PopSugar UK — The final four contestants in The X Factor performed a secret gig in London last night for a select audience of competition winners. Diana Vickers, Eoghan Quigg, JLS and Alexandra Burke took to the stage for the exclusive audience, ahead of the first... more info

The Telegraph Blog — Can a great song survive anything? We may be about to find out, as Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is put to the ultimate test: to be covered by the X Factor winner (whoever they may be) as the nation's likely Christmas number one. Can he sing an Abba m... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Is the Leonard Cohen track set for Christmas No.1? more info

All About Jazz — For years, James Taylor has been covering many of his favorite songs from the 1950s and 1960s during soundchecks before his concerts. This past September, he released some of them on Covers, a collection of twelve classic tracks he recorded at his Ma... more info

BBC News - UK — The man who put on Prince's 21 nights in London - and talked Leonard Cohen out of retirement - tells all more info

NME — Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is reportedly set to become 'The X Factor''s forthcoming winner's song. more info

Guardian Music — Peter Robinson: News that The X Factor winner will cover Leonard Cohen's classic has fans up in arms, but it'll be perfect for Diana's warble more info

Guardian Music — Orbital will reunite at next year's Big Chill, the festival has revealed. The historic announcement comes one 200th of a millennium, one 20th of a century, half a decade - OK, just five years - after the electronic duo broke up."It's not an exercise ... more info

New York Post — Il Divo, "Hallelujah (Aleluya)" Leonard Cohen's hit gets a "popera" makeover thanks to a beautiful, classically trained rendition of the tune's lyrics, en Espanol. Carolina Liar, "Show Me What I'm Looking For" The LA band mines the emotional well.... more info

The Telegraph Blog — So, Leonard Cohen is back, touring the UK after his triumphant run of shows in the summer. I was lucky enough to see the first of those, at the Opera House in Manchester in June, and it was easily one of the finest nights of my years of gig-going. Le... more info