Perez Hilton — Well done! The latest season of The X Factor kicked off on Saturday and it got HUGE ratings. Over 11.1 million people tuned in for the premiere. That's way up from last year's figure of 9.9 million! That number might just stay on lock for next week a... more info

ContactMusic — Launching its seventh season in the U.K. on Saturday, Simon Cowell's The X Factor stirred up a hornets' nest of controversy when it became apparent that the producers had... more info

Guardian Music — Bloggers and MPs are up in arms about X Factor contestants having their performances Auto-Tuned. But given the nature of the show, does it really matter?The surest sign of the onset of autumn is a new X Factor scandal for us all to get hot under the ... more info

The Mirror — An award-winning record producer has defended The X Factor over claim the TV talent show used technology to make some contestants' voices sound better. more info

Mjsbigblog — Kelly Clarkson: Karaoke Queen Kelly Clarkson belts out some more tunes during a fun karaoke sessions with friends at Hoots Bar on Saturday night (August 21) in Burleson, Texas. Read more at Just Jared More Headlines after the JUMPâ... more info

The Mirror — Diana Vickers has said she would have embraced the new guest judges on The X Factor. more info

ContactMusic — Music mogul SIMON COWELL is at the centre of a "fix" storm after stunning revelations that producers of his hit U.K. TV talent show THE X FACTOR use Auto-Tune to... more info

NME — Spokesperson says post-production work is necessary more info

The Mirror — The X Factor show is embroiled in another production row after fans accused editors of using technology to make some contestants' voices sound better. more info

Starpulse — Lily Allen won't be tuning in to Simon Cowell's U.K. TV show "The X Factor" this year - she's attacked the talent contest and the music mogul in a series of online rants. The hugely popular series... more info