Guardian Music — Expectations of immediate success are threatening to strangle Robbie Williams's comeback at birth, even when his single is selling well and the new album is fantastic, writes Jude RogersHalfway through Robbie Williams's new album, there's a brilliant... more info

Sky News — Strictly Come Dancing is being moved to an earlier time slot - but the BBC is denying it is running scared from The X Factor. more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonIt takes Robbie Williams all of four minutes of his comeback gig – an event being beamed live to 200 cinemas across the world – to mention The X Factor. He makes a joke about John and Edward, but it's clear the program... more info

AngryApe — The X Factor still has remained friends with the Aussie more info

Guardian Music — The Girls Aloud singer is on course to knock Alexandra Burke off the No 1 spot with her single Fight for This LoveCheryl Cole's debut solo effort is on course to become the fastest-selling single of 2009, just a week after the record was broken by X ... more info

Guardian Music — Tinchy, Pixie and VV redefine the term 'soul rebel', Cheryl Cole takes some driving metaphors for a spin, and Jay Sean proves that his music is best heard on a mobile phoneYoung Soul Rebels – I Got SoulDespite having a name that references one... more info

Guardian Music — Their debut album might be a modern classic, but Fleet Foxes need to write radio-friendly anthems if they are to match the success of the 1970s folk rockersCan people be blinded by hype into accepting absolute garbage into the rock'n'roll canon? I re... more info

Pop Justice — 1. Alexandra Burke won The X Factor you know. Do you think that if Steve Brookstein releases an album tomorrow... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Robbie Williams' recent performance on The X Factor has knocked his confidence - because he doesn't think he was ready to make such a big comeback. more info

Pop Justice — We know some of you don't watch The X Factor - you're bored of reality TV, you don't buy into... more info