Perez Hilton — This is absolutely out of control! New figures have shown that a record-breaking 19.4 million viewers watched the season finale of The X Factor last night, which is almost one third of the UK's ENTIRE POPULATION, and made it the biggest non-sportin... more info

Guardian Music — With bras, bikinis and bottoms aloft, the X Factor final descended into tack and tawdrinessBob Fosse must be turning in his grave. On the X Factor on Saturday night, pre-watershed, Christina Aguilera and her dancers performed acts with a chair that w... more info

MTV.co.uk News — She may not have made it through to the final three, but The X Factor's Cher Lloyd could still come out of the competition a winner following reports that Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am planning to... more info

Guardian Music — Die-hard Biffy fans might not like it, but as this recording in our studio shows, Many of Horror (now retitled When We Collide) has all the makings of a pop classic Casual pop observers reacted with amusement to the prospect of X factor winner Matt C... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor's big boss, Simon Cowell, has praised this year's winner Matt Cardle and his rendition of Biffy Clyro's Many Of Horror, telling The Xtra Factor: WATCH MTV'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — After months of grueling auditions, tempers, tantrums and trial by celebrity jury, The X Factor culminated yesterday to crown 27-year-old Matt Cardle winner of the much coveted prize. ... More » Post from: Crushable The X Factor’s New King more info

Guardian Music — You can hate The X Factor's chart dominance without hating pop, which is why I'm backing these Cage fighters to bring some silence to the festive top spotLast Monday, a group of musicians gathered in the intimate surroundings of Soho's Dean Street st... more info

MTV.co.uk News — This year's winner of The X Factor, Matt Cardle, has revealed his feelings of shock following his victory last night over fellow finalist Rebecca Ferguson.Speaking on this morning's edition of... more info

NME — Band spoke about music mogul before they got involved in show more info

The Telegraph — As The X Factor draws to a close, Simon Cowell reveals he has a new TV music show to replace Top of the Pops in the pipeline. more info