The Mirror — Simon Cowell has apparently said he is very upset about having to drop Shirlena Johnson from The X Factor. more info

The Mirror — TV bosses have axed contestant Shirlena Johnson from The X Factor over fears about her health. more info

The Mirror — Sharon Osbourne is making a sensational comeback on The X Factor – and could come face-to-face with her old sparring partner Dannii Minogue. more info

The Mirror — TV bosses have axed contestant Shirlena Johnson from The X Factor over fears about her health. more info

Idolator — As much as you may have covered your ears whenever Tim Urban sang on the last season of American Idol, at least we know that’s what the smiley man really sounded like. The U.K.’s The X Factor is under scrutiny for Auto-Tuning contestants’ vocal... more info

The Mirror — TV bosses have axed contestant Shirlena Johnson from The X Factor over fears about her health. more info

ContactMusic — Following an uproar over the use of Auto-Tune technology on Britain's The X Factor to keep some contestants in perfect pitch, producer/judge Simon Cowell has ordered the... more info

Perez Hilton — For a limited time only! Sharon Osbourne will be returning to The X Factor to be the guest mentor for judge Louis Walsh during the judges' houses stage of the popular UK show. Filming begins later this week in Shannon, Ireland and a friend of Louis' ... more info

Guardian Music — Mobile applications to make you sound like a star of The X Factor or GleeTools. It's all about knowing how to use them.There was outrage on Saturday after X Factor producers admitted using auto-tune technology for the show's audition stages. But put ... more info

ContactMusic — JAMIE CULLUM has waded into a debate over the use of Auto-Tune in SIMON COWELL's THE X FACTOR - insisting the technology should not be used to correct contestants'... more info