E! Online — Steve Jones switched it up Thursday on The X Factor. (He's learning...) Instead of putting the safe contestants through all at once, he doled out the good news in little... more info

Guardian Music — There's nothing in the setup of modern pop that inherently means X-Factor winners end up with duds. It must be the show itselfIt's too early to dance on its grave, but saying The X Factor's popularity has peaked seems a reasonable bet. Swapping the o... more info

Guardian Music — (Naim Edge)The Leeds-based, avant-funk threesome trioVD (former Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey, saxophonist Christophe de Bézenac and drummer Chris Bussey) like keeping things tight – their 2009 Fill It Up With Ghosts album ran to barel... more info

People.com — Lakoda Rayne is all that's left in the category, leaving many of the solo performers perplexed more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor comeback queen Amelia Lily has exclusively revealed to MTV News that she feels under "a lot of pressure" after being named the new favourite to win the competition. Lily, who... more info

Perez Hilton — And we're already in love with it! Last night, Simon Cowell debuted his new Twitter page, just in time of the performnace show of The X Factor. We think he's been avoiding the trend in fear of saying something he can't take back before you delete it ... more info

ContactMusic — The X Factor Usa welcomed the return of Simon Cowells nasty side on Wednesdays rock night show 16 November 2011 with the music mogul ripping into a number of contestants for their mediocre performances According to Billboard com the evening got of... more info

Perez Hilton — The X Factor is getting too hot for Fox! Simon Cowell's brainchild is taking heat from Fox brass. The network has banned Marcus Canty's original performance for the upcoming week, deeming it "too sexy." A female dancer said that Marcus's performance ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — N-Dubz rapper Fazer has revealed he will be producing material for The X Factor winner - even if girlfriend Tulisa Contostavlos' act Little Mix aren't triumphant.The I Need You hitmaker, who is... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Simon Cowell has finally joined Twitter.SiCo was the last of The X Factor USA panel to sign-up to the social networking site, and had over 3,000 followers by Wednesday evening (16th November).After... more info