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AILBHE MALONE' S guide to the latest pop happenings

AILBHE MALONE'S guide to the latest pop happenings

Little Justin Bieber’s been causing trouble again – this time in Sydney.

Thousands of teenage girls waited overnight to catch a glimpse of J-Biebz performing on a breakfast TV show. A rumour that the Fringed One had turned up early caused a crowd surge at 2am, resulting in 10 girls being hospitalised, and the performance cancelled. Blimey. We never had this trouble with the Carter Twins, did we?

TRACK OF THE WEEKStay the Night – Millionaires. This genuinely terrifying LA trioof big-haired girls (think Jersey Shore) sing of men, booze, and partying hard. Their first release was the succinctly titled Just Got Paid Let's Get Laid. Despite looking like they pour WKD over their Coco Pops, their music is unashamedly fun. Just keep it away from your gran.

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FACT OF THE WEEKDid you know? Lene Nystrøm from Danish popsters Aqua co-wrote Girls Aloud's No Good Advice. She also briefly dated Bryan McFadden, but that's less exciting.

It seems that motherhood has made Christina Aguilera cranky. During a recent press conference, Xtina shot down a pleb who deigned to cough while she was speaking. As she locked her eyes on the unfortunate soul, icy winds blew and small animals burrowed to safety as she (only half-jokingly) intoned “coughing during my interview? Really? Shoot him.”

X-Factor reject and owner of Claw Hand (TM) Diana Vickers celebrated reaching Number One in the UK with Oncelast week. Has the experience changed her? Kind of, says Vickers. "I've been wearing heels on stage a lot more and trying to avoid the claw." A motto that we all can live by, we think.

Some happy news to round up this week's Pop Corner. DJ It Feels So GoodSonique has been given the all-clear after a year-long battle with breast cancer. Sonique said: "It's time to pick up the pieces and move on and forget about that place. You just have to think positive." Attagirl.