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Arin Ray Sounds Stilted on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

They kept calling it Diva Night on The X Factor, but it was more like Battle of the Sob Stories. Financial hardship, superstorm Sandy, a heroic kitten rescue and a mother who tragically died in a car...
November 15, 2012 10:30 AM ET
Taylor Swift Headed to 'X Factor' With New Song | ARTICLE

Taylor Swift will appear on The X Factor to play a cut off her new album Red, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The singer will perform "State of Grace" on the November...
November 9, 2012 10:55 AM ET
'X Factor' Pares Down to Top 12 Acts | VIDEO

"I did it for the gays. And Japan." Those were the goofy departing words of "Mr. Entertainment" Jason Brock, the first X Factor contestant to be eliminated based on viewer votes. No real shocker there,...
November 9, 2012 10:40 AM ET
Diamond White Returns to 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Welcome back, Diamond White. You're the next American Idol! Oops, wait, wrong show. Our bad. But maybe you have the X Factor? It's possible. Being offered a chance at redemption worked for last season's winner Melanie Amaro. Yes,...
November 8, 2012 9:35 AM ET
Britney Spears on Returning to 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Britney Spears is "definitely" returning to The X Factor next season, the singer told interviewers at a red carpet event for the show. After talking about her empathy for the constants – "They're like my little children,"...
November 7, 2012 8:55 AM ET
David Correy Falls Short on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Did you hear that? That was the sound of our heart breaking as early frontrunner David Correy got the boot during X Factor's "Save Me" sing-offs. Yes, a terrible injustice has been done, and we're pretty sure...
November 2, 2012 9:10 AM ET
Simon Swears, Khloe's Cold on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

We've got to hand it to you, X Factor, you've certainly been keeping us on our toes this season. For two weeks, Fox advertised that the live shows would start November 1st. Then, in a head-scratching act...
November 1, 2012 10:50 AM ET
Demi Lovato Cries as 'X Factor' Cuts to 16 | VIDEO

After last week's X Factor episode was disastrously pre-empted due to a rain delay during the baseball playoffs (say that fast five times), Fox promised to re-air the ep in its entirety. But they didn't keep...
October 24, 2012 9:05 AM ET
Baseball Delay Wreaks Havoc on 'X Factor' | ARTICLE

Talk about throwing us a curveball! Somewhere, Simon Cowell is crying foul and kicking dirt over what happened with this week's lone episode of The X Factor. It was supposed to be a big, exciting, two-hour...
October 18, 2012 8:45 AM ET
Bieber, Will.i.am Help Judge on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Night two of the terribly-titled Judges' Homes round of The X Factor came hot on the heels of some controversy. Indeed, it was hard not to spend the hour thinking about two things that hit the web...
October 12, 2012 9:20 AM ET
L.A. Reid Throws Tantrum on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

The boot-camp bloodbath spilled over into this week's X Factor, as the top 24 acts were revealed and quickly divided into four categories: Teens, Young Adults, Groups and – hold onto your prunes and walkers everybody –...
October 11, 2012 10:05 AM ET
Paige and CeCe Face Off on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Far from the most exciting episode ever, The X Factor chugged into round two of boot camp last night with a little manufactured drama at the judges' table when Britney Spears fell victim to a moment of...
October 5, 2012 10:30 AM ET
'X Factor' Boot Camp's Whitney Sing-Off | VIDEO

"We're looking for killers," Simon Cowell said with a straight face as contestants from all over the country converged in Miami for boot camp, an intensive week of X Factor auditions. While they don't have to dig...
October 4, 2012 9:30 AM ET
Simon Speechless Over 'X Factor' 'Annie' | VIDEO

We really had our work cut out for us during the last night of X Factor auditions, as the never-ending parade of freaks – oops, we mean, "memorable performers" – made it hard to pick just one...
September 28, 2012 8:40 AM ET
Gene Simmons' Daughter on 'X Factor' | VIDEO

Despite having a dad who could probably just pick up the phone and get her a record deal, Sophie Tweed-Simmons – the 19-year-old celebuspawn of snake-tongued KISS bassist Gene Simmons and actress Shannon Tweed – auditioned on...
September 27, 2012 10:25 AM ET
'X Factor' Recap: Lightning Strikes and Britney Spears Is Spooked | ARTICLE

After all the crazy faces Britney Spears has already made during this young season of The X Factor, the one that we've all been waiting for finally arrived last night. Earlier episodes relentlessly teased the newbie judge screaming...
September 21, 2012 11:05 AM ET
'X Factor' Recap: Judges Strike Gold in Texas | ARTICLE

The first two episodes this season tantalized us with glimpses of police chases and ambulance callings, like a hunk of red meat dangled over the cage of a hungry lionat the zoo. It looked like we were...
September 20, 2012 10:20 AM ET
'X Factor' Ratings Tumble During Premiere Week | ARTICLE

Before The X Factor made its U.S. debut last September, judge and creator Simon Cowell predicted that 20 million viewers would tune in – and ended up with 12.7 million. "I'm being much, much more cautious this...
September 14, 2012 4:30 PM ET
'X Factor' Recap: Britney Spears Survives Day Two | ARTICLE

What up, my fellow X-Facstronauts! It's Day Two of the auditions and we are immediately plunged right back into the scene at the aptly named Cow Palace arena, where a disorganized horde of San Franciscans grazes around...
September 14, 2012 9:35 AM ET
'X Factor' Premiere Recap: Britney Spears Makes Her Debut | ARTICLE

Greetings, X-Factoids! You can relax now, and blow out your Simon Cowell vigil candles, for your favorite $5 million talent show/freak-fest hath returned. I will be your X-Factotum again on this second season, which has already distinguished...
September 13, 2012 11:00 AM ET
'X Factor' Premiere Recap: Britney Spears Makes Her Debut | ARTICLE

Greetings, X-Factoids! You can relax now, and blow out your Simon Cowell vigil candles, for your favorite $5 million talent show/freak-fest hath returned. I will be your X-Factotum again on this second season, which has already distinguished...
September 13, 2012 11:00 AM ET