Starpulse — Music mogul Simon Cowell has shot down reports George Michael is set to join him as a judge on the U.S. version of The X Factor. The Faith hitmaker was rumoured to be preparing to make his comeba... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Matt Cardle has had his first night out since winning The X Factor and he partied like a true star, blowing £5,000 in a crawl of London nightspots. Simon Cowell gave the X Factor champion a... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cheryl Cole has refused to confirm she is dating Derek Hough, instead claiming she has been too busy for love since splitting with Ashley in February. The X Factor judge told Alan Carr in a new... more info

ContactMusic — Music mogul SIMON COWELL has shot down reports GEORGE MICHAEL is set to join him as a judge on the U.S. version of THE X FACTOR.The Faith hitmaker was rumoured to... more info

Guardian Music — Music: Dirty dancing with Gaga, Rihanna and, erm, Ann Widdecombe. Plus! Brit hip-hop lyrics, and unlikely places we heard the xxIf dancing is a crime, lock us up – ideally in Gaga's Prison For Bitches, scene of her neon crime-caper vid Telephone. I... more info

Perez Hilton — We're going to have to respectfully disagree on this one! Sharon Osbourne recently revealed that she thinks Cheryl Cole, who has been reportedly offered a judging position on the US edition of The X Factor, may not be a good fit for stateside audienc... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor champion Matt Cardle has exclusively revealed to MTV UK what was going through his head when duetting with superstar Rihanna, but you might be a bit surprised by his answer. We caught... more info

Guardian Music — Janelle Monáe! We've been counting down to the Guardian's best album of the year – and our No 1 surprised some of youThe Guardian's top 10 albums of 20101) Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)2) Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark T... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Winner of the 2004 series of The X Factor, Steve Brookstein, has taken to Twitter to launch a rant against One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, calling him 'shockingly terrible' and claiming that his... more info

Guardian Music — This Sunday the Christmas No 1 will be revealed. In anticipation, we asked readers to write about what festive hits mean to themThe X Factor's Matt Cardle is up against Christmas No 1 rival John Cage this year, and as part of our people's panel serie... more info