The Mirror — A singing duo's audition for The X Factor ended with a punch when they rowed after criticism from Simon Cowell. more info

MTV.com News — Controversy over use of pitch-correction software on 'X Factor' causes show to release statement.By Gil Kaufman Photo: FOX In the wake of the scandal over the use of the pitch-correcting software AutoTune on the season premiere of the Britis... more info

MTV.com News — Controversy over use of pitch-correction software on 'X Factor' causes show to release statement.By Gil Kaufman David Archuleta Photo: Fox In the wake of the scandal over the use of the pitch-correcting software AutoTune on the season prem... more info

Mjsbigblog — Simon Cowell is stamping out the tampering on X Factor vocals Simon Cowell has banned auto-tuning on The X Factor after the row over tampering with performers’ vocals. In a widespread clean-up of the show, he also scrapped this we... more info

Mjsbigblog — The Simon Cowell X Factor Auto-tune scandal deepens: Deadline London reports that an anonymous source is claiming that Susan Boyle’s famous audition, singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Simon’s Cowell’s Britain’s Got Talent... more info

Perez Hilton — Exciting! This is something American Idol should have done! As part of the reality show The X Factor, select contestants are distributed amongst the judges and sent to a variety of locations around the world to train in the 'judges house' portion of... more info

ContactMusic — Music mogul and talent king SIMON COWELL has been left "devastated" after producers of his hit TV show THE X FACTOR were forced to axe a contestant over concerns for her... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell is attempting to quell the uproar that followed revelations that his hit British TV show The X Factor has used Auto-Tune technology to keep promising contestants... more info

The Mirror — Shirlena Johnson's eccentric final performance has been pulled from the next instalment of The X Factor. more info

Guardian Music — The X Factor got off to a rocky start with accusations that it had tampered with the voices of contestants in post-production. Does this destroy the show's credibility? more info