ContactMusic — R Kelly gave his first performance since his emergency throat surgery by singing on the final of Americas The X Factor on Wednesday night 21Dec11 The RB star was admitted to a Chicago Illinois hospital in July 11 to have an abscess in a tonsil dra... more info

E! Online — It all ends tomorrow, but first, the top three contestants had to shine tonight. And, theoretically, the judges had to refrain from killing each other. Melanie Amaro, Josh... more info

Mjsbigblog — The X Factor Final 3! Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik & Chris Rene perform. Recap and Videos later! I'll be live blogging it right here. more info

People.com — "This will be the greatest final we've ever been in, in terms of talent," Cowell says more info

Perez Hilton — Oooh, niice! The X Factor finale just keeps getting more exciting! We already knew Justin Bieber was locked to perform but get this… Pitbull AND Ne-Yo are locked to perform as well now too! Not only that, but the MAJOR superstars the three final... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Tulisa Contostavlos has reportedly agreed to release her first autobiography - at the ripe old age of just 23.According to The Mirror, The X Factor judge will start penning the book in January,... more info

Mjsbigblog — Josh Krajicik, Melanie Amaro and Chris Rene each speak a little about why they are worthy to win X Factor over the others. Check out this totally fake trash talk from the 3 X Factor finalists. Plus, see a couple of bonus videos from Monday's pres... more info

Guardian Music — No pantomime villain judges. And no losers. In the age of austerity we want shows that lift us up, not put us downThe battle for the Christmas number one spot is usually contrived nonsense, but this time it might just be saying something worth hear... more info

ContactMusic — Kelly Rowland plans to eat eat eat over the festive season The Down for Whatever singer has been based in the UK while judging pop star search show The X Factor in recent months but now the TV series is over she is looking forward to a famil... more info

People.com — The Welsh TV star "looks forward to being back and discovering more talent," his rep tells PEOPLE more info