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Defamer Australia Would Like To Issue A Retraction

9:03AM Jess McGuire | To our incredibly switched on readers, and also, Dido fans. As Editor of Defamer Australia, it is my duty to not only keep you informed of pointless rubbish from the world of entertainment and shove pop cultural nuggets down your virtual throats, but also to ensure I deliver nothing but the facts to you, our beloved audience. After all, if you can’t trust Defamer Australia to give you hard hitting news and current affairs in a timely and meticulously researched manner, then who can you trust? Therefore, I would like to apologise for yesterday’s “piece” regarding Dido’s latest album release. In my post, I made a grievous error and in doing so did untold damage to our relationship. I wrote: More »

Insomniacs Rejoice – Dido Is Ready To Release Her Latest Album

2:24PM Jess McGuire | Dido has sold eighty billion albums around the world and helped clear the way for coma-pop artists to truly blossom in the Noughties (James Blunt sends his thanks, and a cat), but where has she been for the past couple of years? We haven’t heard from her since her 2003 album ‘Life For Rent’ (or, as Popjustice once put it – I can’t find a link but it’s stuck with me all this time – ‘Personality for rent, one woman owner, rarely used.’). That’s five years! An incredibly long time in the world of pop music, and certainly enough for many to suspect a large chunk of her fans would have found their way out from under the doona by now, never to purchase her particular brand of sleepy mewling again. Well, her time out of the spotlight is ov-ah – she’s coming back with a new record she’s made with acclaimed producer Jon Brion. Pop star Dido has announced her return to the music scene with a new album following a five-year absence. More »