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Friday 17th August 2012 by Charlie Teasdale | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Chris Brown, Drake, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, George Michael

It's been a busy week for news - and it all started with the Olympic closing ceremony.

Various performances sparked reactions of anger (George Michael performing his new single), delight (The Spice Girls) and straight up confusion (Ed Sheeran performing his 'new' song - the 1975 Pink Floyd hit, 'Wish You Were Here'). Either way, there's been plenty of stories in the aftermath of the massive concert.

There's political and social uproar with regard to the plght of feminist Russian punks 'Pussy Riot', and there's been a couple of massive lawsuits filed during the last few days. Per usual, Gaga's been making waves this week, but to find out what for, you'll have to click through our music headlines of the week round up...

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