Sleeve notes: Taylor Swift, New Order, Frank Turner

This week's most popular stories 1. Trolls game Taylor Swift competition in favor of school for the hearing impaired A web-campaign to get Taylor Swift to play at any school in the country has been hijacked by 4Chan and Reddit users 2. New Order: a marvellously unexpected rebirth Bernard Sumner and Gillian Gilbert reflect on Joy Division, Peter Hook and 30 years of chaos 3. Frank Turner: turns out he was rightwing all along. We just never noticed A Labour MP has called folk-punk singer Frank Turner a "twerp". Why? Here are the reasons In the news Pussy Riot benefit concert to take place in St Petersburg on Sunday Lady Gaga's Artpop: new album goes interactive MTV video music awards 2012: One Direction big winners of the night - video Andrea Bocelli to get special award marking 20-year career at Classic Brits Kylie Minogue goes orchestral (you should be so lucky) On the blog Proms 2012: what have been your highlights? Readers recommend: songs about advertising Criminalising squatters will hurt British pop music Reader reviews: Pet Shop Boys, Alt-J, and Cat Power Watch and listen Pet Shop Boys – Elysium: exclusive album stream African Express: video Boris Johnson says he is a Lady Gaga fan: video The Vaccines – Come of Age: Exclusive album stream Further reading Macy Gray: 'I always had a kind of funny voice and it never occurred to me that I could sing' Honky-tonk women: the female artists who made it big in country music And finally Follow us on Twitter Follow on Facebook