Perez Hilton — Ouch! Is this really necessary? Despite Cher Lloyd being mentored by Cheryl Cole during her stint on The X Factor, the young singer recently blasted her mentor's girl-group, Girls Aloud! She explains: "I didn't listen to Girls Aloud growing up. No ... more info

Pop Justice — » Nicki Minaj has been fined for giving a performance "accentuated by sexually suggestive dance moves" in Jamaica. (Rolling Stone) (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nicki-minaj-pays-fine-for-lewd-performance-in-jamaica-20110727) » Beyonce wan... more info

Guardian Music — After storming last year's X Factor, Cher Lloyd ran into a barrage of criticism. Will her debut single vanquish the haters?Cher Lloyd's eyes flash defiance, although a smile plays across her lips. "I didn't listen to Girls Aloud growing up, no way... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Barry Nicholson takes on this week's releases. Cher Lloyd – ‘Swagger Jagger’ It’s no surprise that Cher Lloyd’s debut single is a rebuke to her ‘haterz’. She’s an underdog, after all, scrapping her way to a multi-million pound recor... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cher Lloyd has revealed that her debut album will feature ballads as well as uptempo tracks.During an interview with Music Week, the 17-year old claims that not all her future material sounds like... more info

Perez Hilton — Damn straight, gurl! It's the oldest defense mechanism in the books! Cher Lloyd is no stranger to controversy, nor is she criticism, but the young X Factor contestant has lashed out at her 'haters,' and asserts that they're really just jealous of he... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cher Lloyd has claimed she still has a really good relationship with Simon Cowell, stating the music mogul is "like an uncle" to her. The 17-year old star confessed to Bliss magazine that... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Busta Rhymes has revealed he thinks Cher Lloyd could be a massive success in America.The rapper, who has collaborated with Lloyd on a track for her debut LP, claims that despite never meeting The X... more info

Guardian Music — Can the most successful X Factor winner resurrect her career with this passable attempt at becoming a dance diva?With 2007's Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis became the first X Factor winner to achieve a worldwide smash hit. It spent seven weeks at No 1 in... more info

Pop Justice — » Beyonce has recorded a special wake-up call for some astronauts. (Daily Mail) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015262/Obama-calls-space-station-makes-pizza-joke-Atlantis-voyage.html) » Hackers have taken a "content database dump" from... more info