Mjsbigblog — Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada and there is much to be thankful this week on the airplay charts with 7 milestones. Leading us off with a double is Irishman, Niall Horan. The X-Factorer and One Directioner released his debut solo “This Town” ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — One Direction star Niall Horan has said that there are still plenty more shows to come from 1D more info

MTV.co.uk News — X Factor judge Simon Cowell has had a rant about One Direction star Niall Horan's debut single This Town, saying it would have reached the top of the charts if he'd stayed with his label more info

The Daily Mail — Simon Cowell, 56, has taken a dig at ex charge Niall Horan, 23, following the surprise release of the Irishman's debut single. more info

The Mirror — X Factor boss claims Irish crooner would be at No1 if he'd stayed with Cowell's record label, instead of No9 more info

Mjsbigblog — Niall Horan ends the week at number one on the Billboard Twitter Top Track album with “This Town”. “This Town” is his first solo single after leaving the band One Direction. It is also the Hot Shot Debut on the Hot 100 and Pop (Mainstream Top... more info

Mjsbigblog — This thread is brought to you by the numbers 6, 63, 48K and 689K X-Factor’s Niall Horan debuts “This Town” on the Hot 100 at number 63. Considering that this is based on one day of sales/streams and 4 days of airplay, that’s pretty impressive... more info

MTV.co.uk News — We're not even joking. more info

Mjsbigblog — Two milestones this week – both on Pop and both from former X-Factor Contestants. Niall Horan splashed onto the scene on Thursday night when he released his solo debut single “This Town”. Niall auditioned as a solo artist for X-Factor back in 2... more info