Why is this year's Sport Relief single going to be amazing? (A Day In Pop- 16/01/14)

Little Mix

So today's most exciting news comes in the form of this year's Sport Relief single, which is being done by Little Mix. Tonight they announced that they'll be covering Cameo's 80s hit 'Word Up'- which just so happens to be one of my favourite songs. It's a brilliant choice, and I'm sure the Little Mix version will bring great vocal harmonies and an abundance of sass to the table. Plus it'll fit perfectly onto their latest album 'Salute' if they choose to re-issue it. Well done everyone involved.




If you need reminding on the song, here's the brilliant Mel B cover, complete with bizarrely animated video: 

And here's Jodie Prenger's iconic performance from last year's 'Let's Dance For Comic Relief': 

Nicole Scherzinger

Other exciting happenings included Nicole Scherzinger confirming she's back in the studio through the means of an Instagram photo. Let's hope that she gets a move on because, quite frankly, it's been far too long since the release of her (sort of) debut album- 'Killer Love' and that was a very solid album that deserves a decent follow up. The fact that she's managed to be on The X Factor panel two years in a row without utilising it by releasing an album is truly shocking. Even Tulisa managed that one. Just about. 



Also, Charli xcx only went and forgot her password for Soundcloud, so she couldn't upload a new song! Luckily though, she soon remembered it, and unleashed a very shouty song indeed. So hopefully, that was just a day when she was angry and feeling experimental, rather than an indication of what her sophomore album's going to sound like. Here's a link so you can take a listen, but remember to turn down the volume a bit first. 

'Allergic To Love'-Charli XCX

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

And finally, Sophie Ellis-Bextor revealed in an interview with Digital Spy that despite her latest album (to be released on Monday) containing a whole new sound, she does feel that she'll one day return to her old dance-pop sound, which would be very nice indeed. 

That's a round-up of the pop news for today. Feel free to comment below with any thoughts you may have about the stuff discussed here, or anything else for that matter.