Guardian Music — Four of the six acts performing in addition to the finalists are signed to Cowell's Syco or affiliated labelsA row has broken out before this weekend's X Factor final amid complaints the programme is favouring guest performers such as Leona Lewis who... more info

Guardian Music — Willy MoonI Wanna Be Your Man (Island) If a record company exec had come up to me when I was seven and asked for a pseudonym for a new pop star, I'd have said "my mum told me not to talk to strangers", then I would have asked about "pseudonym" and by... more info

Chorus.fm — *Coldplay* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/coldplay) has announced a new series of North American tour dates (http://coldplay.com/live.php). Submitted by WhoSaidThat? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coldplay @ ACL 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Coldplay are currently on an international tour supporting their recently released album, Mylo Xyloto, and will continue to do so at least until August of 2012, when they play East Rutherford, NJ's... more info

Chorus.fm — You can watch *Coldplay* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/coldplay) perform "Charlie Brown" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here (http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2011/12/coldplay-performs-charlie-brown). Submitted by sinclairgreen more info

Guardian Music — The former X Factor contestant is back following a split with her label. And her new song glides like a glitter-covered featherOf all the X Factor contestants in recent years, Diana Vickers had it particularly tough. Not only was she ousted in the 20... more info

ContactMusic — Chris Martin dances like hes having some kind of fit The Coldplay singer - who is married to Gwyneth Paltrow - is famed for his bouncy moves on stage and even he acknowledges his dancing is not conventional During an appearance on UK series... more info

Mercury News, California — Does Coldplay still rule the world?The British rock band can make a fairly convincing case that this is so. more info

Topix — Adele's "21" is the year's top-selling album with 4.8 million copies sold. Some of those numbers came from iTunes, where the album was the most popular; following behind was "Sigh No More" by Mumford & Sons, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV," Jay-Z and Kan... more info

411 Mania — Twenty-one shows... more info