Boyband The Risk and Janet Devlin are now joint favourites to win X Factor after Sami Brookes became the latest hopeful to be booted out of this year's competition... more
The age rules for contestants on X Factor have been called into question after judge Gary Barlow reportedly said one 16-year-old was "too young" to cope with the pressure... more
Radio 2 celebrated most of its eclectic output, bar the cutting edge. Sometimes though, the cutting edge is not wanted and this "festival in a day" was essentially nice music for nice people... more
Sixteen years after last performing as a quintet, Take That were unveiled as a six-piece at Wembley Stadium last night, boosted by the returning Robbie Williams and a 65ft robot called Om... more
Cheryl Cole is dropped again as the judging line-up for this year's X Factor is confirmed with Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos of N-Dubz... more
It’s the last quarter of the year and the record companies are bringing out their star performers. So can Kanye, Duffy and JLS scale the heights? Or will they all be pipped to the top by SuBo?... more
Mercury Prize-winner Speech Debelle was booed off stage by Take That fans as she tried to rap one of their songs - at an event in honour of the chart-topping band... more
With songs for Alesha Dixon, N-Dubz, and, rumour has it, Robbie Williams in the pipeline, it’s hard to believe Take That’s songwriter was ever out of fashion.... more
Despite Mark Owen having the air of something recently freed from a petting zoo, Take That have retained the streak of eccentricity that has eluded their successors.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do