Nicola Roberts - Sticks + Stones (live on the Album Chart Show)

It's official - Nicola's album highlight Sticks + Stones is one of the most moving, emotional songs we've heard in ages. It's also one of the most inspirational. So here's Nicola performing the track on the Album Chart Show (the first time she's ever performed it live on TV in fact) - we think you'll agree it's absolutely beautiful.

Oh, and how cute does Nicola look in that tartan dress - she also shares some interesting info about how she originally wrote part of Sticks + Stones over an Eminem track! She then took to Lorraine's sofa for this adorable interview.

Yo-Yo is released on the 9th January.

Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne - Roman's Revenge

Roman's Revenge is without a doubt one of Nicki Minaj's defining moments, and if you loved the Eminem version on her album, then the Lil Wayne radio edit is a lovely little bonus. There's just so much energy, so much enthusiasm. Almost so much that it becomes cocky. But we love Nicki for it.

'Rah rah, like a dungeon dragon'. I defy anyone who listens to this song not to have this stuck in your head by the end of the day. It's genius lyrics like this that elevate Nicki a cut above all the rest. Oh, and Lil Wayne doesn't let us down either: 'I like a big wet pussy with a fork and a spoon'. Straight to the point eh?

That mechanistic machine-gun beat drives away as Nicki spits her words out - hell, it's almost Shakespearean the way she takes on her various roles in the last minute or so of the song. Slightly terrifying, rather cute and endearing, but very very cool.

The only thing I miss in this radio edit is the genius British accent outro Nicki does in the album version. 'You've gone mad, MAD I TELL YOU!' But of course, with Nicki, every inch of the madness is to be lapped up and embraced, because quite frankly, what she does with it is amazing.