ContactMusic — JLS were devastated when Simon Cowell refused to sign them The Everybody In Love hitmakers - who finished second to Alexandra Burke on The X Factor in 2008 - admitted while being turned down by the music mogul was hard they now think it was th... more info

Mjsbigblog — Little Mix win the X Factor, Rebecca Ferguson sells over 128K albums, Simon Cowell to axe all 4 X Factor judges? JLS: ‘Losing The X Factor was the best thing that could have happened.’ Chart Updates! They’ve done it! Little Mix make X Factor h... more info

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

Mjsbigblog — X Factor Mentors to duet with their acts on Saturday! TOP 3 return to their hometowns. JLS and One Direction to form a supergroup for XF final? Westlife confirm their X Factor Final appearance. Westlife tweeted they will be performing on the X Fact... more info

Pop Justice — If you thought JLS and One Direction singing together for about 9 seconds at the end of 'Wishing On A Star' wasn’t quite enough, don’t worry: they will be performing a "mash-up" (OH CHRIST) on the X Factor Final. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.u... more info

Pop Justice — If you’re worried about Rihanna and Coldplay’s 'Princess Of China' not exactly setting the charts alight yet, fear not: they’ll be performing it together at the Brits next year. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/39... more info

Pop Justice — The heart-stopping combination of Pixie Lott, Nicole Scherzinger and Cee Lo Green all did stuff at The Royal Variety Performance in Manchester last night. (Daily Mail) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2070431/Royal-Variety-Performance-20... more info

Mjsbigblog — X Factor UK Final guest performers confirmed: COLDPLAY, LEONA LEWIS, JLS, ONE DIRECTION AND MICHAEL BUBLE. Semifinal themes: Motown and “The Song To Get You To The Final”, NO SING OFF this week! Coldplay, Leona Lewis, Bublé, JLS, One Direction ... more info

Unreality Music — Top music stars including Coldplay, Michael Buble, Leona Lewis, JLS and One Direction are set to  perform at the biggest ever X Factor final next weekend. Shout! The Music Magazine read mor... more info

Pop Justice — In a bid to help her new album inch its way closer into the Top 40, Kelly Rowland headlined the BBC 1Xtra Live show at the Brixton Academy last night. (1Xtra) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/1xtralive/2011/videos/#p00m83sd) Jessie J also performed wearin... more info