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The FLORENCE & THE MACHINE sings SHAKE IT OUT with the winner of the German X-Factory. And I can see right through the FLORENCE .

Did You Hear? :: Many musicians are still riled up that the Recording Academy has eliminated over 30 categories (including Best Tejano Album, Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album and Best Contemporary Folk Album) for this year's Grammys. A protest committee has been formed, and will stand protest outside the Staples Center on Sunday. Fans of Latin jazz, gospel and blues music have been invited to participate as well. [ MSN ] :: The coaches for the Australian version of The Voice sure look familiar... bald, black singer, blonde female [...]

Eccoli, finalmente disponibili su YouTube i video dei finalisti di X Factor 5. Stiamo parlando di Antonella Lo Coco , terza classificata, i Moderni , con la meritata medaglia d'argento e la vincitrice Francesca Michielin . I loro singoli hanno riscosso un discreto successo radiofonico e di vendite, nonostante non un vero e proprio boom come era accaduto nei primi anni del programma con Giusy Ferreri o Marco Mengoni . Detto questo, il tempo ci sirà chi di loro riuscirà ad ottenere un posto al sole nel nome dei cantanti italiani [...]

Madonna made sure she is all anyone is talking about this week, whether it was expressing her worth as a live performer , answering journalists' stupid questions , or revealing her new video " Give Me All Your Luvin' ". But there was still plenty else going on — who did not get any luvin' this week was Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, who were unceremoniously 862d from The X Factor , or Taylor Swift, whose exit from the Les Miserables cast did not leave many [...]

Melanie Amaro first earned " respect " when she was crowned the first winner of The X Factor (which, don't know if you've heard, is going through some growing pains at the moment). After signing a $5 million contract with Epic Records , Melanie has also landed a starring role in a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial. In it, Sir Elton John plays a tyrannical king who doesn't let his people drink Pepsi. Melanie saves the day by belting out Aretha Franklin's classic, and blows Elton down to the chamber below, releasing Pepsi for all! Watch [...]

Sorry — what was that? We could barely hear you over the locomotive that is the Madonna Train roaring through Planet Pop at 140 mph. The Queen truly soared and thrilled over the past seven days, but the week wasn't without heartbreak, as a bona fide R&B pioneer from the television world met a tragic end. Thankfully we had the Michael Jackson episode of Glee , the rise of UK gents The Wanted and the rad return of Garbage to ease the pain. See how all these music players ranked on our weekly Pop & Fizz hype [...]

With most of the recent news surrounding The X Factor having to do with the pink slip parade unleashed upon half its on-air talent, we almost forgot about the woman who actually won the competition, Melanie Amaro. The singer, who is signed to judge LA Reid's Epic Records , has a new single out, "Respect", which samples Aretha Franklin's classic song with an additional dancefloor beat and an overdose of synths. Listen to it below. Melanie Amaro - "Respect" [...]

Just when you thought ' The X Factor ' was falling apart… Reports are saying that Simon Cowell is offering Beyonce a hefty some to join him on the judging table! So how much money are we talking? $500 MILLION ! According to the same source that revealed that Jennifer Lopez was joining ' American Idol ', Cowell is desperate to keep his show afloat and is willing to pay top [...]

Tra le concorrenti di Sanremo 2012 (che noi ovviamente seguiremo in diretta con voi nei minimi dettagli), è stata intervistata da Max e ha raccontato di aver rifiutato, a gran voce, di essere giudice a X Factor 5 , da poco conclusosi su Sky e le sue parole sono anche un po' dure: "Mi hanno proposto di fare il giudice a X Factor e ovviamente si sono beccati un no grande come una casa. Ma come gli è venuto in mente di proporlo proprio a me, che sono l'antitesi del talent? Questi sono [...]

It's official Paula Abdul has been canned from ' The X Factor !' Paula has become another victim of 'X Factor' producers who are cleaning house and trying to tweek the struggling show. Abdul joins former fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones in the unemployed line. Am I surprised Simon Cowell axed his own friend? Not really, he wants nothing but for this show to succeed. He's going to do what [...]

