Unreality Music —     So the Letters album went Platinum a while ago and Matt has been touring Britain promoting it. The warm up tour took in the Highlands and Islands, culminating at the legendary Koko. I wa... more info

Guardian Music — Remember Matt Cardle? Or Katie Waissel? On this evidence, one X Factor ex you might not now forget is Aiden GrimshawDuring series seven of The X Factor, Aiden Grimshaw – bequiffed andpossessing the earnest air of someone who wrote a lot of poetry �... more info

Guardian Music — Rebecca Ferguson's voice deserves a more uptempo, risky setting – which is why remixes such as this work perfectlyDespite suffering the ignominy of losing to charmless credibility maven Matt Cardle in 2010's X Factor final, Rebecca Ferguson has gon... more info

Guardian Music — The US success of former X Factor darlings One Direction has clearly riled at least one of their pop rivalsThese days, we prefer all our wars to take place on foreign soil. It saves on cleanup and means we can get on with our daily lives in peace. Th... more info

Guardian Music — It's getting hard to avoid the hotly tipped folky R&B of Lianne La Havas; following Bombay Bicycle Club supports she's at the Great Escape, The Apple Cart, Latitude, Bestival and Wilderness festivals, and in between she's just announced a solo tour (... more info

Guardian Music — Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonA ticket price of £42 to see an untested 2010 X Factor runner-up? Amazingly, that's what is being charged for a seat in the stalls at Rebecca Ferguson's first major London show. Unjustified as it seems – by contrast... more info

Gigwise — Matt Cardle, Cher Lloyd on the bill... more info

Pop Justice — Avril Lavigne has released a video for 'Goodbye', which shows her pottering about in black and white (of course), shaving her leg, and crying alone in her underwear. (YouTube) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMtqg8U5oo&feature=player_embedded) Emoti... more info

Unreality Music — “Listening to ‘Amazing’ and enjoying it is nothing too hard” 3 STARS Digital Release: January 19, 2012 Physical Release: N/A read more more info

Guardian Music — Childish GambinoAll The Shine (Universal Island)Childish Gambino sounds like something one might vanity-order at that hot new tapas pop-up – please Christ, let it be battered – but he's actually an American rapper who should be good with words. W... more info