morrissey with David Bowie was the singer's first choice for...

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Mariah Carey's "Almost Home" Video Is Great And Powerful, Just Like The Song

So, I went and saw The Great And Powerful Oz yesterday, and I was pretty disappointed that there weren't any scenes with Mariah Carey flashing her topless tits or dry-humping a winged monkey. Still, enjoyable movie, decent song (despite Mimi's Auto Tune) and much better video than that "Triumphant" shit from last ye...

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UK Chart Roundup: Justin Timberlake & Bastille Top Single, Album Charts

Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" is not only #1 in the UK for a second week, the First Great Single Of 2013 has also reached #2 in Germany, #3 in South Korea and #4 in Denmark. Interestingly, "Suit & Tie" only managed to scrape its way to #25 in Germany.On these shores, following JT's performance of "Mirrors" on Saturday Night Live last night, the song has flown back into the top 100 songs on US iTunes. (Currently, it's at #22.)Elsewhere on the...

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Justin Timberlake Performs "Suit & Tie" And "Mirrors" On 'Saturday Night Live'

Justin Timberlake can really do no wrong in these days of The 20/20 Experience, and last night's episode of Saturday Night Live was perfect evidence of that. Well, okay — I caught that "Maine Justice" or whatever the hell skit that was, and it totally sucked.BUT! JT's music performance of both "Suit & Tie" (complete with special guest Jay-Z) and, especially, "Mirrors" were pretty top notch. And I hope this wakes American up to the UK-chart-topping...

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US Chart Roundup: Peabo Bryson Face-Fucking Baauer In The Mouth

Twenty years ago this week, Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's Aladdin theme song "A Whole New World" was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.A snoozefest, for sure. But now we have this shit, which makes me want to power-drill my face.The more things change, the more they stay un-sexy.The U.S. Top 10:1. "Harlem Shake" - Baauer *3 weeks*2. "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz3. "When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars4. "I Knew You Were Trouble"...

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UK Chart Roundup: Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" Deservedly Beats Bastille To The Top

Seven weeks after Justin Timberlake's "comeback" single "Suit & Tie" crashed into the Top 10, his follow-up, "Mirrors," has topped the UK chart. The song — one of the best of his career, if you ask me — got a boost when JT performed it live during the BRIT Awards recently, and the crooner has been overseas doing promo for the past week. "Mirrors" is only Timberlake's second single as a solo artist to top the UK chart, following "SexyBack" in...

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