Back to the drawing board. After the bloodbath of firings that rocked the US edition of The X Factor — Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger, and, most surprisingly, Paula Abdul have been cut from the show — there are suddenly a ton of job openings for a new host and two new judges. (Somewhere, Cheryl Cole is laughing at all this mayhem.) After a disappointing inaugural season , it looks like the singing competition is in need of an overhaul, anyway. But who should join the judges' panel for Season 2? Our Top 5 [...]

Paula Abdul - Getty Judges are dropping like flies on X Factor USA . Not long after Fox confirmed Nicole Scherzinger 's exit, reports from several media outlet were out, stating that Paula Abdul , who joined Scherzinger, LA Reid and her former American Idol partner in judgement, Simon Cowell , on the judges' panel, was also axed. Today, Abdul confirmed the news in a statement, saying , "Yes, it's true; I won't be returning to The X Factor next season. [...]

Who will return to the US version of The X-Factor in Season 2? The FOX reality competition's host Steve Jones will not be returning for season two, nor will mentor Nicole Scherzinger . "I won't be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time," handsome Welshman Jones tweeted Monday. "Good luck to everyone on the show." Now it appears that Simon Cowell 's longtime friend and American Idol colleague Paula Abdul won't be returning [...]

Whoever would have thought that Steve Jones wasn't the right person to host a high-profile primetime US TV series ? He won't be doing The X Factor USA next year. Never mind, Simon Cowell. That bloke who used to be in The Only Way Is Essex who does the Take Me Out aftershow on ITV2 - you know, Mark something; looks like a man wearing a paper mask of his own face - he's got some time free later this year. Give him a call. -- Visit No Rock & [...]

The NICOLE SCHERZINGER wont be living the American Dream in the 012 as the she-popper wont be returning as a judge on this year's X-Factory. No official announcement yet, but word is on the street that this year the she-popper wants to focus more on her music career, touring, and less of the crying. To be continued. PS that Welsh host is also out.

SHOCKING NEWS. In what will surely rock the world of exactly one housewife in Minnesota and literally nobody else, Nicole Scherzinger was un expectedly ousted from her position as judge on US X Factor this evening. From E! Online : "She wants to focus on her music career," a source said. "She's spoken to Simon [Cowell] and he's given her his blessing." Scherzinger is currently rehearsing for her upcoming European tour that kicks off next month. Apart from ruining [...]

Steve Jones - Getty It's official: X Factor USA will no longer be hosted by Steve Jones . Jones made his official departure announcement tonight on Twitter , saying, "I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show." X Factor USA's Chris Rene Signs With Epic Records The announcement doesn't come as a surprise. Before the first season ended, [...]

Melanie Amaro was "crowned" the winner of the first American season of " The X Factor " -. Now the 19 year-old chanteuse must please "King" Elton John in a humorous new Pepsi commercial which will air during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012. "Set in a rock-fantasy version of medieval times, the 60 second commercial features Melanie Amaro performing in front of a "royal court of rock," including Elton John's character, the King," reports Pepsi. "With epic Pepsi scale and [...]

Ritroviamo piacevolmente una delle voci più belle e delle artiste migliori uscite dagli ultimi talent show. Parliamo di Ilaria Porceddu , la giovanissima sarda terza classificata alla prima edizione di X Factor. Dopo un primo album, " Suono naturale", di ottimo successo ed un periodo di lontananza dalla discografia ma non dalla musica (ha lavorato con Lorella Cuccarini e Luca Tomassini ne "Il pianeta proibito"), rieccola di nuovo nei negozi. Sta per arrivare il suo nuovo album (chissà se conterrà anche il brano portato alle selezioni di Sanremo 2011) ma intanto gira in rete [...]

Francesca Michelin , Alexandra Burke e David Guetta (ft. Nicki Minaj ) stanno per presentare i nuovi video. Per la nuova vincitrice di X Factor Italia è tempo di battere il ferro finchè caldo per approfittare del successo che "Distratto" sta ottenendo in classifica nonostante la poca promozione televisiva. La ragazza, forte del fascino del brano, continua a rimanere in testa alle classifiche e ad ottenere i consensi di molti. La clip che accompagna il pezzo farà il suo esordio a breve: forte della presenza di Luca Argentero ( qui un'anteprima), si preannuncia semplice [...]