There Can Be Miracles, When You Belieb… And Other Assorted Developments

I saw the Justin Bieber film last week in Geelong with my fellow Little Nell enthusiasts Adem and Ben, and I fully expected to be bored shitless. I left that cinema a Belieber. Was I brainwashed? Did I undergo a transformation that is beyond the understanding of science? All we can know for sure is that I fucking love his album now, with ‘Never Say Never’ and ‘U Smile’ becoming personal favourites. The added buzz from liking something I’m supposed to hate is a little extra incentive but Justin is a genuinely great performer. I’m pissed I didn’t figure this out sooner.

I bought this 1999 one-off single by the Main Minogue from eBay last week, which hereby completes my modest Dannii collection, as I now own all her studio releases. Again, I’m pissed I didn’t realise how great she was years ago (although I have owned The Hits & Beyond for a long time), and ‘Everlasting Night’ is a nice counterpart to her masterpiece, Girl.

The new Michael Jackson single, ‘Hollywood Tonight’, is out on iTunes now with the amazing DJ Chuckie Radio Edit, a pretty stunning remix that elevates this excellent track and makes it even better than it was before. There hasn’t been a Michael Jackson remix this good since the Blood On The Dance Floor years.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this new collaboration addiction Britney Spears has developed, and the new remix of ‘Till The World Ends’ (i.e. song of the year) with Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha pushes all the right buttons. The three best moments:

1. “You was hot when? Ricki Lake.” – surely one of the definitive lyrical moments of 2011 so far.

2. “Th-th-th-this is the remix.”

3. Ke$ha making a triumphant entrance for the chorus. I love popstar unity – I stan hard for ‘We Are The World’ in all forms – and I live for big collaborations like this, especially when they turn out this good.