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Issue 1028

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SABRINA WASHINGTON: OMG

Sabrina Washington: OMG

Sabrina ‘Mis Teeq’ Washington’s first solo single ‘OMG’ is a Britney styled slice of pop built around a rehash of ‘Rhythm is a Dancer’ by Snap

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Jason Derulo: Jason Derulo

Jason Derulo: Jason Derulo

Derulo has produced a modern slice of R&B... Virtually every song on this album could be placed onto a radio playlist and made into a hit single. I admit I was pleasantly surprised at the finished product, however...

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Win tickets to see Paloma Faith (Nokia X6 Launch) @bluesandsoul.com

Win an invite to a top celeb party

Wanna go to a party! Good!! Not any old party - You could win tickets to a top celebrity party in the heart of London for the launch of Nokia's X6 music phone ... Celebs in attendance include Matt Horne, Paloma Faith, jamelia jamil...

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Lemar: The Way Love Goes

Lemar: The Way Love Goes

Why, when the artist has such a strong voice is ‘The way love goes’ bubbling over in autotune. More importantly, why does an ‘all hits’ album even require a single?

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Jason Derulo: In My Head

Jason Derulo: In My Head

It’s a fine line between ‘new R&B Sensation’ and ‘no hit wonder’. So with nothing to distinguish ‘In My Head’ from the pack, it’s going to take a lot more than this song...

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Justin Bieber: My World

Justin Bieber: My World

The music of youth should be about rebellion, about offending the older generation, and sticking it to the man, so why is the debut album from the fifteen year old Justin Bieber so polite and inoffensive?

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Win a pair of tickets to see JLS play live and exclusively @HMV Hammersmith Apollo

Win a pair of tickets to see JLS play live and exclusively @HMV Hammersmith Apollo

To celebrate the launch of the Nokia 5800, triple BRIT Award nominees, JLS, will play a live and exclusive gig at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on the afternoon of Saturday, 13th February 2010. And you can win tickets...

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Win a signed Mariah Carey photo + copy of new 'LoveSongs' Album

Win a Mariah Carey signed photo + copy of new 'LoveSongs' Album

To celebrate the release of Mariah Carey's 'Lovesongs' compilation album on February 8th, we have 5 copies to give away + a signed photo from the diva herself for the lucky winner of our miraculous Mariah competition

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Taio Cuz: No Other One

Taio Cruz: No Other One

More auto-tune and Europop arpeggios anyone? Cruz’s voice and production skills have been utilized by an endless list of chart topping names recently, but how long can he maintain it all...

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MARIAH CAREY: MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL

Mariah Carey: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Twelve albums and twenty years into her career, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel finds Carey sticking to her highly successful formula of singing over slickly produced tracks. Aside from the slightly heavier Hip-Hop production...

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