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*The first photo of the new judging panel for “The X Factor” were released Wednesday, with newcomers Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joining Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell. The above shot was taken on Tuesday during the first day of auditions in Charleston, SC. Mario Lopez will be the show’s sole host after season 2 [...]
*Fox has confirmed that former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland and Latin singer Paulina Rubio will be the new “X Factor” judges for season three, joining executive producer-judge Simon Cowell and his fellow lone surviving panelist from last season, pop singer Demi Lovato. “It’s taken more than a decade but I’m delighted to finally be [...]
*Word has it that Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are set to join Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell on season three of “The X Factor,” replacing exiting judges L.A. Reid and Britney Spears. With auditions slated to kick off Tuesday in Charleston, North Carolina, Simon is expected to make an announcement sometime today, reports MTV [...]
*“Keeping Up With the Kardashians” matriarch Kris Jenner is the one responsible for daughter Khloe Kardashian losing her co-hosting job on “The X Factor,” if you believe gossip pro Perez Hilton. According to his website, Jenner insulted Khloe’s former “X Factor” co-host Mario Lopez by suggesting that one of her other daughters replaces him on [...]
*It’s a wrap for Khloe Kardashian on “The X Factor” Fox has confirmed that the reality star, who came to the show with no TV hosting experience, will not be co-hosting with Mario Lopez next season. “Khloe Kardashian will not be returning to co-host The X Factor,” said the show’s producers in a statement. “We [...]
*The New York Post is reporting that “The X Factor” gave Khloe Kardashian her walking papers. The reality TV star and Mario Lopez were hired as co-hosts for the revamped Fox series last season. However, a source told the paper: ”They are asking Mario to come back, but not Khloe.” Khloe previously revealed she [...]
*Word has it that Ne-Yo is being considered for one of the two vacant “X Factor” seats next to Simon Cowell on the judging panel next season. The recording artist, born Shaffer Chimere Smith, currently heads up A&R at Motown Records. He confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that talks about replacing L.A. Reid have commenced, [...]
*L.A. Reid ended his “X Factor” stint with a victory on Thursday. “You know I cried tonight. I was in tears,” said the longtime music exec of his over-25 team member Tate Stevens. The 37-year-old country crooner from Raymore, MO bested Simon Cowell’s girl group Fifth Harmony and Britney Spears’ Carly Rose Sonenclar to become [...]
*As Antonio L.A. Reid prepares to make his final appearance on “The X Factor” tonight, the longtime music executive – responsible for cultivating such talent as Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Usher – says he’s facing the end of this chapter with lots of excitement toward the next. “It’s funny, when you work hard, sometimes you [...]
*Someone has had his fill of “The X Factor.” *Antonio L.A. Reid, a judge on the Fox singing competition alongside Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell, will not return to the panel next season, a representative for Epic Records said Thursday. He’ll be exiting the show to devote more time to his day job [...]
*A year after winning the first U.S. season of “The X Factor,” Melanie Amaro returned to the scene of her coronation to debut her new single. “There was much energy from the crowd and from the judges. Just being back was so much fun,” Amaro told us at an “X Factor” viewing party after Thursday’s [...]
*Alicia Keys took her “Girl on Fire” train to “The X Factor” Thursday night to perform the album’s title track on the live Results Show. [Scroll down to watch.] Her appearance follows an historic night in her New York hometown earlier this week, where she and the entire city saw the Empire State Building put [...]
*Diana Ross will join “The X Factor” judge Demi Lovato and “Gangnam Style” sensation Psy to headline the annual Christmas in Washington special airing Dec. 21 on TNT. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle will attend, and TNT’s late night host Conan O’Brien will host the telecast, to be taped in Washington D.C.’s National [...]
*A new promo for “American Idol” debuted during last night’s “X Factor” with new judge Nicki Minaj cast in a more professional and less combative light. “No one’s ever going to touch ‘American Idol.’ They’ll never come close,” the rapper says in the commercial, touting Season 12’s theme of “dreams.” “You are finding someone right [...]
*Diva Week turned out to be a harsh mistress for hip hop group Lyric 145 on “The X Factor.” The trio was eliminated from the competition after falling short on their mash-up of Katy Perry’s “E.T.” and Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” The group members – 19-year-old Julien Joseph and 23-year-old Jemelle Joseph of Bay Shore, NY, [...]
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