ContactMusic — Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger was left shaken by her early meetings with The X Factor bosses in America - because they made her feel like a performing monkey. The Don't Cha singer initially tried out as the host of the upcoming talent show a... more info

Mjsbigblog — The second audition episode of X Factor UK 2011 airs tonight. I will add videos and my recap here later. The X Factor starts at 8pm BST (3pm EDT, 12pm PDT) on ITV 1. The Xtra Factor starts at 9:15pm on ITV 2. “A Night with Will Young”, TV speci... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Gary Barlow is said to be furious with Olly Murs for publicly stating in an interview that Simon Cowell is a better judge on The X Factor than the Take That star. When the Xtra Factor host was... more info

Guardian Music — Will Young, Olly Murs and Joe McElderry defy talent show expectations with newfound chart successIt is little surprise when reality pop, manipulated by Simons Cowell and Fuller, dominates the pop charts in the runup to Christmas. But with August not ... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Gary Barlow turned to former The X Factor judge Cheryl Cole for advice before accepting a role on the show. The Take That star was approached to replace Simon Cowell on the British version of the programme, but before signing up he rea... more info

ContactMusic — Tulisa Contostvalos, the N-Dubz star and current judge on The X Factor, spotted greeting fans outside the BBC Radio 1 studios. Tulisa sheltered under fans umbrellas and signed autographs as the rain poured down in central London. The singer joins T... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Gary Barlow has revealed that Cheryl Cole gave him a pep talk before he accepted his job as head judge on the new series of The X Factor.The Take That frontman, who has replaced Simon Cowell on the... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor judges Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos have teamed up for this year's Children In Need song.The Take That frontman has joined forces with the likes of the N-Dubz star, Chipmunk and... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Simon Cowell has confessed he would rehire Cheryl Cole "in a heartbeat", but still stands by his decision to sack her from The X Factor USA. Despite reports suggesting Chezza is... more info

People.com — "Why not have a second crack?" The X Factor boss says of coming back to life in the future more info