AILBHE MALONE'Sguide to the latest pop happenings
A Facebook group is campaigning (those must be the five most heart-sinking words in the English language) to get Billie's 1998 single Honey to the Beeinto the charts. Again. Don't indulge them.
Jay-Z is reportedly teaching Beyoncé how to drive during her "year off". 99 Problems But A Clutch Ain't Oneanybody?
If you're a fan of one-way video chats, then log on to miniviva.comevery Friday at 4.30pm, where the Xenomania-endorsed duo host a live webchat. It's not quite Paxman, but they will give you a "shout out" if you ask, which is more than the Spice Girls ever did.
Sound the airhorns! The Vengaboys (remember them?) are returning with a single named Rocket to Uranus. It's nice to see they're still enjoying an in-joke with their core audience of 1990s gay Euroclubbers.
WEEKLY N-DUBZ ROUND-UP:Resident babe Tulisa has dyed her hair brown, commenting: "I've been getting a lot more Italian and Mediterranean men coming up to me on the street." Dappy has been allowed back on to BBC Radio 1 since sending abusive text messages to a fan in January. Fazer has kept a low-profile, but, fact fans, is "a keen fisherman". Overall Dubplate Drama Percentage? 45 per cent.
Pixie Geldof (the less annoying sister of Peaches) is, big sigh, about to “break into” the “music industry”. She has shacked up with hitsmith Cathy Dennis to write some tunes in LA. Despite vague praise from various tabloid sources, it could all end in tears.
TUNE OF THE WEEK:Despite taking her hair-dye cues from "Boy Toy"-era Madonna, you could do worse than to check out Next Big Thing Sky Ferreiras upcoming debut single, 17, in which she sneaks out to clubs and kisses boys, causing all manner of scandal.
