MTV.co.uk News — Last night's (Sunday 02 October) edition of The X Factor saw the judges announce the final 16 contestants in this year's series. The Judges' Houses episode saw Gary Barlow pick Craig Colton, Marcus... more info

Gigwise — They voice concerns... more info

ContactMusic — Kelly Rowland plans to work with N-Dubz The former Destinys Child singer has hit it off with the groups singer Tulisa since working with her as a judge on The X Factor and says they have discussed collaborating when the show ends She said... more info

Guardian Music — It's grown-ups' responsibility to shield the young from on-screen soft porn and simulated sexChildren seem to be disappearing. They are physically present, but infant clothes, toys and street games seem to have been subsumed by a rush to adulthood: m... more info

Gigwise — She rules out Cole comeback... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell does 500 push-ups a day The X Factor judge sticks to the same routine every day which includes regular exercise breakfast in bed and at least four beers in the evening He told People magazine Ill do 500 push-ups in a day rel... more info

Perez Hilton — Ouchie! Simon Cowell REALLY needs to get this under control. Yesterday, we were reporting that ratings for The X Factor dropped 11% from last week…and now they've dropped even further. The second Thursday installment of the show was down 12% from t... more info

ContactMusic — OFCOM Britains TV watchdog has warned broadcasters about showing sexualized clothing and dance routines before the 9 00 p m watershed hour when children are likely to be watching It is important to note that in pre-watershed content OFCOM would not e... more info

ContactMusic — Thursday night -- which generally draws more television viewers than any other night of the week -- saw a big drop in viewers versus the first Thursday night of the season last week In particular Foxs The X Factor saw its numbers drop 12 percent from... more info

Mjsbigblog — The X Factor Recap: Newark State of Mind Warning: The following recap of Thursday night’s episode of The X Factor will not contain discussions about Guy With Hula-Hoop, Never Been Kissed, Lady Named “Cashmere,” Inappropriately Sexual Duo, Mad... more info