MTV.co.uk News — Rihanna will reportedly help L.A. Reid pick his finalists at the Judges' Houses stage of The X Factor USA.According to The Sun, Simon Cowell has recruited RiRi to help the former Def Jam chairman... more info

VH1 Blog — With the premiere of The X Factor less than two weeks away, the show’s promotional engine has pulled out all the stops, releasing an eight-minute extended promo—featuring two auditions—yesterday after FOX’s NFL coverage. After an oddly gender... more info

MTV.co.uk News — One Direction may have only just unleashed their debut single on the charts, but the lads have confessed they are already loving their new found fame.The boyband, who finished third on The X Factor... more info

ContactMusic — British hip-hop trio N-Dubz are to split in two years time according to rapper Dappy The group is currently on hiatus while singer Tulisa Contostavlos sits on the judging panel of Britains The X Factor show while Dappy concentrates on his solo materi... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Amelia Lily may only be 16-years old, but the teenager wowed The X Factor judges on last night's show.The Pixie Lott look-a-like, who performed a rendition of Beverley Knight's A Piece of My Heart,... more info

E! Online — Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul are sitting at a table judging people. Sounds awfully familiar, doesn't it? No, American Idol isn't getting a spinoff; Simon and Paula are... more info

Mjsbigblog — The X Factor USA extended promo aired on FOX tonight, and we finally hear a few of the so-called good singers actually SING. The promo begins with the bad singers and chaos backstage and eventually shifts to a more aspirational tone featuring two s... more info

Perez Hilton — We couldn't think of a better choice! Although it was previously reported that Usher would be joining Kelly Rowland as aid during the Judge's House stage of The X Factor competition, it will instead apparently be none other than the unbelievably tale... more info

Mjsbigblog — ITV-1 8pm BST / 3pm EDT – The X Factor ITV-2 9pm BST / 4pm EDT – The Xtra Factor Auditions more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lascel Wood from Brighton stole the show on The X Factor on 10 September when he impressed the judges with a heartfelt performance of Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon. Before the 20-year-old took to... more info