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‘Up the Dubz!’ shouts Ailbhe Malone – and she ain’t talkin’ GAA

- TRACK OF THE WEEK

Single Ladiesby Mr Little Jeans

New artist alert: this is Mr Little Jeans (actually a Ms, despite the moustache), an exciting newcomer from Norway. We predict only the best for Ms Jeans, who is signed to label du jourNeon Gold (formerly home of Marina and Ellie). While she's got some already stellar tracks (check out the new Angel EP), this cheeky Beyoncé cover is as good an introduction as any. We presume she's changed her jeans to House of Deréon for the occasion.

- N-DUBZ WATCH

Pop Corner’s favourite trio are on the up and up. Not only have they recently been signed to Def Jam in the US, they’re also now mates with supermodels. At a festival last week, Kate Moss reportedly grabbed the perennially chapeau-ed Dappy, saying: “Daps, I love you. We have the same lawyer.” As friendships go, we’ve seen weirder.

-P Diddy is refusing to father any more children because, in a cunning twist, he doesn't condone having children outside of wedlock. Right. The mogul already has six kids from three separate relationships. Diddy argues (unconvincingly) that "opportunity wasn't really knocking at my door for marriage . . . but they were my circumstances". A bad boy for life, it seems (or, at least, a bad logician, but that's less gangsta.)

Mmmm watcha say?

-Alexandra Burke and Jason DeRulo up a tree, k.i.s.s.i.n.g? Looks like he won't be ridin' solo any more. There's been no confirmed smooching yet, but Alex has said that "I'm available for Jason", to which DeRulo coyly replied: "I'd go on a date with Alex". Swit swoo! Hopefully there'll be no broken hearts here, only broken heels.

-This week's "hmmm, we'll wait and see about that" award goes to Shakira, for claiming that she'll never pose nude. Let's put the quote in context. The lycanthropic lovely stated that "around 10 years ago I couldn't imagine putting on a skintight body suit and high heels and dancing in a golden cage, hanging upside down from the bars. Today I'm saying I'll never show myself naked." She sagely concluded that "our opinions change all the time".