BBC News - UK — The X Factor final is expected to attract up to 20m viewers as Joe McElderry and Olly Murs go head to head to win a £20m recording contract. more info

The X Factor final is expected to attract millions of viewers, with Joe McElderry the favourite to win. more info

BBC News - UK — The X Factor final is expected to attract millions of viewers, with Joe McElderry the favourite to win. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Robbie Williams narrowly missed enduring another disastrous performance on The X Factor - after he started singing too early. more info

Scotsman.com — ROUNDING a corner in London's Wembley a few weeks ago, I was greeted by the inimitable screeching of over-excited young women. I was faced with scenes reminiscent of The B more info

BBC News - UK — Essex mum-of-one Stacey Solomon is voted out of the final of The X Factor, leaving Joe McElderry and Olly Murs in the competition. more info

Sky News — Former Sex Pistols star Johnny Rotten has dismissed the X Factor as a "mug's paradise". more info

Scotsman.com — SIMON Cowell has threatened to axe next year's The X Factor if the show does not receive more money from ITV. more info

The Daily Mail — You might expect Jedward to be taking advantage of their new pin-up status. But, as they reveal in their first major interview since being booted off The X Factor, in Jedworld nothing is quite what it seems... more info

Guardian Music — They had the right backers and the buzz, but suddenly ... nothing happened. What went wrong with these three much-touted noughties acts, Girl Thing, the Bravery and Andrew WK?Girl ThingWho were they? The band Simon Cowell hopes you don't remember. In... more info