Guardian Music — Painter-decorator Matt Cardle won last night's X Factor final, leaving the show's creator, Simon Cowell, to lick his wounds after being ignored by the British publicThough Simon Cowell remains the richest and most powerful figure in British televisio... more info

NME — Singer beats Rebecca Ferguson and One Direction after performing 'Many Of Horror' more info

Perez Hilton — Nice! Sources close to The X Factor have revealed the potential singles for the remaining contestants, and we'd say that they're all pretty solid selections! Matt Cardle is allegedly set to cover Biffy Clyro's Many Of Horror, Rebecca Ferguson will do... more info

NME — Singer has apparently recorded a version of 'Many Of Horror' more info

Thrash Hits — The surliest of all Thrash Hits’ surly bastards, Hugh Platt, mulls over the latest line-up announcements from both Sonisphere and Download Festival. Hmmmm… By now you’ve probably heard the news – last night, Download Festival confirmed that L... more info

Thrash Hits — The surliest of all Thrash Hits’ surly bastards, Hugh Platt, mulls over the latest line-up announcements from both Sonisphere and Download Festival. Hmmmm… By now you’ve probably heard the news – last night, Download Festival confirmed that L... more info

NME — Scottish rockers join Slipknot at top of festival's bill more info

Chorus.fm — *Biffy Clyro* (http://www.myspace.com/biffyclyro) have announced a US tour with *Moving Mountains* (http://www.myspace.com/movingmountainsmusic) as their support. Tickets are on sale today and you can head to the replies for dates. Submitted by Mell... more info

NME — Group will kick-off the gig-run in Washington DC on February 10 more info

Altsounds — Breakthrough UK band *biffy clyro* will be kicking off a US headlining tour, presented by Alternative Press magazine on February 10, 2011. The trio are returning to the states after a highly successful summer small-club tour, which included sol... more info