Perez Hilton — Simon Cowell isn't going to be happy about this. Even though Paul McCartney performed with X Factor winner Joe McElderry this past Sunday, the Beatle thinks it would be funny if Rage Against The Machine beat out Simon's artist. The band is currently ... more info

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Guardian Music — In the Obama era, there really should be no contest between in the battle between RATM and X Factor's JoeNews: Even Paul McCartney wants RATM to winThe Joe McElderry vs Rage Against the Machine battle for the final Christmas No 1 of the noughties is ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Simon Cowell has slammed the "spiteful" campaign to make Rage Against The Machine the Christmas chart number one, insisting the anti-X Factor drive by "music snobs" is "getting out of hand." more info

Rolling Stone — The Facebook campaign to make Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” the U.K.’s Number One Christmas single has gotten so much attention Rage are carrying a slim edge heading into the December 20th deadline, and now even Paul McCart... more info

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MTV.co.uk News — Rage Against The Machine have announced that they will give away the cash they make from the sale of their track Killing In The Name Of. WATCH 20 YEARS OF XMAS NUMBER ONES HERE   The 1992 hit... more info

Guardian Music — At first it seemed like a mere internet prank – now it's in with a real shot. The Facebook campaign to get Rage Against the Machine to Christmas No 1 has been gripping guardian.co.uk/music readers all week. By Wednesday, RATM were ahead by a g... more info

Cheryl Cole has launched an attack on Rage Against The Machine for sabotaging the Christmas Number One race. more info

Guardian Music — Paul McCartney, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell get dragged into the most heated race for Christmas No 1 in yearsPaul McCartney has picked sides in the battle between X factor winner Joe McElderry and Rage Against the Machine, calling the latter's battl... more info