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Olly Murs – Please Don’t Let Me Go – First Listen!

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For those of you who watched Season 6 of the UK X Factor last summer, check out 2nd place finisher, Olly Murs’ first single “Please Don’t Let Me Go” co-written with Claude Kelly and Steve

Matthew Morrison and Leona Lewis ‘Over The Rainbow’ Duet at the O2 in London

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Glee’s Matthew Morrison took the stage with pop star Leona Lewis last night at the O2 arena in London to sing “Over The Rainbow”. Both have sung the song in the past. Matthew sang “Over

Listen to Simon Cowell’s Haiti Charity Single – Everybody Hurts

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Simon Cowell’s charity single, a cover of REM’s “Everybody Hurts” was released today. Listen to it below. Some of the stars involved: Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Buble,

What is Simon Cowell’s X-Factor?

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Need a primer on X-Factor? People magazine has a pretty good one HERE and MTV HERE. A summary: X Factor has no upper age limit, and kids as young as 14 are eligible.

Simon Cowell: X Factor Announcement Could be Soon, Plus Focus Groups Disliked the Top 36

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With the TV Critics Press Association Tour underway, there’s plenty of TV news coming out of Los Angeles today. The American Idol-related news is focused mostly on Simon Cowell and his (maybe?) departure from Idol.

X Factor’s Joe McElderry beats Rage Against The Machine for New Years #1

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X Factor winner, Joe McElderry finally got his #1. via NME. The X Factor winner Joe McElderry has taken the Number One spot in the UK singles chart for the New Year tonight (December 27).

FOX Close to Signing a Deal For More Idol – With or Without Simon Cowell

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Fox is close to signing a deal for more seasons of “American Idol”– with or without Simon Cowell. FOX’s current contract with 19 and FremantleMedia extends through the end of 2011. The deal that’s being

Rage Against the Machine Takes the Christmas No 1 Spot – Simon Cowell’s Head Explodes

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The Christmas #1, a very big deal in the UK, has been dominated by Simon Cowell’s winning X-Factor single for 4 years running. Not this year. X-Factor winner, Joe McElderry’s song, “The Climb”

Simon Cowell on Taking the X Factor to America

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Simon Cowell has personally confirmed to BBC Newsnight that he and his team are working on bringing the UK show, X Factor to America. Simon also confirms that the show will take place