BBC News - UK — The X Factor runner-up has signed a joint deal between Simon Cowell's record label and Epic Records to release his music. more info

Guardian Music — The X Factor may be over, but the Jedward huggernaut just keeps on rollingYou may have thought, hoped even, that you had seen the last of Jedward when The X Factor finished last year. But the Jedward huggernaut is rolling on. Readily discernible lar... more info

Guardian Music — Post-Glee, it's not unusual for two versions of the same song to duke it out. But, asks Priya Elan, who remembers the other Blame It On The Boogie?There's a chequered history of different artists releasing the same song and battling it out for chart ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — As American Idol judge Simon Cowell prepares to leave the program to focus on bringing his X Factor show to the United States, rumours (trial ballons?) about who will replace him have been continually appearing in the media.Surprisingly, former Oasis... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Simon Cowell has said Oasis star Noel Gallagher could take over his judging seat on American Idol - if US viewers can understand his Manchester accent.The TV and pop mogul was quizzed about his replacement on the hit series when he leaves this year t... more info

Time Out, London — See all the X Factor contestants perform a multitude of songs with all the glitz, glamour and pyrotechnics you would imagine such a high profile show would provide more info

Guardian Music — Gig dubbed The Rage Factor promised in June, after campaign helped band beat X Factor star to Christmas number oneAs promised, Rage Against the Machine will celebrate their UK Christmas number one with a free concert in north London. The angry Americ... more info

Pop Justice — Hold onto your hats: » Ne-Yo is offering to give The X Factor's Cheryl Cole a helping hand with her musical career 'Stateside'. Because what Cheryl Cole really needs now is some more watered down, badly-lyriced R&B not deemed good enough for US a-l... more info

ContactMusic — MELANIE BROWN has offered her services as a judge on SIMON COWELL's U.S. version of THE X FACTOR - following a recommendation from the British show's panellist... more info

Unreality Music — Marvin Humes from JLS, the chart-topping boyband who came 2nd to Alexandra Burke in The X Factor, has appeared in a new video discussing how he was bullied at school. The clips, which launches today, features Marvin surprising pupils at Harefield Ac... more info