Guardian Music — The X Factor winner has scored her second No 1 as a solo artist with Bad Boys, the UK's fastest-selling single of the year so farX Factor winner Alexandra Burke has scored her second No 1 as a solo artist with the UK's fastest-selling single of the y... more info

BBC News - UK — The X Factor's creative director Brian Friedman says if Cheryl Cole mimes during her performance on the show it won't matter. more info

Perez Hilton — Louis Walsh will be noticeably absent from the X Factor this coming weekend as the music manager will be attending Stephen Gately's funeral. The X Factor has released this official statement: "Due to recent tragic events, Louis Walsh will not be appe... more info

Guardian Music — The X Factor judge will pre-record her vocals for this Saturday's performance to avoid any risk of a bad performanceAs the primetime princess everyone loves to love, Cheryl Cole could get away with just about anything these days – except, perh... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cheryl Cole has rubbished claims that she is going to mime on this weekend’s episode of The X Factor. The Girls Aloud beauty, who is due to perform her debut solo single Fight For This Love... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Alexandra Burke looks set to hit the number one spot on Sunday and wipe the floor with Robbie William’s comeback single Bodies. The X Factor winner’s single Bad Boys is outselling... more info

AngryApe — The X Factor star was shocked by Gately's sudden passing more info

Guardian Music — Family of Boyzone star prepare to fly his body home to Ireland for funeralA postmortem into the unexplained death of the Boyzone star Stephen Gately is due to be released today.His body may be released by a court in Palma, Mallorca, after a hearing. ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - A terrified Robbie Williams struggled during his live comeback on The X Factor after a jammed stage door nearly prevented him from performing. more info

Perez Hilton — Pop diva Whitney Houston is set to embark on a European tour beginning in the UK on April 8. This will be the singer's first full tour since her My Love Is Your Love tour in back in 1999. Whitney is also scheduled to appear on Britain's The X Factor... more info