Popjustice
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Type of site | Music blog, online forum |
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| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 26 April 2026 |
| Owner | Peter Robinson (editor) |
| Created by | Peter Robinson, various |
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| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Forum required |
| Launched | 2000 |
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Popjustice was a music website founded in 2000 by UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who had worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others. It was composed of the work of editor Robinson, features editor Michael Cragg, and a host of contributors.[1]
The website sought to celebrate commercial popular music and did this using humour, user interaction, and contacts within the music industry. Its writing style was compared favourably by a number of critics[like whom?] to that of the now defunct Smash Hits magazine, in that it mixed a passion for pop music with a surreal and biting wit.
The website was relaunched in January 2006 with more features, music downloads and online shop. In November 2006 Popjustice won a Record of the Day PR & Music Journalism Award in the Best Online Music Publication category, with another individual award going to Peter Robinson in the Breaking Music: Writer Of The Year category.
After a semi-hiatus since mid-2021[2] and two posts during 2022, as of 2023[update], the journalism component of the website migrated to Substack,[3][4] with the Popjustice forums remaining at the original location.
On 10 April 2026, it was announced that the site's forum would be shutting down on 26 April 2026.[5] The forum closed as planned on 26 April 2026; in the closing message, Popjustice noted that following the closure announcement, forum members had set up a new fan-made forum called Pop Square to continue discussions.[6]
Popjustice £20 Music Prize
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| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Girls Aloud | "No Good Advice" |
| 2004 | Rachel Stevens | "Some Girls" |
| 2005 | Girls Aloud | "Wake Me Up" |
| 2006 | Girls Aloud | "Biology" |
| 2007 | Amy Winehouse | "Rehab" |
| 2008 | Girls Aloud | "Call the Shots" |
| 2009 | Girls Aloud | "The Promise" |
| 2010 | Example | "Kickstarts" |
| 2011 | The Saturdays | "Higher" |
| 2012 | Will Young | "Jealousy" |
| 2013 | Chvrches | "The Mother We Share" |
| 2014 | Little Mix | "Move" |
| 2015 | Little Mix | "Black Magic" |
| 2016 | Zayn | "Pillowtalk" |
| 2017 | Little Mix | "Touch" |
| 2018 | Rita Ora | "Anywhere" |
| 2019 | Georgia | "About Work the Dancefloor" |
| 2020 | Dua Lipa | "Physical" |
| 2021 | Laura Mvula | "Got Me" |
| 2022 | Harry Styles | "As It Was" |
| 2023 | Raye featuring 070 Shake | "Escapism" |
| 2024 | Charli xcx and Lorde | "The girl, so confusing version with Lorde" |
| 2025 | Jade | "Plastic Box" |
Popjustice books and albums
A series of Popjustice books called Popjustice Idols were published in March 2006. They are illustrated by David Whittle. Drawing inspiration from Roger Hargreaves's Mr Men books, these feature amusing looks at the lives of pop stars. The initial titles were Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Robbie Williams and Eminem with a Take That version released in April 2006. Four more were released in November 2006 featuring Pete Doherty, Elton John, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson.[7] A compilation album was also released in October 2006, titled Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music.
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Contacting Popjustice". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Peter (3 September 2021). ""You asked me not to leave, well here I am again" • Popjustice". Popjustice. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Popjustice (18 November 2022). "Fine, let's do a Substack then". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Peter. "Popjustice | Peter Robinson | Substack". popjustice.substack.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Peter. "Sometimes goodbye though it hurts in your heart is the only way for destiny". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Popjustice Forum". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Peter (19 March 2006). "Popjustice's Peter Robinson on the bit of fun that turned into a phenomenon". The Observer. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lynskey, Dorian (28 November 2003). "Little things we like: Popjustice". The Guardian.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Site and sound". The Observer. 19 March 2006.
Ranked #17
- Pop Square - Fan-made successor forum to the Popjustice forum.
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