October 2011

Westlife to Say Farewell

(October 23, 2011)

Irish pop act Westlife will split up following a farewell tour next year in order to pursue new ventures, the band said in a press statement on October 19. The split will put an end to a

Sami Brookes third finalist out

(October 23, 2011)

Sami Brookes has become the latest X Factor hopeful to have her dreams of stardom dashed as she was booted out of this year’s competition. The 31-year-old’s exit was decided by her own mentor Louis Walsh as

Rihanna and Noel Gallagher Top of Albums and Singles Charts

(October 23, 2011)

Rihanna  has scored her third week at number one with ‘We Found Love,’ The Wanted enter at number 2 after a successful X Factor performance last weekend. Kelly Clarkson also enters at number 6 with her lead

X Factor USA – Unconfirmed Top 16

(October 18, 2011)

Here are the spoilers. None of this are confirmed yet. These are just rumors and for entertainment purposes. BOYS – mentored by LA Reid Chris Rene Brian Bradley Phillip Lomax Marcus Canty Brennan Hunt (cut) Nick Voss

Nu Vibe Dream Ends

(October 16, 2011)

Boyband Nu Vibe have become the first X Factor act to fall victim to the public vote in this year’s competition. The five-piece band, put together by judge Tulisa having entered the contest as solo artists, sang

Debut Album from Matt Cardle

(October 9, 2011)

Matt Cardle, who The Sun declares “could be the first credible rock singer to come out of The X Factor,” saw the details for his debut album Letters unveiled today. Perhaps Simon Cowell’s label Syco figured they’d better

Rihanna Scores No 1

(October 9, 2011)

Rihanna has broken a UK singles chart record by taking her latest track ‘We Found Love’ to number one. The Bajan singer becomes the first female solo artist to top the chart six times in five consecutive years,

First Four OUT …

(October 9, 2011)

In an all new twist dubbed the “quarter slaughter” by The Sun, X Factor judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contastavlos and Kelly Rowland have each had to axe a member of their own group. Jonjo Kerr

X Factor USA Top 32

(October 8, 2011)

Simon Cowell named The X Factor’s top 32 contestants on Thursday’s episode, with the four groups of eight performers moving on to be mentored by the show’s judges starting next week. Bringing their respective group to their

Michael Jackson Tribute Concert Held In Cardiff

(October 8, 2011)

Michael Jackson may be gone, but he’s certainly not forgotten. The King of Pop’s three children — Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9 — paid tribute to their late father at the Michael Forever concert in

Tulisa’s big X Factor Risk pays off

(October 8, 2011)

JLS and One Direction watch out, The Risk are the newest boy bands on the block and boy did they make an impression as they wowed all four judges with their first ever performance together. Just like the

Frankie Cocozza! A Pop Star In The Making

(October 8, 2011)

Frankie Cocozza looked very much like a pop star in the making when he took to the X Factor stage tonight. The 18 year old from Brighton took on ‘The A Team’ by Ed Sheeran and

X Factor USA – Judges get their categories

(October 7, 2011)

We’re beginning to think we’re watching too much tv … but we can’t cut anything out -especially not X Factor USA!! On X Factor USA we’re just a few weeks behind X Factor 2011 as the X

Jessie J Wins Big at Mobo Awards

(October 7, 2011)

British star Jessie J was the toast of the U.K.’s Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBOs) on Wednesday after winning four top honors. The “Price Tag” hitmaker was named Best U.K. Act and Best Newcomer, while

Ex White Wizzard Frontman Peter Ellis reveals new band

(October 7, 2011)

With an impressive CV as a vocalist fronting Thrash to Heavy Metal outfits, Peter Ellis (ex-singer of White Wizzard) decided that a second wave of true British Heavy Metal was long over-due. Coming from someone

Live Connection Launch Unique Band Platform with WE7

(October 7, 2011)

Live Nation Entertainment (LNE) today announced plans to launch Live Connection, a brand new initiative to support new and unsigned artists in the UK. Live Connection will hand-pick unsigned artists to record audio

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