Guardian Music — Wembley Arena, LondonIf you've ever wondered what The X Factor would be like if you removed the judges and just focused on the musical acts, then wonder no more. This two-hour long showcase of the top nine finalists from last year's series starts li... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor runners up One Direction have said that they've been left to work on their debut album without management pressure.The boyband have flying back and forth to LA since the new year to... more info

Guardian Music — O2, DublinWell, there's no doubt that the machine works. The X Factor tour, robbed even of the dubious shocks and spontaneities of the televised competition, is as sleek and slick as an otter's pocket. And someone's doing something right to bring thi... more info

The Telegraph — One Direction and the X Factor finalists are reunited to the sound of screams and ringing tills. more info

Pop Justice — In the olden days it was never really known who was the most popular and least popular member of a boyband. You might have said, 'well, obviously Antony Costa/Shane Lynch/etc is the least popular member of their respective band', but it was hard to p... more info

Guardian Music — Music mogul to award largest guaranteed prize in television history to winner of show's first seasonWhen Simon Cowell launches the American version of The X Factor on 27 March, he will bring with him the largest guaranteed prize in television history... more info

The Newsroom — One Direction star Liam Payne said he keeps getting mistaken for US pop star Justin Bieber. more info

Pop Justice — We're not quite sure what to make of this image of McFly. It was sent to us last night by the Cadbury Creme Egg marketing people because McFly have done a 'viral' or-whatever-the-fuck-it's-supposed-to-be video of Danny having his leg waxed with a Cr... more info

Pop Justice — Things We Like About This Logo » The arrow. The best use of an arrow in a pop logo since S Club 7 roamed the earth. » The angle. Now is not the time to produce the Protractor Of Doom but we'd say this is a confident but not arrogant angle at which... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Bush and Blair, we're hoping for new music from Bush and Blur. Plus! Boy George's latest hobby and a tribute to Broadcast's Trish KeenanFive things we learned from this week's music news•That 2011's release schedule involves a lot of hinting... more info